Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Media need to scrutinize Andrew Cuomo’s record, not crush on his words

It’s hard not to grasp for heroic leaders in a time of crisis, but heroes don’t talk about love and compassion while sacrificing the most vulnerable—and it’s media’s job to expose that hypocrisy, not swoon under Andrew Cuomo’s spell.

Paris exit was ‘victory paid and carried out’ by Republican Party for the Koch...

“This is the victory paid and carried out for 20 years by two people, David and Charles Koch.”

Yes we need the $1.9 trillion stimulus: Real unemployment is 3 times what they’re...

Reliance on part-timers, erosion of the minimum wage, attacks on unions all have served to depress working class wages.

Republicans have put our country on a path of warp-speed decline—and they want you...

Republicans don't seem to have much respect for the intelligence of the American people.

Fight For $15 Update: When Truman Doubled Minimum Wage

Economists and analysts tell Bloomberg News that wage increases in service and retail sectors are helping retailers by putting “more money in the pockets of some of their biggest customers: their own employees.”

How the IRS gave up fighting political dark money groups

“There are new loopholes being exploited every day.”

If America were a Trumpian autocracy

America and the lie that begot other lies.
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Into the World of Work

What do you need to know – about the new world of work, but also about yourself.

Why a Loss for Chicago’s Mayor 1 Percent Could be the Win Progressives Have...

While Chicago politics has always been rough and tumble, this April could mean the beginning of a new era not only for Chicago, but for the progressive wave. Democratic politicians might be forced to finally listen to their base.

Feeling defeated by the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling? There’s still a lot we can...

America’s highest court has limited the EPA’s authority to regulate power plant emissions.