BNL lawsuit and the impacts of national nuclear laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory “continues to show almost no regard for its neighbors…Is this any way for a government-funded agency to treat its neighbors?”
Progressive international: Yanis Varoufakis & Bernie Sanders launch new global mvt against far right
We speak with economist and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who is launching a movement with Senator Bernie Sanders and others to fight right-wing forces around the globe.
End Poverty? Reduce Inequality? What Republicans Must Do First
Maybe Republicans should start considering the undeniable fact that unemployment and poverty are a growing concern in America. Because every time a Republican becomes President, poverty and unemployment have increased.
Donald Trump’s hotel bans press for the inauguration, raising first amendment concerns
Throughout the 2016 campaign and into the transition, Trump has made his hostility to the press a centerpiece of his political strategy.
Bernie, Tulsi and Liz: Join the Global Climate Strike!
In Australia, with 50 Strikes planned, there are business, universities, churches, and even a few banks supporting them. Unfortunately, we aren’t seeing such unity in the U.S.
The slow rise of social democracy in the US
“The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity. We have been cursed with the reign of gold long enough. Money constitutes no proper basis of civilization.”
House Dems target big oil for ‘weaponizing’ law against protesters to block climate action
"While federal legislation might not put an end to all SLAPPs, it would be a significant step towards becoming a nation of justice where our fundamental right to speak truth to power is protected."
Amid the carnage in Ukraine, it’s time for world leaders to rethink their priorities
Lending all support and incentives to ending the war in Ukraine would be a good place to start.
Bernie Sanders’ minimum wage bill would improve the lives of 40 million Americans
The Raise the Wage Act "would eliminate decades of growing wage inequality between the lowest-paid and the typical U.S. worker."
Biden ends policy forcing asylum-seekers to ‘remain in Mexico’—but for 41,247 migrants, it’s too...
The migrants—many of them Central Americans fleeing endemic violence, poverty and corruption—will be allowed to stay in the U.S. as their cases move through the immigration court system.