Students Mobilized In Seattle To Win Free Bus Passes, But Fight Still Continues
The fight is not finished. The Seattle Public Schools district didn’t take time to fully hear out the students about their proposed plan.
An End to 'Mindless Austerity:' Obama Pushes for Taxing the Rich to Fund New...
President Obama is calling for Congress to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations as a way to fund education and fix America's infrastructure. Could Obama's budget proposal help poor and middle-class families?
Obama-Netanyahu Tiff Worsens: US Won’t Rule Out Using UN to Create Palestine
While it was rumored that Kerry was "gearing up for a third try at negotiations after the Israeli elections," it will no longer be. President Obama said bilateral talks are out of the question and he refuses to pretend otherwise.
The Real Meaning of Donald Trump
Trump is a sign of American decline. Just not in the way you think.
Nearly 200 activists arrested in DC demanding passage of voting rights legislation
“We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote.”
Russia and the future of Europe
With EU elections approaching, the Kremlin has backed some of the most noxious reactionaries now operating on the world scene.
What does oligarchy mean?
Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people – a corporate and financial elite.
Trump in Comey’s China shop
The larger issue involved here is not Trumps’ record of daily impeachable offenses, it is his rank incompetence.
Why conservative parts of the U.S. are so angry
Republican America is poorer, more violent, and less healthy than Democratic America. But Republicans’ blame is misplaced.
Two European elections show that rightwing populism is still a force
Le Pen’s first round win, her second in two elections, and Orban’s 4th in Hungary show that rightwing populism remains a potent force in European politics.