An unholy alliance: Trump, Putin, Kim Jung-Un, and Mohammed bin Salman
“An alliance which is perceived as unnatural, unusual, or simply undesirable, sometimes between seemingly antagonistic parties.”
Workers In This State Will Soon Be Guaranteed A Paid Day Off When They...
Five states in the country will now guarantee paid sick leave for their workers.
Governor Snyder Accused of Withholding Documents on the Flint Water Crisis
A request for documents has been “completely ignored” by Michigan governor Synder.
What It Means to be a Socialist
"And at this moment of crisis we need to remind ourselves what being a socialist means." Chris Hedges discusses why the building of a socialist movement is our only hope for the future.
The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism
“There is only one way left to blunt the yearning for fascism coalescing around Trump. It is to build, as fast as possible, movements or parties that declare war on corporate power, engage in sustained acts of civil disobedience and seek to reintegrate the disenfranchised—the ‘losers’—back into the economy and political life of the country.”
Social Security versus national security
Whose entitlement really makes us safer?
Rep. Ilhan Omar applauded for grilling Elliott Abrams over role in US-backed genocide, massacres,...
"I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful."
‘Carbon Copy:’ How Big Oil and King Coal Ghost Write Letters for Public Officials,...
A coal mining company has been writing protest letters for allied policymakers and business groups. These letters are almost identical to one another requesting time extensions to begin implementing new rules in dictating the coal industry. Sketchy, right?
If politics presumes to entertainment, why isn’t it more entertaining?
In any case, after the unruly 2016 campaign, the over-riding question for 2020 and beyond looms: will voters embrace the most qualified presidential candidate – or fall for a predictably hyped replay of bad theatrics?
State of Disaster
With natural disaster after natural disaster, Texans continues to elect officials who deny climate change. How many natural disasters will it take for the state to realize the disaster of it's elected officials?