This imperiled republic: A wannabe dictator, an anguished nation, and the fascist impulse
The election in November will quite possibly be the last chance to save the republic without another revolution.
The Democrat’s secret sauce to win the midterm elections
Democrats scoring some additional victories for working people, and Trump being Trump – could well reverse conventional wisdom about midterms and keep Dems in control of Congress.
The Mirage of Justice
There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden.
Is This The Return Of U.S. ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’ Serving Corporations?
Has the “Swiss” firm Novartis becomes the 21st-century version of United Fruit and ITT?
Seriously auditing the rich makes sense. Seriously taxing the rich can save us.
The affluent gang at Patriotic Millionaires is making the case for an entirely new tax system.
With attack on Yemen, the US is shameless: ‘We make the rules, we break...
The United States government is the most powerful and dangerous outlaw nation in the world.
Laboratories of Democracy
Perhaps it's time to for the Democrats' strategic geniuses and the rest of us to pay a bit more attention to state rep/senate races.
Trumped
Trump will assume the most powerful position in the world, the presidency of the United States. But there is still a force more powerful: movements.
The price of resistance
Know that if we resist we keep hope alive.
The Political Roots of Widening Inequality
The trend toward widening inequality in America can only be reversed if we all join together to demand fundamental change. While the political competition isn't between the right and the left, it's between the majority of Americans and an economic elite.