Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Saving Illinois: Getting More Bang for the State’s Bucks
Illinois is teetering on bankruptcy and other states aren't far behind, largely due to unfunded pension liabilities. But the state could turn its sizable pension fund into a self-sustaining public bank.
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Student Loan Giant’s Lost Paperwork Results in Thousands of Dismissed Loans
A staggering array of incompetencies by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts is leading to the dismissal of at least $5 billion in student debt, impacting potentially tens of thousands of borrowers in a widening scandal.
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Jared Kushner Sealed Real Estate Deal with Oligarch's Firm Cited in Money-Laundering Case
A Guardian investigation has established a series of overlapping ties and relationships involving alleged Russian money laundering, New York real estate deals and members of Trump’s inner circle.
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In the Last 40 Years CEO Pay has Risen 937% – But Worker Wages are Stagnant
A new report published by the Economic Policy Institute shows that while wages for American workers have remained stagnant for decades, CEO pay has soared at an “outrageous” clip – reaching an average of $15.6 million at the largest firms.
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Notting Dale Reveals Britain's Slide Back Toward Victorian Levels of Inequality
The area around Grenfell Tower has long been a frontline in the fight against racism, as communities have organized against their exploitation with some long-lasting success stories that can serve as lessons for today.
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New Poll Shows Nation Moving Left on Healthcare, Embracing Medicare for All
The poll shows that 62 percent of Americans believe it is the federal government's responsibility to guarantee healthcare for all.
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Coastal Communities Sue 37 Oil, Gas and Coal Companies Over Climate Change
Similar to the tobacco lawsuits of the 1990s, the California lawsuits argue that the companies failed to warn about dangers from their products.
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Occupy the Cinema: A Super Pig and Mankind's Future In Dystopian "Okja"
Okja is the story of corporate dream factories run amok. It is a tome on the real beating heart of capitalism and the implications of letting that system operate with little to no impunity.
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Just 100 Companies Are Responsible for 71% of Global Emissions
A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change.
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Battle to Oppose Water Privatization Returns Greece To Frontlines of E.U. Crisis
Projected conclusions about the Greek water privatization scheme are dire.
