Tag: politics
Capitalism, mass anger, and 2024 elections
The mainstream media likewise cannot grasp the relationship of mass anger to capitalism.
Capitalism’s unequal distribution deprives you of true freedom
Conflicts over income, wealth distribution, and wealth redistribution are thus intrinsic to capitalism and always have been.
Trump attempting to recalibrate campaign after Harris becomes Democratic nominee
With Vice President Kamala Harris now the presumptive Democratic nominee, Trump and his campaign face new challenges in the race to the 2024 election.
What’s worse than a devouring, criminal president? A deified, raging outlaw excited by violence
Trumpism is not a slippery slope but a mountain avalanche on steroids.
IRS reclaims over $1 billion from wealthy tax evaders in under...
New IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act targets wealthy tax dodgers, reclaiming over $1 billion in unpaid taxes.
Big Banks break their climate promises by propping up Big Meat
Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.
Why Trump is partnering with Christian Nationalists
Trump is playing to a rising white Christian Nationalist movement within the Republican Party.
Bowman was defeated by a toxic blend of Zionism and militarism
In the United States, dominant mentalities run along parallel ruts of Zionism and militarism that are mutually reinforcing and increasingly intersecting.
Claudia Sheinbaum becomes first woman president of Mexico in landslide win
Claudia Sheinbaum, 61, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, she received close to 58 percent of the vote.
Trump’s attorneys’ ‘absolute immunity’ bromide is worthy of disbarment
SCOTUS conservatives aid and abet this absurdity.
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Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.
Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation
A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.