What makes more sense, a minimum income tax or a maximum income?
The U.S. senator who chairs the GOP Senate campaign effort wants America’s poorest to pay up more at tax time.
We Interrupt This Trump Soap Opera for a Discussion of 2016 Issues That Matter
A historian of American political history and culture reflects on what broke the campaign.
The racism heard round the world
When the neo-fascist National Front is more willing to condemn neo-Nazis than Trump, we have a problem.
‘Awesome, brilliant, necessary’: Seattle bans foreign-influenced corporations from spending in local elections
"It is possible to take on powerful corporations and win. Just look at Seattle."
The crowning fiasco: even the king looked embarrassed
The discussion around the British monarchy, which is starting to ignite and will grow and deepen, needs to take in the wider issue of wealth and income inequality and the poisonous economic system that fuels it.
‘Nightmare scenario’: Sanders warns nation that Trump is laying groundwork for election result mayhem
"What we have got to do in the next two months is to alert the American people about what that nightmarish scenario might look like in order to prepare them for that possibility and talk about what we do if that happens."
Amerika in Trumpland
"If you want loyalty... get a dog!" Preferably a right wing one, hey Donald!
After budget cuts, the IRS’ work against tax cheats is facing ‘collapse’
Audits and criminal referrals are down sharply since Congress cut the tax agency’s budget and management changed priorities.
Hillary, Bernie, and the Banks
Wall Street bankers are still an enormous threat to millions of Americans and the only way to resolve this is “with reforms so big, bold, and public they can’t be watered down.”
3 Reasons the Historic U.S.-Canada Commitment to Curbing Methane Emissions Is Big
There is a reason we held a Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Toronto last year: Canada is a crucial player in the climate fight.