Senate Dems won’t protect abortion rights, but vote unanimously to protect justices from protests
"One problem with the idea that Democrats will benefit from a backlash to Roe being overturned is that the party leadership don’t seem to like the idea of there being a backlash to Roe being overturned."
Top 10 US billionaires got $1 billion richer every day of pandemic
The 10 wealthiest billionaires in the U.S. have added roughly $1 billion to their collective fortune every day—or around $12,600 per second—since...
Bill McKibben on US withdrawal from Paris Accord, California fires, climate refugees & more
“The decision of the United States to be the only country on Earth …"
America may have invaded Iraq for its oil, but solar power is what Iraqis...
The vogue for solar is sweeping other areas of Iraq, too, such as Kurdistan, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is also increasingly committed to solar.
Alabama’s lessons for the Democratic Party
Social movements build power and make change, and the Democrats would be wise to heed the lessons of Alabama.
For Those Who Don’t Want to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
Ranked-choice voting is catching on, and Maine might become the first state to help citizens vote for candidates they actually want.
How the idea of personal liberty is quickly fading away
The world is changing far too quickly for people to get used to it, and the rate of expansion isn’t slowing down. No one can keep track, at least not alone.
Can’t Hillary Haters All Just Get Along? (Part 1)
Can Hillary Clinton accomplish the inconceivable: uniting the long-divided political Left--in opposition? Part 1 of 2
Beware of creeping autocracy
Preemption is an extreme governing tool meant to be rarely used in emergency situations.
Wells Fargo CEO Resigns
Senators Sanders and Warren called for Stumpf's resignation after Wells Fargo's fraudulent account scandal was revealed.