Why Jeh Johnson would be a better defense secretary than Michèle Flournoy
The dilemma facing Joe Biden: As he chooses between three bad options for Secretary of Defense, CODEPINK thinks Jeh Johnson is the least dangerous candidate.
The high stakes of the US-Russia confrontation over Ukraine
The U.S. must step back from the brink of a U.S.-Russia war, and then from the larger Cold War with China and Russia that they have so blindly and foolishly stumbled into.
Can U.S. Progressives work with the European left on Ukraine?
Those who condemn American imperialism must condemn Russian imperialism as well.
Three Surprising Reasons Saudi Arabia May Be Getting Out of the Oil Business (Video)
In as little as fifteen to twenty years, petroleum may be illegal in some places; and will be in retreat everywhere.
Battered Americans honor-bound to provoke odious Trumpism– exposing the full horror of “Off with...
The Savvy Congress Six deliciously hit a potent bullseye without ever having to specify the perfect target.
A Model for Democracy at the Grassroots Level
A grassroots movement in Iowa is an uplifting example of organized people power in action taking back democracy. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is fighting the avarice and arrogance of big-money corporations.
Re-Defending the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo rages on as the lone state senator, Donna Campbell, is re-defending the Alamo from the invading forces of the United Nations. So what spurred her to rush to the barricades of the Alamo?
Dishing out Poverty Wages on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers are shafting the underpaid workers who prepare their meals. Wages are less than $11 an hour, well below the very expensive cost of living in the Washington area.
The state of the union and movement
We have a lot of work to do.
GOP tax cuts won’t pass this year – or maybe even next
In Part 1 of a two-part interview, former Reagan economic adviser Bruce Bartlett says Trump is lying about tax reform: it will benefit the super rich and hurt everyone else.