Summer Lee blasts GOP’s ‘pro-starvation agenda’ as McCarthy plots food aid cuts
"My family and I depended on food stamps. So do over 65,000 men, women, and children in the community I serve," said the Pennsylvania Democrat.
Capitalism in America: The coming crisis
In the Trump era, we are being told that deficits don’t matter—and neither, of course, do the facts.
‘Victory for farmers’ as jury awards grower $265 million in damages from drift of...
“This verdict is just the tip of the iceberg.”
Trump reaffirms Muslim ban proposal with Islam-bashing adviser standing behind him
“You’ve known my plans all along.”
Republican tax reform: Principles of ethics and morals be damned
Republicans are trying to peddle the old worn out “trickle down” economic theory that they insist will greatly stimulate growth and create millions of jobs.
‘The Wuhan of the Americas’: US deports COVID-19-positive immigrants to Haiti & Guatemala
Guatemala’s health minister, Hugo Monroy, has called the U.S. “the Wuhan of the Americas.”
Bernie Sanders introduces Paycheck Security Act to protect millions of employees during coronavirus pandemic
“Without aggressive action to help workers keep their jobs and businesses stay open, we risk an economic disaster that could take decades to repair.”
What will it take to defeat Trumpism?
Learning lessons from the end of the Confederacy, Nazi Germany, and Saddam’s Iraq...
Pete Peterson’s ghost
Peterson did great harm to people who were far more vulnerable than he was. And, unfortunately, his work lives on.
A ‘Bolt’ (ton) from the past
With that nasty smirk on his face, Bolton actually publically has come out for the pre-emptive attacking of both Iran and North Korea... going on years now.