Friday, May 3, 2024

DOJ appeals as Trump judge blocks student debt cancellation with ‘farcical’ ruling

"A federal judge conspired with right-wing politicians and corrupt corporations to block life-changing student debt relief for tens of millions of families," said one campaigner.

How Mexican farmers got the better of Trump

Turns out corn farmers south of the border know more about trade than the U.S. president.

Amid shutdown, Trump signs order freezing federal workers’ 2019 pay

“As if missed paychecks and working without pay were not enough, now they have been told that they don’t even deserve a modest pay increase.”

The honeymoon of the generals

Or why Trump’s wars should seem so familiar.
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Why I’m still hopeful about America

The forces of greed and hate would prefer you give up, because that way they win it all. But we have never given up. And we never will.

China’s global leadership list

What should the U.S. do to try and keep up with China?

Occupy 2020: The movements powering Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign

Going forward, it will be important for Sanders to not only mobilize this activist base throughout the primaries...

Warren demands probe into bank failures, urges Biden to fire Powell

Jerome Powell "has failed," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "I don't think he should be Chairman of the Federal Reserve."

Bernie’s Right. Wall Street’s Business Model Really Is Fraud.

Play by the rules? For bankers, Rule #1 is “win at any cost.”