Grading Trump and SOTU
Overall Ranking: America is too divided and too partisan.
The oligarchy’s ultimate political weapon
They want us to become so discouraged that we stop showing up to vote.
The Drums of War Thunder Across America – And the World
The threat of war in the U.S. leaves American citizens in a state of frustration along with the rest of the world. Those who hold the power in the U.S. government, however, are far from war-weary.
Donald Trump’s mission creep just took a giant leap forward
In just a few days, the new president has upended the rules of democracy with a clumsy, heavy-handedness worse than we imagined.
Prominent economists ask government for substantial improvements to short-time compensation program in next COVID-19...
“Congress has the power to protect ordinary workers during this public health and economic crisis.”
Democrats reintroduce DISCLOSE Act to combat dark money ‘poison’
It will restore public faith in our government. It will mark a major step towards fixing what's broken in Washington."
Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor
Such views would seemingly place Turner at odds with the core work of HUD, a sprawling federal agency that serves as a backstop against homelessness for millions of the nation’s poor, elderly and disabled.
This left challenger is showing how to use progressive economics to flip Trump country
Congressional hopeful Jess King is bringing an anti-poverty agenda to the working-class community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
To ensure every vote counts, Elizabeth Warren says amend the Constitution and ‘get rid...
"When you've got a government that works for the rich and it's not working nearly as well for anyone else, that's corruption, and we need to call it out plain and simple."
Law and disorder: Why corporatism will dominate US policy for decades to come
As long as this power remains in the hands of extremist ideologues, democracy and the rule of law are threatened, and corporations and monied interests will continue to get a free pass.