No debates, Joe; a discussion
If Biden and Bernie can have public discussions about important platform and personnel issues, the likelihood is that they could find genuine compromises and form a real coalition.
Why the 1% Don’t Fear the 99%
It’s the age-old ruse of divide and rule. Let’s not fall for that anymore.
Why Is the Racial Wealth Gap Widening? And What Should Be Done to Reverse...
All these steps would allow families to invest in their own futures – which is the surest way out of poverty. All of us benefit when everyone has the opportunity to accumulate wealth.
Big Banks break their climate promises by propping up Big Meat
Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.
Can we still find common ground?
Without a shared sense of common good, there can be no “we” to begin with.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.
Four Americans Who Should Be Crying Out For Socialism
For consumers, and for children, minorities, the sick and disabled, and all victims of severe inequality, a continuation of Reagan/Clinton capitalism will lead to little improvement.
Koch caucus continues its assault on healthcare
Three interconnected stories – of the Koch brothers, the Freedom Caucus, and the Affordable Care Act – paint the larger picture of money’s corrupting role in American politics.
Inspired and inspiring, young people will change the world
The future belongs to the 3 billion or so under 25-year-olds of the world, many of whom are inspired and inspiring.
The great Trump contradiction: His rogue individualism vs. choice-denying, fascist rhetoric
Trump is neither disciplined, stable, nor smart enough to be a full-fledged, fascist autocrat, especially if checks and balances hold. The impeachment threat, dicey implementation aside, is...