Voices for Change

A sales tax on speculators can deliver tangibles that people need but Wall Street says we can't afford as well as intangibles that our nation needs but Wall Street tries to ignore.

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.

Did the decision by proponents of the TPP to push ahead with their deal almost certainly cost Hillary Clinton the election?

Let’s use our time well to organize and mobilize a protest that demonstrates our unified call for economic, racial and environmental justice.

The Republican rejection of reality — which these candidates will act out in debate after debate for months to come — inflicts grave costs on this country every day. It is hard to imagine the damage that will be done if one of these deceivers comes to power.

This week is the 13th anniversary of the first post-9/11 prisoners arriving at Guantanamo Bay. This has people wondering: is it time to put an end to this dark chapter of U.S. history, close the prison and return the land to Cuba?

Using the promise of middle-class tax cuts as a Trojan horse for a tax windfall for the rich and deep spending cuts is a tactic dating back to the Reagan administration.

Arrogance by police often mirrors the stance of individuals above the cops.

The phraseology about “the two big” or “biggest" spending bills is a common media refrain. And it’s a myth.

This strategy has been working for Putin. He appears to have rearmed and retrained the Syrian Arab Army, which has new esprit de corps and is making significant headway for the first time in years.