Tuesday, April 28, 2026

How to Fight the Big Banks and Help the Social Security Administration All in...

If Bernie Sanders wants to stick it to the Big Banks, having the SSA start its own credit card department would be one way to go.

Obama’s Trillion-Dollar Nuclear-Arms Train Wreck

The U.S. nuclear arsenal, and all the expense, nuclear waste and immense danger it continuously poses, has received almost no attention in the U.S. presidential debates.

Food for Thought

Waste is a pretty bad thing – particularly in these days when we are all noticing that the price of food is increasing.

Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free

As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about "free trade" deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying.

How Do You Make Change Happen? Show Up

Let's make 2016 the year of reintroducing ourselves and our expectations to policymakers.

Panama Papers Expose Another Way Our Trade Agreements Fail Us

Harmonizing international tax law and prohibiting anonymous shell corporations should be at the center of our trade negotiations.

Bernie and the Big Banks

The bottom line: Regulation won’t end the Street’s abuses. The Street has too much firepower. And because it continues to be a major source of campaign funding, no set of regulations will be tough enough.

Clinton’s Troublesome Record On Climate

Overall, Clinton's leadership has involved strong ties to corporations deeply vested in climate inaction, and the apparent execution of their climate agenda.

Stand Your Ground, Unless You’re A Battered Woman

Cherelle and Marissa are just two of the 12.7 million people in the U.S. who are physically abused, raped or stalked by their partners annually.

Clinton’s Crumbling, Bernie’s Surging and a ‘Political Revolution’ Could Be in the Offing

There is something big happening in the American body politic and in this presidential campaign. Bernie Sanders has touched a nerve and his campaign has gone from a quixotic experiment to a contest to a movement, and there may be no stopping it at this point, though Clinton may try.