Saturday, April 20, 2024

The Precariat Trap: Why Organized Labor is More Important than Ever

A new word has been coined to explain the difficulties facing working people in our time, “precariat.”

In Syria, Rebels From East Aleppo Strike Hospital in Government-Held West Aleppo (Video)

You see headlines talking about the humanitarian disaster in the city, but it is hard to know what those headlines are talking about.

Hillary Clinton Is Now The Most Religious Candidate Running For President. Here’s Why That...

For Hillary Clinton, the personal is political -- and the political is spiritual.

No, Trump Did Not Change His Position On The Minimum Wage

As Trump is willing to say anything at any time in order to get votes, one can never discount the possibility of a future flip-flop.

Maine Democrats Move to Eliminate Superdelegates

If the amendment passes it will not officially take affect until 2020, but will allow for Maine to strongly suggest that this year’s super delegates vote in accordance with the caucus results.

New Record Set for World’s Cheapest Solar

How does Dubai’s record-low solar tariff compare to the U.S.?

Gimme Shelter (From the Tax Man)

A tale of disappearing money and opportunistic candidates.

King Coal Is Headed to Prison

Don Blankenship is the first murderous coal executive to be put behind bars.

Justice Department Tells North Carolina To Abandon Its Anti-LGBT Bathroom Bill — Or Else

HB2 violates federal law, and the federal government won't let it stand.

Who Says Crime Doesn’t Pay?

One more reason Wall Street bankers privately wink and grin at these seemingly huge punishments is that even paying the full $5 billion would only be relatively painful.