Our Country Is Trading Children’s Lives for Guns
Gun culture is fed by gun-makers and the gun lobby, the right-wing media and Hollywood. Our children are paying the price.
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The Only Possible Solution to School Shootings (and You Can Get It Here)
Turning to a tried and true protection against shootings…..
Read more...Sanctions Now Weapons of Mass Starvation
US/allied sanctions against Russia have not achieved their objectives but are worsening economic stagnation, inflation and hunger worldwide.
Read more...Our Global Economic System Is Broken. Are We Headed for a Mass Revolt?
An increase in global hunger, combined with the rich getting even richer, would seem to set the stage for revolt. But is that in the cards?
Read more...Getting Out of the Rat Race: Is an “Age of Leisure and Abundance” Possible?
Why can’t we have nice things like leisure time?
Read more...Ro Khanna: ‘Freedom’ Has Been Hijacked by the Right. Let’s Take It Back
Is it too late for the left to redefine and own libertarian-possessed words like freedom?
Read more...Reckoning With the Growing Demand for Long-Term Care
Long-term care needs for the elderly are growing. What to do?
Read more...Whither Hegemony? Prof. Wen Tiejun Foreword to Michael Hudson’s The Destiny of Civilization
The development and future of America’s hegemony is a major focus of Michael Hudson’s new book, The Destiny of Civilization.
Read more...The Surprising Benefits of Voting for Change
A look at the impact of voting incumbents out of office.
Read more...Sanders: GOP Ended Filibuster to Pack Supreme Court, So Dems Must End It to Save Abortion Rights
Sanders is pushing for a path for preserving abortion rights. Funny he doesn’t have much company.
Read more...Experts Warn GOP War on Abortion Will Turn Red and Blue States Into ‘Mutually Hostile Legal Territories’
How a reversal of Roe v. Wade plus the plans of some states to criminalize abortions as broadly as possible could produce a legal train wreck.
Read more...Why Canceling Student Debt Is a Matter of Racial Justice
Student debt disproportionately impacts black and brown Americans. It’s time for Biden to this collective financial burden.
Read more...Texas GOP Governor Considers Challenging 1982 Ruling Requiring Free Public Education
As the reaction of Texas governor Abbot confirms, the expected reversal of Roe v. Wade is inviting other challenges to key precedents.
Read more...Biden Makes America’s Militarized Southern Border Wall Even Bigger Business
How the Biden Administration is investing heavily in border militariization, with more of a tech flavor than than the Trump scheme.
Read more...The Washington Quid Pro Quo and a Comment on Roe v. Wade
Has Washington corruption, metastasized in both parties, broken our country for good?
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