Posted at Alternet.org on Dec. 18, 2013
Why High Unemployment Actually Destroys the Fabric of American Life
The Declaration of Independence was the first founding document in the history of the world to specifically mention happiness.
Posted at Alternet.org on Dec. 17, 2013
The Country That's Dismantling Its System of Privilege for the 1% -- Can the U.S. Be Next?
Chileans have rejected Reaganomics, and it’s time we followed their lead. Back in the early 1970s, Chile was one of the most progressive countries in South America.
Posted at Alternet.org on Dec. 10, 2013
Corporate Democrats in DC Already in Freakout Mode That Liz Warren Is a Threat to Their Power
The Washington establishment’s war on Senator Elizabeth Warren has officially begun.
Posted at Alternet.org on Dec. 8, 2013
The Bankruptcy and Privatization of Detroit Is a Terrifying Preview of What Republicans Want to Do to the Rest of the Country
Mitt Romney should be proud of what’s happening in Detroit.
Posted at Alternet.org on Dec. 6, 2013
Supreme Court's Right-Wingers Show They're Only Interested in Free Speech for Corporations ... Not So Much for People
The free speech rights of American citizens are under attack all across America, but if you’re a corporation, you can have all the say you want.
Posted at Truthout on Dec. 2, 2013
The Banksters Are Now Setting Up the Crash of 2016
As the great Yogi Berra once said, “it’s déjà vu all over again.”Right now, millions of Americans are still struggling to recover from the 2008 financial collapse.
Posted at Alternet.org on Nov. 27, 2013
Corporations Should Pay a Living Wage or Face the Death Penalty
f businesses can't pay a living wage, they should get the corporate death penalty.
Posted at Alternet.org on Nov. 26, 2013
The 'Ticking Time Bomb' That Could Cause Such Rapid Global Warming We'd Be Unable to Prevent Extinction
If, 250 million years ago, you were standing thousands of miles away from what is now Siberia in the first years of the Permian Mass Extension, probably the most you would notice is an odd change in the weather and a reddish hue in the northern sky.
Posted at Alternet.org on Nov. 14, 2013
The 10 Giant Corporations That Have Taken Over Much of Our Economy
There isn't much diversity in America's economic web of life.
Posted at Alternet.org on Nov. 5, 2013
There Once Was a Time When the Super-Rich Needed a Middle Class to Be Successful -- Not Any More
America is falling apart — and this nation's super-rich are to blame.