Twelve movies about American demagoguery to watch this weekend
Bored with the transfer of presidential power? Here's an alternative viewing list of great films.
Students Mobilized In Seattle To Win Free Bus Passes, But Fight Still Continues
The fight is not finished. The Seattle Public Schools district didn’t take time to fully hear out the students about their proposed plan.
Pandemic recovery will take more than soaring growth – to fuel a more equitable...
Countries seeking to explicitly counteract the negative effects of the pandemic need a good compass to guide their recovery plan. And that won’t be GDP.
Detroit could soon vote in America’s first-ever Muslim congresswoman
Her progressive thinking and "fiery rhetoric" got her a win over many established Democrats, the Detroit Free Press said, who also endorsed Tlaib.
Sanders introduces bills to ban fracking and clean up PFAS from drinking water nationwide
“It’s long past time to toss this filthy, dangerous activity into the dustbin of history.”
What’s missing from the coronavirus bill
Corporate tax cuts won’t save us. The coronavirus doesn’t distinguish between rich and poor.
Trump’s fog machine
Trump figures that at some point the murk will seem too complicated and too partisan. Could he get away with it?
Hallelujah, Trump rushes to aid the needy!
“Free at last, free at last! Thank Donald Almighty, we are free at last,”... to gouge again.
America’s bullies
In recent years America has become a culture of bullying – the wealthier over the poorer, CEOs over workers, those with privilege and pedigree over those without, the whiter over the browner and blacker, men over women.
Open Letter to John McCain: Get Out of Washington, You Low-Life Scum
In an open letter to Senator McCain, Carl Gibson writes, "either resign now with some semblance of dignity, or prepare to be thrown out of office in 2016." It's time we see some fresh faces in Washington who will stop doing damage to veterans and working people.