Politics

"Our current capitalist-driven inequalities will only be rectified when people realize that a strong community makes successful individuals, not the other way around." Paul Buchheit discusses the few ways we would benefit with a social democracy.

The Secure 2100 Act would protect and expand Social Security benefits to ensure no one retires in poverty.

“This resolution ensures transparency, advancing public disclosure of deposition transcripts, and outlying the procedures for the transfer of evidence to the judiciary committee to use in its proceedings,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ahead of the vote.

Our richest can now fly halfway round the world with their circadian rhythms totally intact.

Trump, Cruz, Rubio and the other “just build a wall” simpletons either don’t know what they’re talking about or are deliberately trying to dupe voters.

“It wasn’t a protest,” he says. “It was just an attempt to do serious, aggressive journalism, which I think is what we need.”

While it is unclear whether Trump’s plans are serious, it’s worth considering what breaking up the banks could mean for typical bank customers.

Socialism is not a "frighteningly alien worldview," it's merely another set of ideas for organizing society to protect and uplift every human being. Here is what you need to know about socialism as Bernie Sanders puts it.

President Donald Trump issued another round of pardons, including Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, and his son-in-law’s father.

Gates’ notion that rapid productivity growth will lead to large-scale unemployment is contradicted by both history and theory.