Tag: democracy
Election-meddling follies, 1945-2019
In the case of election meddling, however, this country just joined a moiling crowd of the interfered with – and largely by us.
This is how Republics die
"America will not 'bounce back' from the Trump presidency when it ends, and may lose all ability to recover at all if that presidency lasts six rather than two more years."
Redacting democracy: Blacking out the record of the grimmest aspects of...
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” Today, Americans are forgetting.
The growth of popular democracy
Democracy has been hijacked by "the economy" – twinned with capitalism and the "free market," and corrupted thereby.
Let the war begin: Trump versus the House Democrats and –...
This war he initiated is against the House Democrats and is based on political issues. But its also against this nation’s democracy and the people of America.
Liar, ripoff, criminal or ‘king’ – presidential exile is mission impossible
Insurmountable obstacles to removal entomb our most discredited election, another knife in the heart of democracy.
Economist Joseph Stiglitz: Capitalism hasn’t been working for most people for...
"We haven’t been challenged, to put it in a way. But we are being challenged now, because so many people have done so poorly."
‘Tired of being unsupported and messed with,’ teachers stage a bold...
“Teachers want to have fair ways for us to ensure the public education system continues to provide access to well-supported schools for all kids.”
How ‘America first’ descends to ‘America behind’
Admittedly, “Trump the Rogue Empire-buster” smacks of old-fashioned, comic book cartoon characters – full of sneering menace, contempt and buffoonery. Okay, not...
Democratic winning strategy; positive, constructive, message, take the offensive
The time is ripe for Democrats to step into this void of presidential and Congressional action and take charge.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
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.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.