by Lev Hirschhorn | May 18, 2017 | Blog
At 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night, Larry Krasner was declared the winner of the Democratic Primary for District Attorney of Philadelphia. At his victory speech, the community organizers and activists who formed the backbone of his campaign cheered as Krasner said “this is...
by Robert Borosage | May 18, 2017 | Blog
Democratic Party luminaries and 2020 presidential mentionables gathered this week for an “ideas conference” organized by the Center for American Progress, the Democratic establishment’s premier think tank. Its stated purpose was to focus not on “what could have been,”...
by Nika Knight | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Larry Krasner, the most progressive candidate in Philadelphia's seven-way Democratic primary election for District Attorney, won the race Tuesday in what supporters call "a revolution." Krasner ran on an unprecedented campaign to end mass incarceration and stand up...
by Richard Eskow | May 17, 2017 | Blog
A trove of documents exposed by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that the right-wing Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation wants to build a right-wing “infrastructure” across the country to promote its extreme agenda. Unfortunately, the Foundation’s desire to...
by Kathy Mulady | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Freedom of the press is at the very top of the Bill of Rights, our founders' list of freedoms essential to democracy. That a reporter can now be arrested in the United States for doing his job, asking a public official about public business in a public place, should...
by Leo Gerard | May 16, 2017 | Blog
A country claiming the greatest military on earth can’t be without some things. Steel is an obvious one. In the age of drones, aluminum is another. Aluminum is essential for flying machines like the F-35 joint strike fighter and Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, for armor...
