Tag: Opinion
Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line
Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.
How workers and pro-union politicians team up for fair trade
"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."
Hand count halted in Nevada county as court rips pro-Trump official
Voters in Nye County, near Las Vegas, could tip the balance in close state and federal contests.
A third of 2022 midterm voters may use mailed out-ballots
Growing numbers of voters will mark their ballots at home, latest data finds.
What the failure of Liz Truss’s economic agenda in the UK...
Britain’s rejection of Liz Truss’s trickle-down economics ought to serve as a warning to the United States, where midterm elections are about to commence.
Election deniers and defenders poised for next phase in voting wars
Unprecedented efforts by pro-Trump Republicans and election officials are targeting 2022’s general election.
Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think
It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.
Connecting the dots between climate devastation and fossil fuel profits
As Pakistan drowns, as Puerto Rico is cast into darkness, and as Jacksonians remain thirsty, it’s past time for a climate tax on fossil fuel companies.
How vote count mistakes by two rural counties fed Trump’s big...
County officials didn’t properly set up and use their election computers, helping to launch a looming disinformation juggernaut.
Violence against Indigenous women grows in Vancouver amid ‘apathy and injustice’
Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism.
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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
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.
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.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.