New 1% stock buyback tax better than nothing, but won’t fix systemically-broken capitalism
Right now, inequality is as predictable as another decade of authoritarian Republican politics—banish the thought.
Finland’s NATO move leaves others to carry on the ‘Helsinki spirit’
What are the consequences for Finland and the world, including Finland's historic role as a peacemaker.
Walling them out, or walling us in?
Shall we wall off Canada, too?
Donald Trump’s strange bro-mances with Duterte and Putin
This might be good business for Trump, but it's a sorry deal for our national interest.
For captured regulators, repealing the Volcker Rule is child’s play
One thing’s for certain: if there’s another financial crisis, it could make the last one look like child’s play.
This right-wing U.S. Supreme Court is the new King George III
Our most fundamental rights are being trampled by a tyrannical, unaccountable, and unelected force.
Josh Shapiro would be a dangerous choice for Harris running mate
A broad coalition to defeat Donald Trump and the fascistic MAGA movement is exactly what we need. Making Josh Shapiro the nominee for vice president is exactly what we don’t need.
Four Numbers that Show the Beating Down of Middle America
Numbers reveal the dramatic fall of the middle class over the past 35 years. But Congress has little need for numbers, except for their own needs, and the super-rich just keep building up their own numbers—it's time for a redistribution of our national wealth.
How to beat Trump
As the primary season goes on, and if there is no clear winner emerging, the voters are going to want to see the Democrats emerge as an organized group, and not a warring faction.
Trump touts long-shot, can’t-lose gambit: ‘How to overcome a rigged, corrupt election? Just Trump...
Honor is due: Time to Make Elections Fair Again. MEFA! Won’t be any harder than building that friggin’ wall.