‘We Are Writing the Rules,’ Says Obama. Who’s ‘We’?
President Obama is using a sales pitch to get the public and Congress to "swallow the glob of global corporate greed known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership." But why is he acting for these self-serving corporate powers?
Marijuana: From Demonization to Legalization to Celebration
With marijuana prohibition finally ending in states and cities across the country, it was grassroots activists who've steadily pushed America from the darkness of marijuana madness. "This bud's for you!"
Who’s behind the billionaire PAC targeting Elizabeth Warren?
Politicians like Warren and Sanders have so far proven resilient against the politics of negativity.
Our culture of violence is a result of Americans (so far) not having to...
Here’s something to grouse about.
5 responses to climate change deniers
You can see the consequences of extreme weather all around us. Wildfires. hurricanes. droughts.
Why is Barack Obama the best?
Looking back at the flaws of past presidents, one can understand why Obama is the best. Because by comparison, he looks sterling.
Celebrities are a shoo-in for Congress, right? Not so fast…
The CIA is big on “lessons learned”. One of the lesson to be learned here is a) that fame is fleeting and b) there’s more to running for office than buying TV ads.
The Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance
The killing of Sheikh Al-Nimr should serve as a prime moment for the U.S. to reconsider its alliance with the Saudi regime, a regime that not only denies human rights to its own people but exports death and destruction abroad.
The secret to the GOP’s assault on your rights
This is not a battle of left vs. right. It is a battle between democracy and autocracy.