LBJ launches Medicare: ‘You can’t treat grandma this way’
Yes, our health system is broken, but broken systems can be fixed – not easily, but they can be fixed.
The Sanders “Economic Plan” Controversy
"When you dare to do big things, big results should be expected. The Sanders program is big, and when you run it through a standard model, you get a big result.” – James K. Galbraith
Was 11/8 a new 9/11?
The Election That Changed Everything and Could Prove History’s Deal-Breaker
How gerrymandering undercuts workers’ freedom
To me, this is the end of America, if we want to live in a democracy.”
Only the poor starve: Hunger in the time of COVID
The World Food Program (WFP) warns that, “millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation, with the spectra of famine a very real and dangerous possibility.”
How Donald Trump’s failures turned Dallas into a COVID-19 hotspot
Yet Trump not only failed to channel existing stimulus funds to hard-hit areas like Dallas but also refused to use his clout to push an acceptable local government aid package through Congress.
Beyond ‘no’ and the limits of ‘yes’: A review of Naomi Klein’s ‘No Is...
No is not enough. But yes is not enough, either. Our fate lies in the joy and grief of maybe.
The partisan use of preemption is surging
Far from advancing any big public goals, preemption is now being used to advance corporate agendas.
Why the Washington Post’s Attack on Bernie Sanders is Bunk
It seems some political reporters many not see the populism that’s fueling Bernie’s campaign. But hold on tight because it's gaining strength and conviction.
12 ways the US invasion of Iraq lives on in infamy
“Today, it is we Americans who live in infamy.”