Politics

It’s important for the international community to work to ensure that whoever rules Nicaragua lives up to these pledges and stops the flow of Colonos into the area while recognizing that many of these are also desperately poor people who will need to be given other options, something the FSLN promised them decades ago.

The REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act of 2017 has long been a legislative priority for Koch Industries.

Housing was a key part of King’s vision for economic justice, but most black Americans don’t own homes.

Insuring a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels towards clean energy must remain a global priority.

We can deliver a resounding defeat to Trump and every single one of his enablers, and stop our slide toward tyranny. But it’s going to take each and every one of us.

The NDAA will hit Donald Trump's desk today and is "on track to become law before the start of the fiscal year for the first time since the fiscal 1997 bill."

The vote is "an important step forward in making the Democratic Party more open, democratic and responsive to the input of ordinary Americans."

Of course, the last time our nation actually declared war was WW2. Who cares so long as it sells?

America’s refusal to fund and sustain its intellectual and cultural heritage has come with an enormous cost. We are now paying the bill.

The TPP isn’t the solution. As Jim Hightower describes it: "it’s just another global trade scam coming at us like a volcanic eruption straight out of hell." Don't let the TPP gang steal our democratic rights and turn our futures to global corporations.