by Sam Pizzigati | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog
Two years ago, in 2015, just about all the nations in the world came together and agreed to make reducing inequality — the gap between rich and poor — a prime United Nations “sustainable development goal.” A noble gesture. But UN groups make noble gestures all the...
by Miles Mogulescu | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog
John McCain made his dramatic return to the Senate on Wednesday to cast the deciding vote to allow Mitch McConnell to proceed with attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It was a vote of appalling hypocrisy. McCain is able to pay for his surgery — and...
by Julie Chinitz | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog
On Tuesday, 50 Republican senators showed contempt for their constituents by voting to move forward on repealing our health care, with Vice President Mike Pence stepping in to break the tie. Nine GOP senators later broke ranks in a late-night session to vote down the...
by Jeff Bryant | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog
“Aren’t you cold?” My hosts waiting for me in front of Millikan High School were wearing full winter wear—dark coats and scarves, knit caps pulled over ears. I’m in shirtsleeves. “No,” I replied. It’s 58 degrees—a February cold wave for them but a nice spring day for...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog
A heat wave gripped Washington D.C. last week, its bright sun delineating each building's sharp corners with Edward Hopper-like clarity. Commuters waited listlessly for trains and buses, fixed in their moments of misery like flies in amber. If the city seemed like...
by Jessica Juarez Scruggs | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog
It’s Shark Week, but the most dangerous predators this year aren’t on TV or at the beaches – they are in Washington D.C., where they are menacing families with the help of their chums in Congress. From payday loan sharks to Wall Street bottom-feeders, financial...
