Protest is working and growing
Early in the Trump era, protest is working and the potential ahead is for an even larger resistance movement.
North Carolina GOP boasts that its voter suppression efforts are working
Press release celebrates that African-American early voting is down in the state.
What should we do about the debt ceiling, and why should you care?
Fighting over whether to raise the debt ceiling is a dangerous distraction. Abolish it!
Kick Donald Trump’s circus out of town
We have to get to the bottom of the Russian scandal and the cover-up, but keep an eye on transgressions throughout the government.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, October 11
Bernie slams Trump’s Op-Ed and calls him a liar, Republican official caught purging tens of thousands of black voters, Monsanto seeks to undo $289M Roundup verdict, and more.
The Tarnished Golden Rule
The Trump campaign may be collapsing under the weight of its standard-bearer’s personal history; but an important reason it got this far is that it advanced the lie that American workers would benefit from the construction of a wall.
The three big lessons we didn’t learn from the economic crisis
The Street’s political clout is as great as ever, which explains why the Dodd-Frank safeguards are now being watered down – clearing the way for another crisis.
GOP budget plan threatens 34 million children with loss of food and healthcare
New report reveals nearly half of U.S. children could lose access to Medicaid or SNAP under Republican-backed budget reconciliation plan, disproportionately harming marginalized families.
Bernie Sanders to re-introduce $15 minimum wage bill to new Congress
Current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and has not been raised since 2009.
Tom Hayden, 1939-2016: A Life of Words and Action
Hayden understood the tidal forces of generational shift and the interplay between our political and private lives.