The battle lines are drawn: Rightwing neosecession or Third Reconstruction
We are at a pivotal point in a 35-year long rightwing offensive, begun with the Reagan victory in 1980; neo-secession must be met by a renewed motion for freedom and social justice.
Sandra Bland had the right to say "no"
Some day organized dissent will change the system that allows cases like that of Sandra Bland to occur; let's make that day happen sooner rather than later.
Happy fifth birthday, Dodd-Frank Act
Five years ago, in the wake of the worst economic crisis in U.S. history since the Great Depression, Obama signed the Dodd-Frank act into law.
Tell Congress to support peace with Iran
Experts call its curbs on Iran's potential nuclear weapons development more complete than anything they had expected. But the pact is about much more than nuclear weapons.
Chattanooga deaths being called an act of domestic terrorism
Why is a mass murderer who kills in the name of white supremacy not considered a terrorist but a killer who, currently, has no known ideological motive is?
Greece put its faith in democracy, but Germany vetoed it
The heroic struggle of the Greek people against a nation-killing austerity regime has failed, at least for now.
Is the labor movement split over the 2016 presidential election?
There has been an unprecedented amount of unity around the AFL-CIO's raising wages agenda, pushing the major candidates for the same thing.
Charleston, the Republican right, and the lessons of Martin Luther King
Few people are claiming that there was anything random or mysterious about the brutal murder of nine innocent African American people in Charleston.
Mayors hear biased view of California court decision vs. teacher tenure
There is an answer to public education's poor performance: money; we will have to pay for it, just as we pay for a massive military budget.
Why I support Bernie Sanders
Bernie is dealing with real issues: control the 1 % has over the country, power of money in elections, massive disparity between the ultra-rich and millions who live in poverty.
