Sunday, June 28, 2026

Tag: 1%

Inequality out of control: The average 1% household made over $2.5...

With inequality ripping us apart, and with few of our national leaders willing or able to confront the problem, we may never again be an equitable and functional society.

How 90% of American households lost an average of $17,000 in...

The obscene transfer of wealth and income to the plutocrats won't end until we demand a return to the Commons, where we work as a society rather than allow predatory plutocratic individuals to control us.

Why 2016 May See a Record Top 1%

America’s top earners will be rushing to maximize their 2016 income if Democrats gain a sweep in November. But what happens next will be what really matters.

Why Trump’s Racism and Misogyny Represent the Global 1%

Trump isn't the only one. Global financial power is intrinsically misogynistic and racist.

Why the 1% Don’t Fear the 99%

It’s the age-old ruse of divide and rule. Let’s not fall for that anymore.

5 Reasons the Top Tax Rate Should Be 80%

Informed Americans understand that an economic war has been waged against the middle and lower classes.

The New American Order

Out of the chaos of this prolonged moment and inside the shell of the old system, a new culture, a new kind of politics, a new kind of governance is being born right before our eyes. Call it what you want. But call it something. Stop pretending it’s not happening.

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Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Addicted to war?

War Fever, Trump-Style.

Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool

The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.