Tag: politics
How long before this storm turns political?
What's at stake in 2024 — from (my) rural America.
Why are young working-class men more ‘conservative’?
It’s not just about women’s increasing power and independence—it’s about capitalism failing us all.
Trump’s Disloyal, Dirty Dozen: His most toxic, gut-busting onslaughts against sacred...
Would the American electorate be dumb enough to elect a conspicuous, anti-democratic bomb-thrower to our top office?
Trump’s tax plan: More wealth for the rich, less for working...
New report reveals the potential impacts of corporate tax cuts on income inequality, with wealthy Americans benefiting while the bottom half suffers.
Why can’t the two sides just talk to each other?
Is there just no one to talk to on the other side.
Trump faces revised indictment in election interference case after Supreme Court’s...
Special counsel adjusts charges in response to Supreme Court decision, narrowing focus on Trump’s actions as a candidate rather than as president.
Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America’s unspoken crisis at Progressive Central...
At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.
When do autocrats give up?
Why was the opposition successful in Bangladesh and not in Venezuela?
Bernie Sanders sounds the alarm on Trump’s 2024 election strategy: Laying...
As Donald Trump repeats his baseless claims of election fraud and promotes conspiracy theories, Bernie Sanders warns that the former president is setting the stage for another dangerous attempt to undermine U.S. democracy.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
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.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
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.