politics
Iraq elections: A step toward rebuilding popular power
May 30, 2018A growing progressive alliance, recovering its oil wealth, could make Iraq a country to be envied by its neighbors instead.
Read moreDemocracy be damned: Trump orders cancellation of union contracts
May 30, 2018“Instead of trying to erode rights, the administration should focus on the abuses of Cabinet officials buying $31,000 dining sets and $43,000 soundproof booths."
Read moreOn many questions, Germany nears the proverbial fork in the road
May 29, 2018But there is another earnest road fork in Germany, with equal dangers in the long run. It is the increasing threat of a fascist track!
Read moreNebraska’s insurgent Eastman: Won because “we were new and fresh”
May 29, 2018"The problem is the outsized influence of moneyed interests over what the people and the voters want.”
Read moreRob Boston: ‘We have better morals than the Religious Right’
May 29, 2018Some folks are beyond reaching. The solution is organize, organize, organize, and outnumber them.
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