Netanyahu Demands More Billions From America, Insults U.S. Envoy, Steals More Land
Netanyahu made the claim on the US taxpayer in the wake of his harsh words for the US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro.
Zuckerberg’s Get-Away Car
The Facebook founder's “philanthropy” lets him stash his billions without paying taxes.
The Man Who Drowned Democracy With ‘Sewer Money’
Today we can thank Justice Kennedy, who was either poorly informed or willfully ignorant, for turning American democracy into a stinking open sewer.
A Tale of Two Grandmothers
Mary Anne Grady Flores was wearing a scarf on the day she went to prison—but not for protection from the snow.
We Need a Mass Movement Demanding Real Social Security and Medicare for All
Bernie Sanders is calling for enhanced Social Security benefits and expanding Medicare to cover all Americans. Now we need a independent mass people's movement to fight for the same thing.
Something Is Happening
Sanders' populist surge naturally intrigues a wide range of free-thinking, truth-seeking voters, but we are being warned by the Democratic hierarchy that the only way to ward off a Donald Trump-Ted Cruz presidency is to set aside our populist idealism this year and stick with Barack Obama-style.
Who Lost the White Working Class?
Nothing in politics is ever final. Democrats could still win back the white working class – putting together a coalition of the working class and poor, of whites, blacks, and Latinos.
Hillary Blames Bernie for an Old Clintonite Hustle, and That’s a Rotten Shame
With stupefying arrogance, Clinton tried during Sunday’s debate to tie her rival to the Great Recession—an economic crisis that actually was fostered by Bill Clinton, his aides and even one of her own campaign advisers.
Attacking Wall Street and the Corrupt US Political System Makes Sanders a Genuine Revolutionary
A Marxist take on the Sanders candidacy argues that his support for US imperialist military actions won't matter much if he follows through as president on his calls to break up the banks and get corporate money out of the political system.
The Mirage of Justice
There seldom are trials for the poor. Instead, under threat of draconian sentences, they are forced to accept plea bargains. The system is a sham set up for elites with godlike powers who seek to advance themselves and their agendas at the expense of the downtrodden.