Trump’s Goldman Sachs vampire squid presidency
Headline after headline explains that Trump has hired “yet another” veteran of the firm.
Progressives intensify campaign to replace Schumer after Democrats end shutdown without healthcare deal
A growing number of lawmakers, candidates, and activists are demanding new Democratic leadership after eight senators joined Republicans to reopen the government, leaving Affordable Care Act protections and Medicaid funding untouched.
Former house intel chief counsel: Rep. Nunes’ actions were a breakdown of the oversight...
Jeremy Bash: "The job of the committee is to do oversight over the executive branch," not political cover for the president's tweet storm.
The economics of climate change, part II: Crash or transformation?
The 1%’s power to shape the narrative at a time of crisis is crucial.
How Bernie can be a hope and change president
If Democrats are looking for Obama 2.0—an inspirational figure with the drawing power of a rockstar celebrity and a mass, multiracial movement behind him—they've found it.
Just desserts: MAGA suicide pact climaxes its cult of destruction
The more bizarre the MAGA fable,/ The more desperate to finagle. Can hypocrites throttling the Bible/ Not make its movement suicidal?
Oregon Republicans backed by right-wing militias flee state to stall vote on historic climate...
The Oregon State Legislature has been in a standoff for nearly one week after 11 Republican lawmakers fled the Capitol Thursday to...
What is the true cost of inequality?
Americans, in effect, are each paying what amounts to an “inequality tax.”
A coup in progress? Trump moves to oust Maduro & install pro-US leader in...
“This is unprecedented not only in Venezuelan history, but in Latin America.”
COVID-19, Spanish Influenza, Trump and Woodrow Wilson
The election in 1920 turned the country from Democratic to Republican, and it is likely that the 2020 election will do the reverse.