Bernie Sanders introduces bill to raise minimum wage by $15
"No family in the United States can live on $7.25 an hour. Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do and long past due.”
After Trump
Centrist liberalism is dead, and Trump is a disaster. But progressives can use what he’s done to remake America and its place in the world.
Still in the Bush Embrace
What really stands in the way of closing Guantánamo?
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds State Power, Says Cities Can’t Impose Fracking Bans
The governor’s task force has failed to provide Coloradans with a way to protect their homes, families and futures from this dangerous, industrial activity.
How Trump Would Weaken America
Weakening America’s alliances, the likely result of Trump’s policies, is hardly the way to “make America great again.”
Data defies Trump’s claims that refugees and asylees burden taxpayers
What is the economic impact of refugees in the near and long term (transition time between needing assistance and adding to the economy)?
Who knows? Who cares? If the media claim 50 countries reject Venezuela’s elected president...
The reporters who continue to refer to “more than 50 countries” calling for Maduro’s ouster all must be using the same wrong or outdated news clip or some exaggerated and dated State Department press release.
Bernie Sanders Acquires More Superdelegates
As much as Clinton wants to declare the primary race as over, many are waiting patiently for the convention and the real outcome.
A global movement away from use of animal furs: Several states propose ban to...
In the United States, the animal fur industry is widely unregulated and receives little to no oversight from the government.
Let’s Learn From Australia: Semi-Automatic Weapons Bans Work
We need a ban on semi-automatic guns, which are no more than weapons of mass destruction designed to efficiently kill as many people as possible.