Tag: Democrats
How to prevent future Trumps
The answer lies in the interplay between deep-seated racism and stagnant and declining wages.
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez: Trump isn’t ready for a girl from the...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump might both be from New York City, but she doesn't think he knows to deal with a girl from the Bronx.
With Kennedy’s vacancy, only voting can check one-party rule
Trump will replace the last centrist on the Supreme Court. Now only voter pushback can restore balance to Congress.
What Joe Crowley’s defeat has to do with Democratic Party ‘superdelegates’
The defeat of Crowley shows how grass-roots movements can prevail against the corporate establishment and its vast quantities of cash.
How to cover a revolution
The mainstream political press had all but ignored Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her groundbreaking campaign.
A socialist woman of color just turned the entire Democratic Party...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s shocking upset is the surest sign yet that the Democratic Party’s future lies in its left flank – and in challenging capitalism head-on.
What do those people want?
Progress! Meaning a national commitment to advance the economic, political and social circumstances of the American majority of workday families and poor people.
Elizabeth Warren blocks Trump’s pick for CFPB Director until release of...
“I urge my colleagues in the Senate to reject this highly cynical nomination.”
‘Progressive’ Democrats need to reconnect with the American people; regain their...
Progressive Democrats must make the restoration of this government to one “Of the people, by the people and for the people” their main objective.
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House Republicans move to block EPA action on toxic PFAS in farm fertilizers
A provision in the latest GOP spending bill would halt enforcement of an EPA risk assessment warning that sewage sludge fertilizer contaminates farmland with cancer-linked forever chemicals.
I went to see Superman as an escape from reality—reality was still there
At the end of the day, Superman is a story about hope—even when it feels like the world is against you.
FDA inspectors again find dangerous breakdowns at an Indian factory supplying medications to US...
Sun Pharma continues to ship some drugs to Americans even after banning the factory from the U.S. market because of quality problems.
Violence de-escalation trainings are key to making movements stronger
Having civilians trained in the skills of de-escalation gives people power a greater chance of success.
The reality behind JP Morgan’s ‘net zero’: Billions flow to Big Oil
JP Morgan’s “green” funds have funneled over $4 billion to the fossil-fuel majors, betraying the firm’s promises and undermining efforts to achieve net zero.