What the G20 showed us about the current global order
These right wing leaders, show that much of the world, rather than embracing extended democracy and social liberalism, is backsliding into some kind of authoritarian nationalism.
Should McDonald’s & Monsanto Have the Same Rights as People? A Debate on Corporate...
Five Years ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people and have the same rights a person has. This has led to companies, like Monsanto and McDonalds, fighting against new laws in order to protect their businesses. Seem fair?
Hard Knocks U
There are more horror stories about private for-profit corporate colleges than ouchies in a bramble patch. Meanwhile a $1.3 trillion mountain of debt is weighing down students at all types of U.S. colleges, endangering our entire economy.
Shilling for the Biggest Trade Flim-Flam in History
The Progressive Coalition for American Jobs claims that the global deal “will support hundreds of thousands of new jobs in the U.S.” But Americans aren't stupid—we all know the TPP is another NAFTA corporatizing the people’s democratic rights.
5 Ways NOT To “Make America Great Again.” And One Way To Do It.
When minorities and displaced workers and low-income elderly are at last made aware of the purpose of a progressive revolution, the American people will begin to care about each other again.
Why America needs union workers to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure
America has an unprecedented opportunity to harness that skill and passion to build not only better infrastructure but also a stronger, more prosperous country.
Will the Senate sell our future for campaign dollars?
We need transformation. And we’re here to tell Mitch and every one of his colleagues that we will transform the Senate, if they aren’t up to the task.
How the Pentagon took ownership of Donald Trump
The Pentagon will never be forced to make significant reforms until Americans stop believing in (and consenting to) its comforting lies.
Nancy Pelosi’s bad attitude toward progressives
Here’s a thought experiment: Imagine that a letter from the billionaire real-estate broker George M. Marcus was hand-delivered to the office of...
Federal Election Commission to effectively shut down. Now what?
Vacancies mean agency can’t carry out numerous responsibilities as elections loom.