Friday, November 13, 2026

‘Pushing people into a really bad system will end really badly’

They are norms that we have the power to change.
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A bold new idea to boost wages

I’m talking about expanding something called the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. And although it’s been around for decades, it can be the basis of a revolutionary change in the lives of millions of people.

Bernie, The Donald, and the Sins of Liberalism

An American Version of Class Struggle

For media, giving in to debt limit blackmail was a triumph of bipartisanship

When Congress passed the debt ceiling deal hammered out by President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, centrist media celebrated.

Nation unified as scandal-rich contest IDs ‘Trump’s most damning legacy’

Just because we don’t know the worst yet to come doesn’t mean we can’t have fun in the meantime.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back for the Feds on Private Prisons

The Department of Homeland Security looks to reopen facilities the Justice Department will no longer contract with.

Why is the political establishment so afraid of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal?

For the vast majority of Americans who want real solutions to the crisis, today’s Green New Deal resolution marks a clear escape path from the stale politics of the past.

Bernie and nearly 140 lawmakers urge congressional leaders to fund health centers during pandemic

"Nothing is more fundamental to our recovery than the strengthening of America’s public health safety net.”

Why did Trumpcare fail?

Trump could probably sell BS to a feedlot – but this bill was even worse.