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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One Year Later: The GOP Tax Cuts Made Wealth Inequality Much, Much Worse
The majority of gains from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 have gone to millionaires, billionaires and multi-billion dollar corporations, while workers have seen little to no gains.
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'Time for a Jubilee!': US Student Loan Debt Hits Record $1.46 Trillion. Funny, That's More Than GOP's Corporate-Friendly Tax Giveaway
Student debt has doubled since 2009, but economists argue that forgiving all of it – that's right, all of it – is something the country needs and can clearly afford.
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What It's Going to Take To Win A Green New Deal, Part II
The Green New Deal will be the equivalent of the New Deal of the 1930s, the Civil Rights era, and the Moonshot of the 1960s – all at the same time. At its core, it is a grand story about American renewal.
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Escaping the Neoliberal Trap and Winning A Green New Deal, Part I
Progressive Democrats must go much further in taking on the fundamental injustices of the corporate capitalist economy, which does not work for the majority of Americans nor, incidentally, for the planet either.
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Wisconsin Heist Isn’t the First Time A Party Clinging to Power Thwarted Democracy
But a power grab of this nature hasn’t occurred for more than two centuries in America.
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"It's About the Students!" 50,000 L.A. Teachers Protest Lack of School Funding
"The community is united behind a UTLA strike if that's what it takes to reinvest in public education instead of cut it to the bone."
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Rebel Cities 17: Goma's Non-Violent Movement for Water & Peace in War-Torn Congo
The Congolese group Lucha successfully mobilized thousands to march for the right to water in the city of Goma. Now, the group is challenging the regime of President Joseph Kabila.
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'Whoever You Are, Wherever You Are, We Need You': 15-Year-Old Greta Thunberg Calls for Global Climate Strike
"Science has clearly told us that we need to act now to keep the planet within 1.5 degrees of warming," the young climate activist said in calling for a day of global action on Friday.
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Tackle Climate or Face Financial Crash, Say World's Biggest Investors
Global investors managing $32 trillion issued a stark warning to governments at the UN climate summit on Monday, demanding urgent cuts in carbon emissions and the phasing out of all coal burning.
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On the Information Toll Road, Reservations About Internet "Freedom"
Access matters, and unequal access can have onerous consequences for those who can’t afford the fast lane.
