The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied...
About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.
On Israel, Sanders Is Right (And Clinton Knows It)
"With these words Bernie made a bit of history, and earned a lot of respect."
Rights and Democratic Socialism
Democratic socialism is above all a war against the forms of tyranny the Founders were not positioned to consider.
Yes, half of Americans are in or near poverty: Here’s more evidence
Too many Americans have been cheated out of opportunities to share in our nation's prosperity.
What Standing Rock needs Obama to do quickly—Before Trump takes over
Trump will try to fast-track fossil fuel projects across the country. That makes the final months of President Obama’s term more important than ever.
Amazon walks back tariff transparency plan after Trump calls Bezos
After reports surfaced that Amazon might show consumers how much tariffs contribute to product prices, Trump intervened personally—and the plan was scrapped within hours.
NATO’s 5% pledge: An obscene betrayal of global needs
It represents a major step backwards—away from addressing the urgent needs of people and the planet, and toward an arms race that will impoverish societies while enriching weapons contractors.
Trump seizes control of DC police, threatens military deployment despite record-low crime
President Donald Trump invokes the Home Rule Act to take over Washington, D.C.’s police department and deploy the National Guard, citing a “crime emergency” that officials say does not exist. Critics call the move an unlawful power grab with authoritarian overtones.
The quandary of contraries in human nature – half problem-solving genius, half destroyer of...
If we do not find common ground, then the ground of being on which we depend will dissolve.
Trump’s plan for strikes on Iran carries major risks—and the US military knows it
The geopolitical consequences and political price will be his to bear, but could affect us all.









