Politics

"The NRA's claimed financial status has finally met its moral status: bankrupt."

“It’s fundamental that politicians share their tax returns period. We deserve to know who he owes and what he owns.”

A Marxist take on the Sanders candidacy argues that his support for US imperialist military actions won't matter much if he follows through as president on his calls to break up the banks and get corporate money out of the political system.

"People want a government that works for them, not just the wealthy, well-connected, and entrenched special interest groups."

By shining a spotlight on what would normally be an internal process decision, Ocasio-Cortez has turned the Green New Deal Committee creation into a referendum on the populist progressive agenda.

There are real problems with U.S. policies and actual places where wrongdoings have occurred. Juan Cole suggests five investigations Congress should focus on rather than Benghazi.

Welcome to the struggle for the country’s soul. We haven’t seen anything yet.

With a continued willingness to listen to and learn from activists and explain their ideas to voters, these new leaders, along with the few true progressives in Congress like Senator Sanders who were traditionally kept out of the conversation, could build the kind of left that the United States and the world desperately needs.

It's about time the people that run for office feel the burden of revealing payments based on their economic worth, not anticipated political clout. Have we entered a future of anticipatory bribery?

“The obscene levels of wealth gained from the pandemic by a handful of mega rich individuals should immediately be taxed at 99%―enough to fully vaccinate everyone on Earth and help millions of workers.”