Tag: America
What’s killing America’s middle class?
Just as progressives deliberately pushed public policies to create the middle class, so are today's economic royalists deliberately pushing plutocratic policies to destroy it.
Farewell 2017, year of anxiety
There was anxiety in the air throughout much of the world in 2017—here's what you should know going into 2018.
Yes, half of Americans are in or near poverty: Here’s more...
Too many Americans have been cheated out of opportunities to share in our nation's prosperity.
Night thoughts on Trump and America
Our democratic institutions have so far stood the test and remain strong. America will be back.
Bringing America together again
Every aspect of American society has been disadvantaged by establishment support for moneyed interests. Any other scapegoat is a distraction.
Make America ungovernable
Now is the time to shut down the systems of power. Now is the time to resist.
Is Trump’s America our America?
Here we are in Trumplandia, with a delusional leader of a plutocratic party trying to redefine reality with “alternative facts,” fake news, and a blitzkrieg of Orwellian “Newspeak.”
Building the institutions for revolt
No movement will survive unless it is built on the foundation of deep community relationships. Organizers must learn to listen, even to those who do not agree with them.
Post-fascist Europe tells us exactly how to defend our Democracy
Have your passports ready, watch your language, and other advice from a Yale history professor.
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Must Democrats stay centrist or go progressive, plus find savvy messaging, to regain estranged...
It's time for Democrats to kick Trump while he's down—repeatedly.
Seven dead in ICE custody in Trump’s first 100 days as detainee population swells
At least seven migrants have died in ICE custody since January, as the Trump administration expands detention and dismantles oversight across a system plagued by abuse, neglect, and inhumane conditions.
Millions of people depend on the Great Lakes’ water supply. Trump decimated the lab...
Cutbacks have gutted the staff at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sports can distract us (but not enough)
It’s now all Trumpiana all the time.
Michigan AG drops charges against pro-Palestinian campus protesters
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped all charges against seven people arrested last year at the University of Michigan amid allegations of bias that the Democrat rejected.