Tag: democracy
Hold the panic—Two positive Dem scenarios emerge from the Biden debate...
Either Biden reassures voters that exposed defects won’t impair four more years in power – or approval numbers plunge and he withdraws, thus opening the field.
We can safeguard democracy without giving in to fear and more...
With voter intimidation and political violence on the rise, it’s time to invest in proven nonviolent, civilian-led safety endeavors.
Shooting alone
If only we were to reshape our priorities in enough time to vote in leaders who cared about peace, perhaps our democracy and the ideas that define it wouldn’t be coming apart at the MAGA seams.
Democrats haven’t been this progressive in decades… And Republicans have never...
It's time we tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies
This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability.
Rising democratic discontent: Over 48,000 Washingtonians vote ‘Uncommitted’
In a stunning display of dissent, Washington's Democrats signal deep dissatisfaction with Biden's stance on Gaza, echoing a national trend of uncommitted voters.
War is bad for you—and the economy
The military-industrial complex will have yet another never-ending claim on our scarce national resources.
How to deal with an insurrectionist
Jair Bolsonaro and his top supporters are under investigation for their failed attempt to overthrow the country's democracy.
Sanders sounds alarm: Trump win spells disaster for democracy
In an impassioned warning, Bernie Sanders delves into the dire consequences for American democracy if Donald Trump secures victory in 2024, amidst escalating political and environmental crises.
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DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
The US bombs kids so Palmer Luckey can have nice things
Because for every bomb the U.S. and Israel drop, a bunch of men in cushy offices profit off all the death.
Oil regulators found hundreds of wells violating Oklahoma rules. Then they ignored their findings.
Oklahoma took on an ambitious project to catalog all of the state’s injection wells, which shoot toxic waste generated by oil drilling back into the ground. Despite records showing risk of drinking water pollution, the state chose not to act.
‘You can’t live without us’: How Big Oil pivoted from climate-friendly messaging to normalize...
More than 1,500 independent advertising agencies and 4,000 individual creatives have signed Clean Creatives’ pledge to refuse future fossil fuel contracts.
Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America—if we survive!
So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.