FRI, 9/29/2017 – BY BARRY LYNN AND KEVIN CARTY THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON INEQUALITY.ORG Most Americans know that our country has become extremely unequal. They may not know that the richest 0.1% of Americans own as much wealth as the bottom 90%, or that the richest one percent took more than… Continue reading
September 28, 2017 Robert Reich explains why it’s time abolish the electoral college and make sure our democracy doesn’t ever again elect a candidate who loses the popular vote. We must make sure our democracy doesn’t ever again elect a candidate who loses the popular vote. That means making the… Continue reading
SAT, 9/23/2017 – BY ROMAN KRZNARIC THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON YES Here’s something that might surprise you: One of the most powerful weapons we can use against far-right authoritarians like President Donald Trump has its roots in ancient philosophy. In particular, we can draw on the idea of carpe diem, or… Continue reading
© Ben Stansall, AFP | Britain’s main opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn claps after his speech on the final day of the Labour Party conference in Brighton on September 27. Text by NEWS WIRES Latest update : 2017-09-27 (France24.com) Britain’s left-wing opposition leader said Wednesday that the political center ground… Continue reading
George Orwell (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images) | Winston Churchill (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) This post first appeared at AlterNet. Thomas Ricks’ book is the latest offering history’s lessons for our dangerous time. September 27, 2017 (BillMoyers.com) Donald Trump’s reactionary presidency and Silicon Valley’s spying on… Continue reading
Photo: Drew Angerer, Getty Images. Milo Yiannopoulos September 22, 2017 Yes, Milo Yiannopoulos is a vile demagogue. Yes, the student groups inviting him and other right-wing agitators to UC Berkeley sometimes appear willfully incompetent. And, yes, Yiannopoulos and company are trying to provoke outrage and violence from left-wing militants who have… Continue reading
Stephen Jaffe, seeking Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat, speaks at the Alameda Elks’ Lodge. September 21, 2017 (SFChronicle.com) It’s not a good time to be Nancy Pelosi or Dianne Feinstein. After a combined six-plus decades in Washington, they have become “the Man,” at least to a growing number of progressives who… Continue reading
posted by PUBLIC BANKING INST | September 26, 2017 Last Tuesday, Oakland City Council approved the $100,000 feasibility study for the Public Bank of Oakland, putting that city on track to create its own Public Bank. The city of Berkeley promised $25,000 toward the cost of the study and the city of Richmond and… Continue reading
“I’ve got news for you. You can’t remove yourself from politics. Politics is life. If you’re gay and you want to marry your lover, that’s politics. Okay? If you get sick and you want to see a doctor without going bankrupt, that’s politics. If you want to get a higher… Continue reading
THU, 9/21/2017 The FCC is set on killing net neutrality. But Congress is key. They can stop the FCC and block the bigger threat: ISP-backed bills that would end net neutrality forever. We’re organizing Internet users to meet with members of Congress—in D.C., or locally—and we’re helping to cover travel… Continue reading
