Monday, August 31, 2026

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.

Creating Change: Lessons From a Private-Prison Victory

This an opportunity to renew our understanding of the social compact. It allows us to emphasize the value of communitarian idealism over individualistic greed.

Why Can’t Our Economy Promote Equality and Shared Prosperity?

"If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." The "Take On Wall Street" campaign intends to put you and me — the People — at the table for a change.

Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction

The civic, patriotic and political language we use to describe ourselves remains unchanged. But the America we celebrate is an illusion.

Why a Single-Payer Healthcare System is Inevitable

If this weren’t enough to convince rational people to do what most other advanced nations have done – create a single-payer system that insures everyone, funded by taxpayers – consider that America’s giant health insurers are now busily consolidating into ever-larger behemoths.

Clinton’s Transition Team: A Corporate Presidency Foretold

Clinton’s smooth rhetoric should not change the fact that -- on a vast array of issues -- basic principles will require progressives to fight against her actual policy goals, every step of the way.

‘Foolish Knavery’ Drives the Campaign Stunt To ‘Make Trump Great Again’—and Monetize His Looming...

Who needs top staff advice since being the most electable candidate was not the real goal?

EXCLUSIVE: Trump and the 13 Losers Behind Him

Get the lowdown from Greg Palast on Trump’s new hedge fund BFFs and the hidden payoff that’s facilitating their cozy relationship.

Congress Must Take Action to Block Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia

Congress has thirty days to block the sale of these weapons. It is a moral imperative that they do so.