Tipping Point?
“Social contracts defining political relationships such as democracy are based on trust that the foundational definitions will hold over time and circumstances and for all members equally.”
Progressive news investigation: Legal challenges emerge as Trump’s DOGE faces transparency scrutiny
Legal challenges erupt over Trump’s advisory panel as transparency and fairness come under scrutiny.
Trump threatens sanctuary cities with more undocumented immigrants; politicians welcome his plan
"Let's not concede that having refugees in our cities is something to be threatened by."
Newsweek fails to note that White House reopening guidelines make absolutely no sense
It’s critically important that media provide accurate reporting on what our governments are choosing to do, and what price we are likely to pay for their choices.
United Kingdom Proposes Soda Tax in Ongoing Fight Against Obesity
It’s a reversal by Prime Minister David Cameron, who previously rejected such a policy.
Now’s the time for Medicare for all
It's either expensive health care for the few, or affordable health care for the many.
The far right’s tipping point
Over the last decade, the world has suffered bouts of political whiplash as right-wing populists and their opponents have battled it out at the ballot box.
Hillary, Bernie, and the Banks
Wall Street bankers are still an enormous threat to millions of Americans and the only way to resolve this is “with reforms so big, bold, and public they can’t be watered down.”
The Anti-Empire Report #149
So why then does the American power elite hate Putin so? It can be dated back to the period of Boris Yeltsin.
The impediment to productivity growth: Waste that makes some people rich
In principle we want as few people employed in the health insurance industry as possible, we want people to be able to get health care, not to have insurers block their path.