Response to Nation article on single payer: Improved medicare for all is the solution
Throughout time, every great social movement has been told that it was asking for too much.
Cornel West & former Sanders staffer on movement to draft Bernie for a new...
Former Sanders supporters have launched a movement to “Draft Bernie for a People’s Party,” urging him to start a new progressive party and run for president in 2020.
Political dynamite: Poor People’s Campaign and the movement for a People’s Party
Reading the political tea leaves is a far different task from making political tea.
The big stitch: Making America good again
A teacher in a struggling steel town reflects on the kind of education the next generation needs.
China will decide the outcome of Russia v. the West
Is Putin the face of the future or the final gasp of the past?
Merchandised Consumer Democracy: The Cause of the Economic Cancer in the United States
Young people have the energy and vision to seek a national virtual referendum of, by and for the People, recognizing and acknowledging that people are unrepresented by their Congress and government, and demanding that the time for change is now.
London mayor urges Britain to disinvite Trump
It is hard to see how Trump’s drunk uncle night time Twitter rants are not hurting the United States and its soft power in diplomacy.
Trump’s pick to lead federal housing agency has opposed efforts to aid the poor
Such views would seemingly place Turner at odds with the core work of HUD, a sprawling federal agency that serves as a backstop against homelessness for millions of the nation’s poor, elderly and disabled.
The American empire in (ultimate?) crisis
The decline and fall of it all?
Ten Ways to Make the Economy Work for the Many, Not the Few #7
American workers need a union to bargain on their behalf. Low-wage workers in big-box retail stores and fast-food chains need a union even more. If we want average Americans to get a fair share of the gains from economic growth, they need to be able to unionize.