Happy Birthday Medicare
Next week, Medicare turns 50—originally signed into law on July 30, 1965. While Medicare is so popular, it continues to be blamed for America’s present and future budget problems when actually it's the greatest solution.
Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky: How the US became an oligarchy that makes war...
Chris Hedges talks with Noam Chomsky on the state of affairs in America and hope for the future.
Mulvaney’s in, bankers win, and Trump shafts Americans again
Donald Trump was hostile to the CFPB from the start, and he said this as he shoehorned Mulvaney into the director’s chair.
Capitalism in America: The coming crisis
In the Trump era, we are being told that deficits don’t matter—and neither, of course, do the facts.
Why Isn’t the Media Feeling the Bern?
Polls show that Bernie Sanders would trounce Donald Trump, but you’d never know that from watching TV news.
The long ordeal of whistleblower Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning is expected to be released on May 17.
How Not to Give Employees a Raise
One CEO wants to give his workers a raise, but in doing so, he would like to receive corporate subsidies. Wait, he actually wants us taxpayers to give money to rich corporations so they can pay their employees?
In North Carolina, pigs don’t fly, but their feces do
Something is rotten in North Carolina.
The 3 Americans who should pay for Medicare-for-All
Will the super-rich support American health?
The wall: Barrier or symbol?
Let’s be crystal clear: A wall has little or no advantage for law enforcement or border security.