Trump’s EPA pick rouses suspicions over ties to Koch Brothers
Trump's appointment of Pruitt was met with unprecedented criticism by environmental and health organizations nationwide, being described as a "puppet" of the fossil fuel industry.
Schumer backs Sanders’ proposal to include dental, hearing, and vision care in Medicare
“With the current Medicare platform, those three things are just left out, like it’s no big deal,” said the Democratic leader. “But it is a big deal and we should fix it.”
The COVID-19 class divide
If the Essentials aren’t sufficiently protected, the Unpaid are forced back to work earlier than is safe, and the Forgotten remain forgotten, no one can be secure.
Can we get the money out of politics?
Just as the National Popular Vote movement is an attempt to sidestep the Electoral College to ensure the president is elected by the people rather than the states, there are examples and steps we can follow to help get the money out of politics.
McMahon confirmation exposes Trump’s plan to dismantle public education
Educators, unions, and civil rights advocates warn that the Trump administration’s agenda would devastate public schools, privatize education, and gut federal oversight.
Imagining a Sanders presidency beginning on Jan. 20
It was not your normal inaugural address to be sure!
Four Score and Seven Years Ago… at Disney World
Have we been living in a futuristic science fiction novel through the most bizarre American century yet? Tom Engelhardt discusses the demobilization of the American people and the spectacle of the 2016 elections.
While the rest of the U.S. was struggling, 55 corporations paid $0 in federal...
“We should continue to call on policymakers to address the gaping corporate tax loopholes that make this kind of tax avoidance possible.”
Iowa fiasco raises the stakes for New Hampshire, where Sanders could win big
Only the power of people, determined and mobilized, can overcome the forces arrayed against the Bernie Sanders campaign and the movements supporting him at this pivotal historic moment.
Unpacking the uproar over the first Black woman Supreme Court nominee
Dr. Judy Lubin of the Center for Urban and Racial Equality explains why it is important to be intentional about dismantling systemic racism in the coming battle to nominate the next Supreme Court justice.