The Intellectuals We Abandon
"One of the many cruelties of corporate capitalism is that it has abandoned the poor and, among them, the gifted intellectuals I teach."
How the President Can Curb Big Pharma Greed
Rep. Pocan’s letter urges President Obama to “use executive action and take concrete steps” to address the drug cost crisis, and lists three tools that the president can use.
A marriage made in hell: Trump, Bannon and “the Muslim ban”
Trump and his inner circle seem intent on using the cudgel of the executive to diminish the clout of the judiciary and the Congress.
The KBparty of Plutocratic Rule, Welcome to What the Supreme Court Wrought
Corporate cash is corrupting America's democratic process and killing our people's right to self-government. The Koch Brothers party is raring to go vowing to spend even more in the 2016 presidential election. It's time we stand up to the corporate elites.
In North Carolina, pigs don’t fly, but their feces do
Something is rotten in North Carolina.
Why does Donald Trump insist on more military spending?
Americans are tired of war, yet Donald Trump’s budget sends an unfortunate but clear message.
Trump’s HHS pick Alex Azar is the worst pharma bro of all
Azar is a catastrophically bad choice for the government’s top health care job.
Is Trump giving Amazon the Postal Service?
Trump wanted to use the Postal Service to hit back at Amazon, but he may end up doing the opposite.
Bernie leads bipartisan effort to end US involvement in Saudi war in Yemen
In a recent letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the armed service committees in the U.S. House and Senate, Sen....
The biggest political party in America you’ve never heard of
Non-voters — those Americans eligible to vote but don’t — are in effect America’s biggest political party.