Socialism as a Cure for Exceptionalism
A sense of exceptionalism drives our foreign policy, and distances the 'takers' in the 1% from the more social-minded and once-thriving middle class. Will political revolution envisioned by Bernie Sanders restore that social-mindedness?
State of money in politics: Billion-dollar ‘dark money’ spending is just the tip of...
The dark money landscape is more than just direct spending, hundreds of millions more is being funneled through other kinds of groups that don’t fully disclose their donors.
“Duh, of course I would”: Bernie Sanders vows to take legal action against fossil...
"How do you hold fossil fuel executives who knew that they were destroying the planet but kept on doing it?"
Despite twisted hype about “so much winning,” America staggers, the self-inflicted, breakthrough icon of...
The only yellow brick road towards more affluence for the under-trained or geographically-limited is to match skills with today’s employment demands or pull up stakes and move to less benighted areas.
It’s a scary time
The number of famous men accused of such assaults recently is astounding. Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, Joe Biden.
Obama Pipeline Plot Twist Is Not a Victory—And Could Erase the Struggle
By toasting the illusion of victory, we could undo what we have built at Standing Rock, this unprecedented act of collective resistance. By celebrating too soon, you’re helping to build a pipeline.
A simple rule change could trigger mass vaccine demand plus head off other insurrections
What property-driven, rights-oriented society allows protesters to both spread disease AND violate sacred boundaries?
Cruz Strike Out Displaces Trump and Clinton as Our Most Hated Politician
Is Cruz the moral hero, defender of his family honor, plus brilliant electoral tactician primed to pick up the GOP fragments after Trump is squashed? Or a foolhardy buffoon hoisted on his own smug righteousness? For months, Cruz’ unfavorables seriously lagged Trump’s and Hillary’s, curious after his self-soiling, miserable failures against a master of mud-slinging and calumny. Not anymore.
Sanders advocates for equity in pandemic response, presses for fair pricing in WHO treaty...
Economic parity in health emergence: Sanders' rallying cry for global equity in WHO pandemic accord.
Why the CIA is So Eager to Demolish Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling
The CIA is on a quest to gain more respect. Is the agency seeking a very harsh prison sentence for Jeffrey Sterling to serve as a warning to others?