Why It’s So Hard to Tax Billionaires
By Christopher Orlet / CounterPunch A recent NPR story attempted to explain why it is so hard to tax billionaires. The expert NPR interviewed for the story ticked off the…
$285 Billion Tax Cut for the Rich Is Now 2nd Most Expensive Piece of Build Back Better
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A $285 billion tax cut that would predominantly flow to rich households is now the second most expensive component of the Build Back Better…
American Fascism on Trial in Kenosha
Kyle Rittenhouse acted as a tool and expression of a fascist movement bigger and more organized than him.
‘Reckless’ FDA and Big Pharma Greed Blamed for Medicare Premium Hike
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Medicare Part B recipients will soon be hit with one of the biggest premium increases in the history of the government program, a hike…
Flint, Michigan’s Newest Health Threat
Despite the public outcry over lead poisoning and pollution in the beleaguered city of Flint, Michigan, a new asphalt plant got the go-ahead on Monday.
No End to The Washington Post’s War on Whistleblowers
The nation needs more whistleblowers, particularly after the corruption of the Trump presidency.
Virginia Chooses a Milder Face of Trumpism as Its Governor
By Kenneth Surin / CounterPunch Historically, the odds in this Virginia gubernatorial election were stacked against the Democratic candidate. Since Jimmy Carter was elected president in 1976, Virginia has almost…
A Project for Survival in These United States
Lifting from the bottom so everyone can rise.
A Week of Really Bad News — Now, Let’s Get to Work
After a week of bad news, the author suggests a class-conscious struggle for peace must also become a political revolution against the corporate state.
Left Coalition Sees McAuliffe Campaign as an Object Lesson for 2022
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A coalition of progressive advocacy organizations warned Wednesday that conservative Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s failed gubernatorial bid in Virginia offers a cautionary lesson for the…
Welcome to the American Century
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch On February 17, 1941, less than 10 months before the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the U.S. found itself in a global war, Henry Luce,…
To Protect Fauci, The Washington Post is Preparing a Hit Piece on the Group Denouncing Gruesome Dog Experimentations
For years, the White Coat Waste Project was heralded by The Post as what they are: an activist success story uniting right and left. But now its work imperils a…
G20 Summit Deemed ‘Abysmal and Total Failure’ on Vaccine Equity, Climate Action
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Leaders of the world’s richest nations wrapped up the Group of 20 Summit in Rome on Sunday after taking virtually no concrete action to…
Big Oil Misinformation Campaign Exposed Ahead of Historic House Hearing
By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams An investigation by HEATED and Earther revealed Wednesday that fossil fuel industry advertising in some of the most popular U.S. political newsletters “has exploded”…
Democrats Urged to Seize ‘Historic Chance’ on Billionaire Wealth Tax
Following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's objection to raising the corporate tax rate, the party has turned to Sen. Ron Wyden's proposal.