Saturday, April 20, 2024

Meet the six big banks keeping private prisons in business

Without these institutions, The GEO Group and CoreCivic would be in trouble—which is what advocates for divestment want.

AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a stark indicator of...

A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.

Mulvaney’s in, bankers win, and Trump shafts Americans again

Donald Trump was hostile to the CFPB from the start, and he said this as he shoehorned Mulvaney into the director’s chair.

Here’s the first state to freeze enrollment to Children’s Health Insurance Program

In six states – Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Virginia – officials have said they will end the state programs completely if Congress doesn't approve funding.

Bernie urges Treasury Secretary to clarify PPP loan forgiveness

"We encourage Treasury and the SBA to act now to avoid more confusion for small business owners and lenders."

What’s the point of satire anymore?

How can anyone satirize a presidency that gleefully flaunts its own awfulness every day?

Revolt is the only barrier to a fascist America

“I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists.”

Uncle Sam wants… your social security check

A Texas Republican, who's ready to retire with a nice pension, wants to cut Social Security benefits for everyone else by up to 69 percent.

Robert Reich | A Yinnopoulos, Bannon, Trump plot to control American universities?

There may be something worrying going on here.

Correcting the record: What is really happening in Nicaragua?

Nicaragua is a class war turned upside down. The coup is failing, the truth is coming out, and should not be forgotten.