Tag: politics
What does oligarchy mean?
Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people – a corporate and financial elite.
To impeach or not – is that the question?
The tragic miss to chronic crimes: refusing to learn from error.
The Koch brothers’ new look
Their rebranded network now says they will support community groups trying to cure the miseries of eons – everything from poverty to addiction.
Megadonor’s threat wasn’t enough to stop Missouri abortion ban
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed a bill into law that would ban abortion after eight weeks of pregnancy, defying a plea from a major megadonor.
Don’t Republicans realize that they are committing political suicide?
The worst part of this entire bizarre situation is that these Republicans know this president is way out of line and starting to spin out of control and they are doing nothing about it.
‘We’re still going to be making sure people have access to...
CounterSpin interview with Jill Heaviside and Oriaku Njoku on reproductive rights assaults.
Vision is finally on the rise in US politics
Vision work leads to even more practical outcomes when, as in Vermont, advocacy groups begin to generate specific proposals to take to state legislators.
Iran wags impeachment dog
Trump is blustering at Iran and to the world that we might just need to crush that pipsqueak terror country.
Why is Barack Obama the best?
Looking back at the flaws of past presidents, one can understand why Obama is the best. Because by comparison, he looks sterling.
Trump’s infrastructure plan not possible without major tax increases
Trump is supposed to reveal his funding proposal to Democrats at Wednesday meeting.
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Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.
Nicotine-based vaping likely causes lung, oral cancers, new comprehensive review
The review noted that the aerosols exhibit nearly all ten "key characteristics of carcinogens" identified by the World Health Organization.
‘Product of USA’ becomes a real standard enforced by USDA
The new standard, finalized in March 2024 and fully enforceable since the start of 2026, closes this gap and practice that often misled consumers who believed they were supporting American ranchers.