Politics

Look at all the marvels we learned this past year. Our revered democracy, battered by money and bludgeoned by bad faith, can still distinguish an utter phony, skilled mainly as con artist, from adult candidates capable of governance. All but Trump offer the minimum for any viable president: deflecting monumental disruption and chaos.

Agreeing to forfeit all obscene material from his electronic devices, Weiner is currently scheduled for sentencing on September 8.

A history lesson for our desperate moment.

"We need to curb profiteering by Big Oil and provide relief to Americans at the gas pump—that starts with ensuring these corporations pay a price when they price gouge."

"To protect our democracy and our freedoms, we must make sure he never sets foot in the Oval Office again."

The Trump administration's new proposed budget plan increases funding for dirty energy development on public lands, while cutting everything else.

Have the “good Republicans” become so partisan that they’re no longer willing to speak up against dishonesty, apparent lawbreaking, or contempt toward the Senate itself?

Across the country, young women and their allies are speaking out for their rights, safety, and autonomy. And their power is growing.

Instead of an “economic boom,” most Americans are experiencing declines in all these dimensions of their lives.

The potential benefits for the economy would be enormous.