The Republicans’ Civil War – And Everyone Else’s
The Republicans are fighting a civil war. But so are we all.
Why don’t we have free trade for highly paid professions in the U.S.?
The potential benefits for the economy would be enormous.
The U.S. rejected refugee Anne Frank – let’s not make the same mistake again
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”
The Prison-Industrial Complex Takes Another Hit
Officials who built their careers on mass incarceration are now calling for this madness to end. Could this be a turning point for the prison-industrial complex?
Cheating the School Kids: Corporations Don’t Pay Their STATE Taxes, Either
It's hard for a nation to build work skills when its corporations have largely stopped paying for education. Both federal and state corporate tax avoidance is at a stunning rate. This is millions of dollars that isn't going to state taxes, which fund public education.
Terrorizing the vulnerable
“We only want to live in peace, work, have a home, be a family.”
The partisan use of preemption is surging
Far from advancing any big public goals, preemption is now being used to advance corporate agendas.
What do Democrats stand for?
If Democrats stand for one thing, it must be overcoming this unprecedented economic imbalance.
Trump’s HHS pick Alex Azar is the worst pharma bro of all
Azar is a catastrophically bad choice for the government’s top health care job.
Is Trump giving Amazon the Postal Service?
Trump wanted to use the Postal Service to hit back at Amazon, but he may end up doing the opposite.