No, Donald Trump, the Middle East Wouldn’t be More Stable Under Saddam and Other...
Donald Trump recently made a statement that if Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi were still around, or if Bashar al-Assad could be restored in Syria that the Middle East would be more stable. But he must be mistaken.
Back to the Future
Five questions that weren't asked during the 2012 presidential debates and are unlikely to be asked in 2016.
One step forward, two steps back in the struggle against anti-democratic corporate trade rules
Pakistan is the latest country to reject letting private investors sue governments in tribunals. But Ecuador is back-tracking and the lawsuits continue to proliferate.
Paycheck Fairness Act passes in the House
Seven Republicans voted with Democrats to close the wage gap and amend the Equal Pay Act and Fair Labor Standards Act.
Time to Recover Productivity Gains Our Bosses Have Expropriated for Decades
If we can’t make the bosses pay more to their employees, the least we can do is make the them pay more into those workers’ Social Security fund. How to accomplish that? Just raise just the employer share of the payroll tax.
Reaching critical mass on taxing the rich
“Taxing the annual gains generated by wealth closes a host of loopholes, while raising the sort of revenue needed to keep Social Security and Medicare secure for years to come.”
Hair-Raising Hypocrisy
The long saga of Isis Brantley, a hair stylist from Texas, who was arrested for braiding hair without a barber’s license, has come to an end nearly 20 years later. A court has ruled that the state’s actions were unconstitutional—and shameful, abusive and silly.
Old roads and new paradigms: on the last BRI Summit
On April 26 and 27, the summit of the Belt and Route Initiative, also known as the New Silk Road, was held...
DeVos’s education budget throws students to the loan sharks
It’s clear, no matter which company wins, the students lose.
Top DNC Officials Resign Due to Wikileaks Email Scandal
Instead of giving Sanders a fair shot, Schultz, Dacey, Marshall, and Miranda made a mockery of the democratic process while disillusioning millions of new voters.






