Polanski’s Devil’s Disciples
Just finished viewing, for the umpteenth time, one of my favorite films, Chinatown (1973), directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson. At...
Hillary Finally Spoke Up About Inequality—20 Years Ago
Hillary Clinton was prescient in addressing the harms of an increasingly unfair economy just as she was 20 years ago, when President Clinton was running for re-election and wrote against the odds, "It Takes A Village." Is she really a progressive?
With US support, Venezuelan opposition launch a coup in latest attempt to oust Maduro
"There are many in Venezuela who would hope for change in their country, but they don’t want a U.S.-backed regime in place."
Reining in the Pentagon
Can it possibly happen?
When you’re a billionaire, your hobbies can slash your tax bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
Trump administration and EPA anti-science work will cost lives
The true human cost of the Trump administration’s policies will continue to galvanize communities across the U.S. and will haunt Wheeler and the Trump administration as they pursue their reckless course of action.
What progressives should demand from the FBI
The institutions of government can help all of us pursue justice. But first, we need to demand it.
Where your tax dollars really go
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress claim that America spends too much on things like food stamps, welfare, and foreign aid.
Rising profits, Rising injuries: the safety crisis at Koch Industries’ Georgia-Pacific
In March of 2014, Jim Hannan joined a group of executives at Georgia-Pacific to discuss a burgeoning crisis.
Hannan...
The American people will impeach the Republican Party and its members
Based on their record, what they say and what most of them refuse to do, the vow they made has become meaningless.