Saturday, May 18, 2024

Can Any U.S. President Ever Overcome the Power of the Establishment and Bring Substantive...

I firmly believe that the days of the Establishment and the existence of the Circle of Power and Control are clearly numbered; and it’s only a matter of time before this controlling entity becomes a thing of the past.

Escalation watch

Four looming flashpoints facing President Trump

A record-breaking number of females running for House in 2018 midterm elections

With a total of 309 females who have filed candidacy papers to run for the House, it surpasses the record of 298 set in 2012.

‘Now let’s cancel them,’ demands AOC as Biden extends pause on student loan payments

“Biden can cancel all $1.7 trillion of student debt by executive order,” said The Debt Collective.

Sen. Al Franken rebukes Jeff Sessions for “insulting” response

“I think Senator Sessions should come back. I think he owes it to this committee to come back and to explain himself.”

The terrorism of politicized religious zealots – where the ‘sacred’ end justifies ‘absolutist’ means

When absolutes wither, so would the politicized weaponization of “faith alone” that rejects compromise or demonizes dissenters as sinful.

Trump sued over Keystone XL pipeline

"We cannot stand by and allow oil and gas companies to ruin our climate and pollute our land, water and sacred cultural sites."

The folk singer vs. the millionaire: A Berniecrat aims for Montana’s house seat

Rob Quist’s House campaign draws on Montana’s populist spirit.

Sanders bill would hike taxes on big corporations that pay CEOs over 50 times...

"We need to take dramatic steps to address wealth inequality in this country and discouraging massive executive payouts is a good place to start."

What’s behind inflation? Greedy corporate executives

Hocus Pocus—this is how the rich get richer and inequality “happens.”