Obama Wants Us to Go Back to Brunch After Trump Is Out. That Would Be A Disaster.
Democrats are suggesting that we can all tune out and go back to brunch if Joe Biden wins the election. If we do that, we’re doomed.
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Insurance Companies Are Abandoning Homeowners Facing Climate Disasters
Insurance companies are leaving homeowners at the mercy of climate catastrophes they helped create.
Unions Are Inadvertently Propping Up Fossil Fuels
Workers’ retirement savings are being used to bankroll oil and gas companies’ climate destruction.
Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez Just Joined an Anti-Union Law Firm
Former DNC chair and Obama labor secretary Tom Perez just joined a law firm that brags about its lawyers who “regularly counsel and train clients on union avoidance” — another member of an administration that posed as “progressive” yet was anything but.
A US Rep Is Trying to Undo Clean Water Laws That He Violated
In 2017, before he was a lawmaker, John Duarte was fined $1.1 million by federal regulators for disturbing wetlands on land owned by his business. Now, as a US representative, he is pushing legislation that would roll back the law he broke.
If Democrats Want to Protect Abortion Rights in Office, They Must Address Economic Woes
Democrats running in the upcoming midterms are rightfully pushing the need to protect abortion rights, but they are failing to tie that push to a populist economic message.
Wall Street Is Buying Up Entire Neighborhoods
Policymakers in states across the country are finally pushing back on Wall Street firms buying up swathes of single-family homes to rent out at high prices. But they’re facing the might of a powerful new single-family rental lobby.
The Problem With “Anti-Corruption”
Nobody likes corruption. But the modern politics of “anti-corruption” is built on both domestic and international double standards. Corruption is not some alien virus that enters and disrupts a system, it is a symptom of all that is wrong with the world that liberals are vainly striving to restore.
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom Is Ignoring Scientific Research on How to Stop COVID-19
New research shows stay-at-home orders and eviction bans are key to stopping the spread of COVID-19. But Gov. Gavin Newsom is ignoring that research and reopening California with a weak eviction moratorium.
The Heroic Gwangju Uprising Sowed the Seeds of Democracy in South Korea
In May 1980, pro-democracy protesters mobilized in the South Korean city of Gwangju. The US-backed military dictatorship responded with bloody repression, but the legacy of the Gwangju Uprising was vital for the democratization of Korean politics.
Will the Next President Help Banks Trap Customers?
Wall Street CEOs are courting both the Trump and Harris campaigns. If their effort succeeds, a new rule that makes it easier for customers to change banks will almost certainly be on the chopping block.
Kathy Hochul Could Help Amazon Workers Get the Contract They Deserve
New York governor Kathy Hochul has the power to crack down on Amazon and help Amazon Labor Union workers get the contract they deserve in Staten Island. But her ties to the union-busting retail giant might get in the way.
A Departure With Consequences
Angela Merkel has announced she will not seek another term as Chancellor. The candidates lining up to replace her suggest the transition will be anything but smooth.
When Congress Helped Free a Fascist Archbishop
Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac collaborated with the fascist regime in Croatia, whose atrocities shocked even the Nazis. The US Congress then spent years attempting to free him in the name of anti-communism.
On-Demand Nursing Is Dangerous for Nurses and Patients
Big Tech and Wall Street are deploying an on-demand nursing model across America. Created to solve a nursing shortage that doesn’t exist, it creates unsafe conditions for both medical professionals and patients.
Polluters Are Trying to Ensure They’re Never Held Responsible for Climate Change
As the devastation of climate change is seen all around us, fossil-fuel companies are working overtime to avoid legal responsibility for the crisis — and offload the costs of environmental damage onto the public.
Democrats Aren’t Campaigning to Win the Working Class
A new study examines the Democratic rhetorical and campaigning failures that may help Republicans entrench their position as the new party of the American working class.
Friedrich Engels Was More Than Second Fiddle to Karl Marx
Friedrich Engels once wrote that he played “second fiddle” to Marx. On the 200 anniversary of his birth, we should remember the profound influence that Engels had on his friend and comrade, as well as his own theoretical contributions.
Tucker Carlson Calls Himself a Populist. He Has No Problem Taking Private Equity Money.
Tucker Carlson pitches himself as a tribune of the people. But new documents reveal that he and other media elites get paid top dollar to speak at fancy conferences hosted by private equity firms, some of the most rapacious, anti-worker actors in American capitalism.
Rep. Van Taylor Is Against Bailouts for Everyone But His Own Industry
Texas Rep. Van Taylor has voted against aid for renters and student debtors. Yet the real estate mogul is now using his office to pressure the government into giving his commercial real estate industry a bailout.