Sunday, August 23, 2026

The true path to prosperity

Growth doesn’t “trickle down.” It rises up.
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The rise of the centibillionaires!

If you think wealth and power are too concentrated in the hands of a privileged few now, just imagine what a few more years of trickle-down nonsense will bring.

4 myths about raising the minimum wage

We’re the richest country in the world, home to the richest people on the planet. We can, and we must, treat our workers with the dignity and respect they deserve.

Is frenzied religiosity a luxury that democracy, let alone civilized order can no longer...

Hypocrisy prize winner: a compassion-, life-inspired faith now hawks an intolerant parade of death trips  Though quests for religious...

Reform or Revolution

Rosa Luxemburg warned the left about becoming seduced by liberals who speak the language of reform but serve the interests of capitalism. And she understood that holding fast to revolutionary ideals was, especially in a moment of crisis, a moral imperative.

Solidarity with #NoDAPL strengthens all of us

One of the most important lessons from the Indigenous that we should embed into our decision-making is that we are not only making decisions for ourselves.

Let’s Get on Board With High-Speed Rail

High-speed rail offers such huge benefits for us that we need to push it to the center of our policy demands, especially with a national election cycle already on us.

If Inequality Worries Republicans, Why Do They Keep Making it Worse?

While the wealthy still get more big tax cuts, why is the issue of economic inequality suddenly in political vogue. Wake up, Republicans, it's been a serious national problem mostly ignored for more than three decades.
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The Tillerson-Trump rumble over Qatar shows White House divisions

The U.S. has two foreign policies: that of the former Exxon-Mobil CEO, an old Middle East hand, and that of a Queens real estate shyster and foreign policy neophyte.

Massive overkill

Brought to you by the nuclear-industrial complex.