Government Debts as Class Swindles
The richest sectors of modern capitalism avoid or replace taxes levied on them with interest-bearing loans to the same government. Read the story at Common Dreams.
Politics
Here They Come Again: The Kind of Neoliberal Democrats Who Prefer Trump to Sanders
Corporate Democrats and investor class liberals will fight to preserve the current order. Read the article at Common Dreams.
High-Tech Spying Undermines Democracy
Merely pass by a protest, tweet about it, and you could end up in a police database. by Michael Schwalbe In the fall of 2017, students protesting the presence of the Silent Sam statue on…
Seattle Bans Multinational Cash from Local Elections
This landmark campaign finance legislation bans corporations like Amazon and Bank of America from infiltrating the city’s electoral process. Read more at Common Dreams.
Joe Biden Has a Serious Problem with Social Security
A look at his record offers a troubling picture. Read the article at Common Dreams.
Overturning Felony Disenfranchisement in Southern States
In the last U.S. presidential election in 2016, 6.1 million Americans could not vote because of laws that disenfranchise people with past felony convictions. Read about it Facing South.
Trump Attack on SSDI
Proposed change could end disability benefits for hundreds of thousands – read the article at Common Dreams.
“One Nation: Tracked”
This story on cellphone tracking is the most important article you should read now, period. Read more at Common Dreams.
Crucial Differences Between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
By Hadas Thier After several months of campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are playing very nice with each other. But the rest of us are starting to debate the…
Voter Suppression Is Destroying US Democracy – In 2020, Expect More
by Carol Anderson America hangs in the balance. The elections in November next year will determine whether the United States continues down the road of authoritarian dynastic rule or reclaims the work of expanding and…