Signs of revolution in a not-yet-great America
Since the president sees himself foremost as a negotiator, perhaps it’s time for a negotiated revolution. Not to break us apart, but to bring us together.
Why this isn’t the time for a public option or Medicare for some
What is the real purpose of a public option or lowering the age of Medicare when neither is an effective nor a lasting solution?
Bernie Sanders: Trump budget is ‘cruelest in American history’ and ‘must be defeated’
“This is not the end of our work. It is the beginning.”
Not your grandma’s civil rights strategy
Whose streets? (Then and now)
No, Paul, it wasn’t because of “growing pains”
America and the rest of the world must hold our collective breath, hoping that the next elections – the midterms of 2018 and then the presidential election of 2020 – set things right.
Trade denialism continues: Trade really did kill manufacturing jobs
This level of dishonesty separates trade out from most other areas of public debate.
As Exxon pushes Gulf refinery during March Madness ad blitz, facility offered $1.4B tax...
The tax breaks came amid opposition by area fenceline communities, who have expressed concerns about the potential for explosions and air pollution.
The GOP crusade against health care is class warfare
The GOP's attempt to destroy Obamacare was a raid by the filthy rich on the slim resources of the poorer neighborhoods.
The feuding kleptocrats
The kleptocrats, in the end, have only one real enemy: us.
State Department rewrites climate change web page
Secretary of State Tillerson has maintained that he believes climate science is "not conclusive" so the changes aren't altogether surprising.