In a rare, and perhaps historical, moment of truth telling in presidential politics, Donald Trump told 24 million Americans that wealthy people like
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Elizabeth Warren: Change will happen when enough people say “I’m mad as hell”
At a recent conference of media and tech influencers, a member of the audience asked Elizabeth Warren a simple question. Her spontaneous and passionate
Medicaid: A two-act morality play for Missouri voters
Millions of words have been written about Medicaid, and the failure to expand it, in Missouri. The words have fallen on deaf ears. Maybe
2014, the year I cut my cable and cancelled the NYT
For me, 2014 was a year of profound revelation. It’s the year I came to fully understand the depth of the corruption of the United
Dangerous beliefs: US moral superiority and our right to world hegemony
[by Madonna Gauding] In the windowless rooms of American corporate media, the assumption of U.S. hegemony is echoed on the alphabet TV channels and
Scientific study concludes US is an oligarchy, not a democracy
We are so close to losing our democracy to the mercenary class, it’s as if we are leaning way over the rim of
Elizabeth Warren: The post office could become a bank, replace payday lenders
Senator Elizabeth Warren has another brilliant and truly progressive proposal. It would help the more than 68 million Americans (25% of all households) who
Chris Christie, persona non grata: Progressive Blog Digest
Rough times for Chris Christie: first, as chair of the Republican Governors Association he’s visiting states to raise money. Problem is, Republican Governors don’t
Chris Christie: A gift to political cartoonists
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s highly publicized political woes are creating an economic and artistic surge for political cartoonists. Here’s a gallery of cartoons satirizing
Lying: the cash crop of politics
There are women who say you know when a man is lying when he moves his lips. If only it was that simple. If