by Richard Eskow | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog
A movement without memory is adrift. And a movement that picks the wrong heroes is lost. Two milestones should serve as reminders to self-styled members of the Resistance. One marks a turning point in the life of an ill-chosen hero. The other is a reminder that true...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog
The surprise deal President Trump struck this week with Democratic congressional leaders is an agreement to continue the status quo on federal government funding through December. That means three more months to fight against the Republicans' budget proposal, which...
by Richard Eskow | Jul 6, 2017 | Blog
“I mean, have you seen the other guys?” That's one of the slogans that was recently proposed by Democratic Party strategists, presumably in a lighthearted way. But the joke, if that’s what it was, reflects an underlying belief among party leaders that Democrats' best...
by Katherine Kiel | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog
Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Love Canal crisis, when toxic chemicals were found to be leaking from an underground dump into homes in Niagara Falls, New York. State and federal agencies relocated more than 200 families out of the affected area....
by People's Action | May 30, 2017 | Breakfast
United States of Mean Texas GOP lawmaker calls ICE on protesters, threatens to shoot colleague in the head. NPR: "By the end of the state legislative session in Texas on Monday, the Capitol had devolved into scuffles and grave accusations. A Democratic lawmaker had...