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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Cutting Out Wall Street – And Putting the “Public” in Public Banking
Private interests’ influence over banking consumes, rather than sustains, the public good.
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Separating Families at the Border Was Always Part of the Plan
A new report confirms that Trump and his advisers had been considering the brutal policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border for as long as they’ve been in power.
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Dear Democratic Party: It's Time to Stop Rigging the Primaries
If Democrats want any hope of voting Trump out, they must fix the broken primary system before the next election.
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Another Bad Idea: Regulators Chip Away at the Volcker Rule
By revising the Volcker Rule, a centerpiece of the 2010 Dodd-Frank act, the feds are pushing financial regulation in a direction that should worry everyone.
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Why People Keep Getting Arrested at the California State Capitol
On Monday, the California Poor People's Campaign, calling for affordable housing and other policies to address poverty, interrupted the state Senate and forced legislators to halt the floor session.
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The Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way for the Mass Disenfranchisement of Voters
Large numbers of voters—largely low income and minorities—could be blocked from casting ballots in November if they haven't participated in recent elections.
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Great Britain Has 9 out of 10 of the Poorest Regions in Northern Europe
Shortly after the U.K. fell from being the world's fifth biggest economy, a new report shows that Britain is, in no unvarnished terms, infested with poverty.
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For Net Neutrality Defenders, It's the Beginning of "Most Important Battle Yet"
"Any lawmaker, of any party, that fails to sign the discharge petition in support of the CRA will regret it come election time."
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America May Soon Face its Biggest Labor Strike in Decades
The Teamsters and UPS could be heading toward the nation's largest strike in decades.
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The Taking of Millennial Wealth by Rich White Boomers
Ten years after the recession, most Americans, including Baby Boomers, are still struggling with finances.
