Saturday, April 20, 2024

Greed Kings of 2014: How They Stole from Us

The theft of society's wealth may be due to ignorance as well as to greed. Why are we wrongly being advised that the best way to defuse the situation is to teach tolerance for inequality?

What Joe Crowley’s defeat has to do with Democratic Party ‘superdelegates’

The defeat of Crowley shows how grass-roots movements can prevail against the corporate establishment and its vast quantities of cash.

The Supreme Court’s EPA decision could hamper regulator’s ability to protect the public

The agency will still be allowed to regulate many forms of air pollution, but would need explicit direction from Congress on how to tackle some of the worst aspects of climate change and other pressing issues.

Florida Governor Wants To Monitor Refugees In The Wake Of Orlando Shooting

"The Second Amendment didn't kill anybody."

Senate to vote on the Freedom to Vote Act next week

“To pass meaningful legislation, we must put aside our differences and find the common ground within our party.”

The Reagan/Trump playbook

Yes folks, Reaganland and Trumpworld don't seem to want to go away... unless more of us say 'Enough is Enough!'

Why Progressives Must Stay United

A progressive movement is needed to overcome widening economic inequality and the legacy of racial inequality in America. We must take back our economy and democracy from the moneyed interests that now control both.

With support of just one Republican, House passes ‘historic’ bill to restore and expand...

"If we want a true democracy, we must protect the right to vote for all."

To help stem coronavirus, lift sanctions on Iran

What coronavirus is providing, however, is a unique opportunity to look specifically at how the intentional damage caused to one country’s healthcare system can make it harder for the entire world to address a pandemic.

The darkest day of the year

"This tax bill is a moral and economic obscenity."