The state of the union and movement
We have a lot of work to do.
Only Sanders Defeats Trump the Old Fashioned Way: With Truth-telling, Character & Competence
The best retort to an unqualified, unstable narcissist is dramatic contrast with a principled, grounded, selfless career professional like Sanders. Broadcast Trump's vanity worldview, glorifying his almighty cash nexus, against Sanders' steadfast life of public service -- in which honor and persistence reinforce moral intentions, fleshing in Bernie's idealistic pledges. The effective way to trump Trump is present a stable, moral choice opposite in every way to his surfeit of moneyed self-indulgence, life-long manias for fame, and incendiary fabrications.
Don’t Grade Justice on a Warped Curve: Assessing the Case of Jeffrey Sterling
The government has been using fear as a weapon against truth-telling, by harassing, threatening, and imprisoning whistleblowers. Citizens like Jeffrey Sterling are being punished for speaking out against the corruption.
The fate of the US wolf heads to federal court
Wildlife advocates are hoping to put wolves back under the Endangered Species Act while government attorneys are claiming wolves are resilient and will bounce back easily and do not need to be put under federal jurisdiction.
The Political Roots of Widening Inequality
The trend toward widening inequality in America can only be reversed if we all join together to demand fundamental change. While the political competition isn't between the right and the left, it's between the majority of Americans and an economic elite.
‘There is no middle ground:’ Bernie Sanders says Democrats must not compromise on key...
"In my view, we will not defeat Donald Trump unless we bring excitement and energy into the campaign, and unless we give millions of working people and young people a reason to vote, and a reason to believe that politics is relevant to their lives."
Bernie urges McConnell to bring $15 minimum wage bill to Senate floor
“Workers in America have seen 40 years of wage stagnation.”
Chris Hedges and Wallace Shawn on politics, playwriting and power
The two discuss experiences working in other countries and how those experiences led them, as Hedges puts it, to “grapple with the reality of empire.”
Trump’s drilling leases on public lands could release 4.7b metric tons of carbon—more than...
A national conservation group revealed Wednesday that President Donald Trump's drilling leases on public lands could lead to the release of more...
Robert Mueller testimony disappoints democrats who bet on special counsel to help sink trump
Special counsel Robert Mueller gave his much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, where he spoke for the first time about his investigation...