by Richard Eskow | May 22, 2017 | Blog
In public, leading Democrats blame outside forces like Russia and former FBI Director James Comey for their losses in 2016. But privately, many acknowledge the party needs a new direction. The Democrats' massive losses at state and congressional levels cannot...
by Mark Trahant | May 22, 2017 | Blog
The best moment for the new Trump administration was the one where the president smiled in Saudi Arabia and said only 26 words in public. This was terrible reality TV, but we all watched knowing that it was likely just a pause. Something outrageous must be coming up...
by Yue Maggie Zhou | May 21, 2017 | Blog
On April 22, as protesters swelled Earth Day rallies in U.S. cities and around the world, President Trump tweeted that he was “committed to keeping our air and water clean but always remember that economic growth enhances environmental protection. Jobs matter!” His...
by Maureen Miller | May 19, 2017 | Blog
Three of the biggest killers in the developing world are AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Currently 36.7 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, a third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis and more than one million people die from malaria each...
by Sam Pizzigati | May 19, 2017 | Blog
How much does the typical employee earn at Walmart, America’s largest private employer? We don’t know exactly and won’t until next spring, when corporations begin disclosing figures on their median — most typical — worker pay. Federal regulations that went into effect...
by Jeff Bryant | May 19, 2017 | Blog
The vision of "education reform" coming from the Trump administration and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos entails cutting direct aid to students, especially those from low-income families, in order to expand the private sector's financial footprint in education....
