Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the rest
Meanwhile, most Americans are subject to an increasingly harsh and arbitrary capitalism.
Decriminalizing the Drug War?
Projecting this experience into the future, it seems likely that harm-reduction measures will be adopted progressively at local and national levels around the globe, while various endless and unsuccessful wars on drugs are curtailed or abandoned.
To create system that puts ‘patients ahead of profits,’ Sanders unveils Medicare for All...
"All Americans are entitled to go to the doctor when they're sick and not go bankrupt after staying in the hospital."
I’m the Pied Piper
Anybody remember the 1966 rock song by Crispian St. Peters I'm the Pied Piper? The part that got me recently was this rift:
Congress is about to ban the government from offering free online tax filing. Thank...
A bill supported by Democrats and Republicans would make permanent a program that bars the IRS from ever developing its own online tax filing service.
Sanders vows to ban ‘disastrous’ anti-labor ‘right-to-work’ laws
"We are in a blatant class war in the U.S. and we cannot win unless we as workers unite and unionize. Bernie knows this. And he will fight to make it happen."
For military contractors, Tax Day is pay day
Lockheed Martin’s CEO took home $20 million while enlisted soldiers got just $20,000. Why? Because corporations have hijacked the military.
Libya’s incoming strongman Haftar will send the oil out to Europe – and keep its...
The West and the Gulf Arabs have condemned Libya to the strongman.
The myth of meritocracy
Meritocracy remains a deeply held ideal in America. But the nation is drifting ever-farther away from it.
House of Representatives set to vote on net neutrality
"Any lawmaker who doesn't want to invoke the wrath of their constituents should vote for its clean passage on the House floor."