10 reasons Trump should not strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties
If the Trump administration truly wants to find a way out of the wars in the Middle East and make the United States safer from terrorists, it would do well to stop arming, aiding and abetting the ruthless Saudi regime.
GOP Platform Proposes To Get Rid Of National Parks And National Forests
The GOP platform includes a provision that would leave national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests vulnerable to privatization.
Why a Tax on Wall Street Trades is an Even Better Idea Than You...
Wall Street claims that the tax would burden small investors such as as retirees, business owners and average savers. Wrong.
Job Growth Stays Steady While Wage Growth Fails To Take Off
August job growth was fueled by food and drinking places, social assistance, professional and technical services, finance, and health care.
Good news on Social Security and Medicare? Reports show just that
This is a good point to keep in mind as the Republicans try to dismantle Obamacare.
Looming midterm demands again airing out the nature and extent of the Stupids
Stupids are more dangerous than criminals. You can’t fix Stupids and their irrationality hurts everyone, without upsides.
Trump administration’s solution to climate change: Ban the term
The effectiveness of this approach has previously been tested and has shown poor results.
The Trans Pacific Partnership Is a Threat to All Progressive Causes
The Trans Pacific Partnership embodies the worst aspects of American Empire.
A northern pink tide? Jeremy Corbyn and Bernie Sanders test the prospects of internationalist...
Along with attracting younger voters, both Corbyn and Bernie Sanders have used movement-building to different degrees to create campaigns that are very different both from those opposing them now but also from any that came before.
17 ballot initiatives on inequality
On November 8, voters in many states will have the opportunity to weigh in on a wide variety of inequality-related issues, from taxing the wealthy to price-gouging on drugs.