Politics

The program gives millions to schools that disrupt rather than improve a system of public education that needs to serve all students.

History was made this week. The Cuban Embassy was filled beyond capacity with Cuban and American diplomats, government officials, artists, musicians and activists as the Cuban flag was raised once again in Washington.

A sales tax on speculators can deliver tangibles that people need but Wall Street says we can't afford as well as intangibles that our nation needs but Wall Street tries to ignore.

Reworking great poetry in the service of satire, here with all the formality of a Shakespeare-style sonnet. Only satire captures the full absurdity of the bizarre election cycle, starring a fraudulent, unqualified TV celebrity in full disruption of a national party that started with Lincoln. Humor trumps befuddlement, as it were, at least this week.

Oil prices continue to plummet, hurting states in the U.S. such as North Dakota, where fractured petroleum can't compete with the prices. Yet, King Salman refuses to change the policy or give up Saudi Arabia's oil market share.

As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about "free trade" deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying.

"The #KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline was a bad idea from Day One and it remains a terrible idea today."

The VRAA will "prevent the implementation of discriminatory voting practices in an effort to protect and ensure the rights of all voters."

The Democrats aren’t going after the real issues. They’re looking for something else – the Democratic establishment.

Congressional paralysis, voter suppression, and widespread political polarization all suggest that American democracy is far from exemplary.