Politics

James Mattis’ unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize.

The vehicle today for eliminating nuclear weapons is the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at the United Nations by a vote of 122 nations in 2017 - and it's not supported by the U.S., Russia, or China.

Our president is a product and beneficiary of several decades worth of vainglory, cynicism, epic folly, political cowardice, missed opportunities, and a public not given to paying attention.

Social movements have every reason to oppose this tendency, to create the political will to filibuster, and to bolster politicians who will break with the discredited neoliberal center.

Democracy is a government governed by the people and many citizens believe this is still how the United States is running. But in today’s society, unfortunately, we are living in a country controlled by the wealthy. People need to join together to change this.

Legislators in Washington and in state capitols would be wise to see these results as a bellwether for the nation.

In the end, the opposition to Trump will either unite and learn nonviolent discipline or it is quite likely to fail to stop the death spiral of our democracy.

The leaked documents "revealed U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies."

Yet, the job of those in the administration is to serve the nation first in all cases, rather than serving the president.

There’s no limit on how the new refunds can be used -- and even bankrupt firms can get them.