Tag: democracy
How long before this storm turns political?
What's at stake in 2024 — from (my) rural America.
Trump, the felon, has been making a complete fool out of...
The political destruction of Trump who, as a candidate for president is the greatest insult to our democracy and our Constitution and to the U.S. court system that has constantly bent to him and given him one free pass after another.
From the arsenal of democracy to an arsenal of genocide
Such is the pernicious price of pursuing a vision that insists on global reach, global power, and global dominance.
Beltway Media has gone from a defender of democracy to an...
A robust political press should be trusted to both accurately report the facts and hold politicians from both sides to the same standard.
Capitalism, mass anger, and 2024 elections
The mainstream media likewise cannot grasp the relationship of mass anger to capitalism.
The undemocratic reality of capitalism
Democracy is about “one person, one vote”—the notion that we all have an equal say in the decisions that affect us. That is not what we have now.
Surge in voter registrations counters Republican efforts to restrict ballot access
Vote.org registers over 100,000 new voters as GOP legislators introduce stringent voting laws.
Global inequality surges as top 1% capture $42 trillion in new...
As the wealthiest 1 percent amass unprecedented riches, inequality deepens, posing a dire threat to democracy and the planet, urging a reevaluation of global tax policies.
The decline and fall of presidential America
Have a we entered a deeply bump-stocked defeat culture?
Dear Democrats—change the message! Please!
Ideally this can be resolved by the Democrats engaging in focused strategic and tactical consideration with one over-riding goal: How to retain the White House and Senate and win back the House.
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As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
42-year study traces how ‘forever chemicals’ climb the Great Lakes food web into people
A synthesis of more than four decades of data maps how PFAS move up the region's aquatic food web and into the fish people eat.
Kept in the dark: How Louisiana weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.
GOP tucks $10 billion for voting restrictions into party-line Pentagon funding bill
The measure advanced on a near party-line vote just before lawmakers left Washington for a lengthy summer recess.
Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.
"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.