Tag: politics
Four takeaways from the Supreme Court’s census citizenship question ruling
A divided Supreme Court ruled last week that the Commerce Department’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census violated...
Replace patent monopolies with direct public funding for drug research
It is impressive to see many of the leading Democratic candidates put forward bold progressive proposals. Unfortunately, in the case of prescription...
Congress loves socialized health care — for itself
For $3.5 trillion a year, shouldn’t we Americans have a world-class health care system? Yet while we spend the most of any advanced nation...
Kamala Harris says she was a progressive prosecutor. Her record tells...
As Senator Kamala Harris rises in the early presidential polls, she is facing increasing scrutiny over her record as a prosecutor in...
Warning to progressive Dems: You’re leaving corporate media’s comfort zone
After the first round of Democratic primary debates, the line from corporate media and their overwhelmingly centrist sources was clear: The Democrats...
‘Fiasco for democracy’ as right-wing supreme court gives green light to...
In a decision voting rights advocates warned could open the floodgates for even more extreme and undemocratic redistricting than what is already...
“What does war have to do with me?”
Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind. This early morning -- in...
Sanders vs Warren and other media manipulations
Last week, during which the current U.S. president almost bombed Iran and the presumed front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe...
Former state senator pleads guilty to bribery and tax fraud charges
Former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to accepting multiple bribes and falsifying his tax returns in order to conceal his crimes. The former state senator is also expected to plead guilty of accepting bribes in a separate...
Big bucks ready to flow into Maine as Susan Collins aims...
The Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in 2020 will start with millions of dollars in the bank. And the picture of...
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IDF issues evacuation order to 100,000 in Rafah as looming assault sparks fear of...
Israel Defense Forces order more than 100,000 Palestinians to evacuate Rafah ahead of an impending military offensive, despite warnings of humanitarian catastrophe.
Brand loyalties dominate our life choices—but party brands are hardly created equal
Sorry, but a convicted scoundrel struggling to stay out of jail only to become a fascist commando sounds like a miracle way to lose.
New era of inequality: Billionaires pay less in taxes than the working class
Economist Gabriel Zucman's analysis reveals that for the first time, U.S. billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans, sparking a renewed debate on wealth tax.
Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline amid famine crisis
This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk...
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.