We can see it now, the smiling faces of more than forty Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives who are working on
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Material Conditions First!
Consider two anecdotes: The First: Recently I tried to get into the mind of a Trump supporter that had posted a status about the
NBC Nightly News grossly misses fairness and balance
Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News, could not appear to be more affable and concerned about delivering “straight news.” After Brian Williams bloviated
Trump’s wall could ding you at the supermarket
Trump’s wall could affect your weekly trip to the supermarket. Instead of getting Mexico to pay for his pet project, as he loudly promised
Remember inflation? Let Trumponomics remind you
It’s been perhaps a generation and a half since America experienced the pain of double-digit inflation. We don’t talk much about inflation these days,
Barbarian at the gate: 400 prominent economists speak out against Trump
Less than a week before Americans go to the polls, four hundred of the country’s most prominent economists, including eight Nobel Laureates, have signed
Obama’s numbers
Every quarter, Factcheck.org likes to take a look at the numbers since Obama became President. They go deeper than just unemployment and study metrics
Teaching the reality of climate change, one classroom at a time
You wouldn’t think that it would be controversial for a journalism professor to come to high schools in the Midwest to discuss his reporting
The case for the Sanders revolution
Bernie Sanders is calling for a political revolution. Is there evidence to demonstrate that his “revolution” is needed? And why is the Sanders revolution
What Hillary Clinton might say to help herself
Hillary Clinton finds herself on the defensive, doing rope-a-dope, against certain charges from both the media and Bernie Sanders. Where Sanders is concerned, Clinton’s