Building Monopolies, One Merger After Another
If Anheuser-Busch InBev is allowed to become the first global brewery, it won't be because it makes the best beer but because it's rigging the marketplace to slam the door on its “free enterprise” competitors.
Close the audit gap
Millionaires who skip their taxes should get audited, not the working poor. Closing that gap isn’t just fair — it’s essential to protect our democracy.
What foreign policy will new French president pursue in the Middle East?
Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”
The real deal with Medicare for All
Any Medicare for All is better than our present system.
Kerry’s endorsement of Biden fits: Two deceptive supporters of the Iraq War
The former vice president has powerful backers in corporate media, wealthy circles and the Democratic Party establishment.
A Bacon-Wrapped Cholesterol Bomb
Bacon continues to add to the growing obesity epidemic in America, not to mention the health problems that come with it. So could Little Caesars' new bacon-wrapped pizza, with an excess of toppings, help land you in the emergency room?
Software developers in Oakland are putting people over profit
How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design.
The sustainability scam: How self-interest ruins good ideas
We must ensure ecocentric standards to reverse environmental and social injustices.
Brazil’s Election: Lula, Bolsonaro, and the Battle for the Future
Lula is 80 and seeking a fourth term against Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father is in prison for plotting a coup. The first round is October 4, and the result will set the direction for Latin America.
People power: Focus and unite
Focus and unite . . . the only sane and possible solution.