Thursday, April 25, 2024

Taking Back Our Finance System

A nationwide campaign, Take on Wall Street, is putting the people back at the table for a change.

Pay For Play? The Scandal Is Judicial Watch Misleading Gullible Media

Perhaps it is time for someone in the media to investigate its conduct.

Hillary Clinton, the Podesta Group and the Saudi Regime: A Fatal Menage a Trois

The Clintons have said that if Hillary Clinton gets elected, the foundation will stop taking foreign donations. But what about no longer taking campaign contributions from people who are paid by the Saudi government to whitewash its image?

Health Care Is a Right, Not a Business

For-profit health financing has failed this nation.

Story Not Over in EpiPen Scandal

Americans should be asking candidates for Congress whether they support government intervention against obscene drug prices. Until that happens, this disgraceful story will not be over.

As France Lifts Municipal Burkini Ban, Let’s Ask Why We Should Care What Other...

Islamophobic conservatives express outrage that Western progressives support Muslim rights that the conservatives want to curb. But progressives also support Sikhs, Haredi Jews and others who want to be different, as long as their being different doesn’t harm anyone.

The “People’s Fed” and the Oracles of Jackson Hole

As long as the Fed’s organizational culture is dominated by the financial sector, it cannot reflect the American people’s needs, hopes and values.

After Trump

Trumpism will continue after Trump loses. The open question is whether anything good can be salvaged from its wreckage.

Groups Ask Clinton For “Unequivocal Statement” On Lame-Duck TPP Vote

“Your continued leadership is sadly necessary as President Obama refuses to abandon this unpopular deal.”

Climate Change and the 1,000-Year Flood in Baton Rouge: When Will We Learn?

There is growing grass-roots activism directly confronting the extraction and transport of fossil fuels in addition to raising awareness of climate change.