Politics

With more progressives than ever in the country’s federal government, there may be an opportunity for the United States to really re-evaluate its foreign policy and place in the world.

The Donald in the rear-view mirror.

If we commit to steadily amassing a people's movement – bigger and bolder than what the corporations and media deem possible or desirable – that movement can become the government.

Perhaps it is inevitable, but it is a shame that some people are gaming out how to profit politically from the lead poisoning of the children of Flint, Mich.

While Trump and his Republican enablers manufacture false threats to America, they dismiss the real threats to America that are growing worse by the day.

Can Hillary Clinton accomplish the inconceivable: uniting the long-divided political Left--in opposition? Part 1 of 2

The more Ted Cruz campaigns for the 2016 presidential nomination the more we see he fabricates facts to "foment fear among the fringiest right-wingers." While he's calling for "a time for truth," he can't even imagine the truth.

Hastert openly traded legislative favors for campaign cash, including profiting personally from his powerful position. And, when he was squeezed out because of the corruption, he didn't return to the home folks — he became a K-Street lobbyist, continuing to profit to this day by doing corporate favors.

Despite Peruvian President Ollanta Humala calling a state of emergency on Monday, Survival International says that the government has known about the contamination since 2014 and has done little to address the problem.

“These rigged maps will go to trial with the North Carolina Supreme Court next month—and, if there’s any justice, be consumed in fire directly afterward,” said one progressive advocacy group.