The view from Beijing: Understanding China’s position on North Korea
It remains to be seen whether China and its allies have the diplomatic power to compel the parties, including the United States, to the negotiating table.
‘Bombshell after bombshell’ dropped as Jan. 6 testimony homes in on Trump guilt
"Hutchinson's testimony of the deeply detailed plans of January 6 and the inaction of those in the White House in response to the violence show just how close we came to a coup," said one pro-democracy organizer.
Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families
As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.
The American way of war is a budget-breaker
Never has a society spent more for less.
Trump’s ‘warrior dividend’ raises questions about funding, housing support, and care for service members
The president announced $1,776 checks for about 1.5 million troops before Christmas, but reporting shows the money was repurposed from congressionally approved housing funds rather than a new benefit.
Trump slashes EPA funding by 31% – Gets Pruitt’s approval
What is happening with the EPA?
European glyphosate safety report copy-pasted Monsanto study
"Whether this is a question of negligence or intent, it is completely unacceptable for government bodies to pass off industry analysis as their own."
Sanders introduces legislation to impose a 95 percent windfall tax on excess profits of...
"The time has come for Congress to work for working families and demand that large, profitable corporations make a little bit less money and pay their fair share of taxes.”
Trump’s pernicious military legacy
People seldom notice that Trump’s approach to military policy has always been two-faced.
Why we need to know what Trump says behind closed doors
We need activism: against Trump and the powerful interests he represents, and against a political system that gives too much power to wealthy corporate donors and too little power to the people.