Unjust and Dysfunctional: Asylum in the UK
In its current, intensely bureaucratic form, the asylum process – particularly for people who are frightened of official agencies with their endless forms and impersonal approach – is at best intimidating, at worse dysfunctional.
The Panama Papers: More Questions than Answers
With more revelations set to come from the Panama Papers, it’s too early to dismiss them.
HHS Secretary Tom Price no longer riding private jets while under investigation
“Too many Trump administration officials have an entitled, millionaire mindset when it comes to squandering taxpayer money that does not belong to them just to support their lavish lifestyles.”
Our worst, lyingest president is also the world’s most delusional seer—an appalling Chicken Little
An America that dares refuse Trump is by definition unworthy, even illegitimate, thus perversely deserves a fate like Humpty Dumpty.
GOP’s federal trifecta and the looming threat to U.S. healthcare
What’s next for healthcare? GOP’s agenda signals cuts and higher costs.
Trump and Musk’s plan to slash 83,000 VA jobs sparks outrage
A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revealed that the Trump administration, in coordination with Elon Musk’s...
The real figure for military spending by the US is 66.3% of the discretionary...
In case you were wondering how Europeans have health care, great trains and roads and great schools...
Under Trump, rising costs are hitting families with $700 more per month
New Joint Economic Committee report shows inflation accelerating as White House withholds key CPI data.
Louisiana Will Tax Its Poor To Fill Budget Hole Caused By Tax Cuts For...
Sales tax hikes and a handful of minor tax increases for businesses will close roughly three quarters of the $3 billion budget hole ex-Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) left behind.
The US is preparing an assault on Cuba. It should learn from Cuba instead.
Cubans have lived through decades of U.S.-imposed deprivation. People in the U.S. now experiencing it themselves could learn from the resilience of their neighbors.