Social Security’s Enemies Are Down – But They’re Not Out
“Tax the rich, feed the poor …” Say what you will about its politics, but it wouldn’t add a penny to the deficit.
A clueless dealmaker’s deal goes down
Now we know why Trump & Company are so hostile to truth based news – actual facts expose their lies, and ultimately sunk their health bill.
Who Lost the White Working Class?
Nothing in politics is ever final. Democrats could still win back the white working class – putting together a coalition of the working class and poor, of whites, blacks, and Latinos.
In Post-Olympics Brazil, A Political Coup Is No Game
Brazil is a remarkable country, with more than 200 million people, a vibrant culture, a huge economy and, with the majority of the threatened Amazon rainforest within its borders, a vital role to play in the fight to limit human-induced climate change.
Ensuring catastrophe: The price of climate denial
The price: the planet.
Make Washington sane again: Here’s how in six easy lessons
Fed up with gridlock in Congress? Want to make America respectable again? If you voted for Trump, 2020 is your chance to redeem yourself.
How to Become Terror-Torn Europe – and How Not To
If Trump or Cruz ever enacts the kind of repressive policy they now advocate, then eventually we will become much more like Europe in its ethnic and religious polarization.
Whether Dealing With Jewish Refugees in ’30s or Syrians Today, U.S. Falls Short of...
Steve Jobs’s father was an immigrant from Syria. We need more like him, and we need fewer children washing up dead on beaches. If we’re going to bomb Syria, we need to take care of the displaced.
VIDEO: #9 Make Polluters Pay Us
We can clean our environment and strengthen the economy if we start charging polluters for poisoning our skies. It's time we stop investing in dirty fuels.
It’s Time to Free Students from Debt
"Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife." It's time we free students from debt and create a new debt-free democracy.