Uber Democrats: Workers should cooperate, not ‘compete’
Democrats should be brave enough to call Americans together again – as working people, as a movement, and as a community.
The Federal Reserve Board’s Plan to Kill Jobs
It's time Americans rally against the Fed’s interest rate policies and let them know how they feel about raising interest rates to kill jobs. Join the Center for Popular Democracy grassroots campaign to stop the Fed from its deliberate acts.
The hostile transition of power
It is impossible to govern the country in this style, as we see already in Trump’s failure to fill so many vital positions that he was forced to ask Obama appointees to remain in place.
Global issues require united action and a reinvigorated UN
All countries are deficient in some areas, but as humanity begins to function as a World community, the needs of everyone can be met; all that is required is that we acknowledge the needs of all and learn to share.
The silent slaughter of the flower of Ukraine’s youth
The tragic sacrifice of thousands of young Ukrainians in an ill-advised and long delayed counteroffensive against Russian forces in Ukraine.
The ‘iEverything’ and the Redistributional Imperative
The newest business model using new technologies isn't just labor-replacing, it's knowledge-replacing. As the ratio of producers to customers continues to plummet, the profits go to an ever-smaller circle of executives and owner-investors.
Pink tide rising? Gabriel Boric wins power in Chile, birthplace of neoliberalism
Barring coups and outside meddling, Latin America may see another ‘pink tide’ that brings even more progressive change than the one earlier in this century.
Economy adds 213,000 jobs in June, unemployment edges up to 4.0 percent
The average hourly wage in manufacturing rose just 1.7 percent in the last year.
Mantra for 9/11
Fourteen years later and we are still living in an improbable world. Tom Engelhardt discusses the wars, interventions, assassinations, tortures, kidnappings, the growth of the American national security state and the spread of Islamic extremism.
How Wall Street priced you out of a home
Investor purchases hit their peak in 2022, accounting for around 28% of all home sales in America.