Tag: democracy
Koch justice: Billionaires seek to expand influence over law enforcement and...
The Kochs’ campaign to influence state attorneys general and state courts has largely flown under the radar.
Who represents us when our political parties represent only corporations?
Our future depends on bridging the artificially cultivated political divide that serves only interests fundamentally contrary to our common well-being.
Is Trump a traitor?
Never before has a President of the United States so brazenly sided with a ruthless dictator intent on destroying American democracy.
Republicans should never again recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Republicans are not showing loyalty but, rather, clearly exhibiting disloyalty.
‘Our democracy is under attack:’ Broad Coalition hosts 175+ #ConfrontCorruption vigils...
More than 175 Confront Corruption and Demand Democracy candlelight vigils are scheduled to begin at sundown on Wednesday.
Meet the reporter dragged from Trump-Putin press conference for trying to...
“It wasn’t a protest,” he says. “It was just an attempt to do serious, aggressive journalism, which I think is what we need.”
Bernie Sanders on labor’s future and why Democratic Socialists keep winning
An exclusive interview with Sen. Sanders on how labor can respond to Janus, the fight to move the Democratic Party left, the growing popularity of democratic socialism and more.
The importance of being uncivil
To manage the conflict between capitalism and democracy, society “needs the cement of morality,” of which the norms of civility are a part.
‘The old order is disappearing:’ How progressive grassroots movements are sweeping...
"It’s not just the candidates, which is exciting, but there are movements outside the Democratic Party which are competing to take over the Democratic Party."
Democrats reintroduce DISCLOSE Act to combat dark money ‘poison’
It will restore public faith in our government. It will mark a major step towards fixing what's broken in Washington."
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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.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.