Tag: democracy
Fighting for America’s soul
Progressives are fighting to save the values and institutions on which their country was founded.
We can breathe life back into democracy
“We make meaning together, build and deepen relationships, and take collective ownership for our country.”
Why we need to protect government scientists from political retaliation
Improper political interference in government research undermines the critical role that unbiased science plays in our democracy.
Now is the time to win national improved Medicare for All
If the movement continues to build support and keeps Medicare for All a central issue in the 2020 election, we can win National Improved Medicare for All in the early 2020s.
The real divide
Unless Democrats stand squarely on the side of democracy against oligarchy, the risk on election day is that too many Americans will either stand with Trump or stay home.
The new age of protest
Led by young people, climate strikers blocked traffic on two mornings at the end of last month in Washington, DC. On the...
America’s real divide isn’t left vs. right. It’s democracy vs. oligarchy.
I keep hearing that the Democratic party has moved “left” and that some Democratic candidates may be “too far left”.
Elections in the era of charismatic politics
Authoritarian governments have tried to rig elections for ages. More dangerous are the far-right leaders concentrating their power by relatively fair elections.
‘Fiasco for democracy’ as right-wing supreme court gives green light to...
In a decision voting rights advocates warned could open the floodgates for even more extreme and undemocratic redistricting than what is already...
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The first trillionaire – no big deal?
Multi-billionaires are bad enough; a trillionaire is a magnitude worse
Appeals court rules the constitution guarantees no right to clean water
A dissenting judge compared the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis to Flint's
ICE agent shoots delivery driver in Austin as officials question who will investigate
The Department of Homeland Security says it is leading the inquiry, with its Homeland Security Investigations unit in charge, a role the FBI has historically held, CBS News reported.
Trump says he is in ‘deciding mode’ on destroying Iran
The Pentagon's own death count is undercounting US troops killed in the seven-month war, the Washington Post has reported.
Secret Pfizer and Lilly contracts favor drugmakers over patients, records show
The deals let companies raise prices overseas while carving blockbuster obesity drugs out of required discounts.