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Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Testifies on Capitol Hill
After the questions and answers are complete, then what? Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before Congress in a pair of public hearings on Wednesday as he answers questions from lawmakers in both major parties who are eager to hear him say out...
Progressive Breakfast
MORNING MESSAGE Sam Pizzigati Opioid CEOs Are Our Nation’s Real Druglords Mexican druglord Joaquín Guzmán Loera was just sentenced to life in prison. The drug cartel he ruled, a jury determined this past February, dumped “hundreds of tons of drugs to the United...
Opioid CEOs Are Our Nation's Real Druglords
One druglord gets life behind bars, the other retires into luxury. Guess which one wreaked more havoc.
The Climate Mood Is Grim, Folks
I listen to a lot of very heavy Doom Metal music, and let me tell you - it feels a lot more hopeful than what our most insightful climate writers have to say right now. Their mood is grim, folks. They fear the game of life is up. But there is one thing that unites...
Let's Celebrate Man On the Moon Day
We’ve been celebrating Columbus Day as a national holiday for over 80 years now. But if we truly want to celebrate the discovery of a “new world,” we’d reevaluate this annual ritual and start celebrating another historic journey instead — one we could start marking...
Washington Vs. The Squad
You’ve heard the cliche: If you’re taking heat from “both sides,” you must be doing something right. It’s dubious advice, but it fits pretty well for “the Squad” — the progressive first-year Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan...
Trump's Plan To Throw 55,000 Children Out Of Their Homes
In 1968 — just a week after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination — Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, or FHA. The law secured everyone’s right to housing regardless of race, national origin, disability, familial status, sex, or religion. The FHA protects people...
Have We Hit Peak Decadence In The United States?
Have we hit peak decadence in the United States? Probably not. But we’re getting awfully close. The latest evidence: the emerging deep-pocket world of the “super-penthouse.”
I Am A Doctor With Breast Cancer, And I Support Medicare For All
I have been practicing Internal Medicine in Lake County, Illinois for over 25 years. Every day I meet patients who struggle to afford their health care. Sadly, stories of failing care aren’t the exceptions in this country: they’re often the rule. Our system is...
The Soul of a Union Man
Leo Gerard, a longtime contributor to OurFuture, retires Monday after 54 years as a union man and 18 as the International President of United Steelworkers (USW). We thank Leo for his leadership and tireless efforts for working people around the world. I was raised in...
