There is no other way to put this — the capitalist class is messing with our democracy. When people use the term class warfare in this country, they are most often using it to describe negatively what they see as politicians or candidates inciting working people to revolt against the…

What does the phrase “Jobs Guarantee” mean to you? For many people, it’s not a phrase we have much association with, and so it can sound a bit at odds with what we know of the world. “Nobody can guarantee me a job,” you might say. “There are only a…

The United States of America used to have strong antitrust laws. No more. Here’s why that matters. What is Antitrust? When most people hear antitrust, they stop listening, their eyes glaze over, or they look for something else to do. …

It is not always easy to convince people that I love the United States. Or that I’m proud to be an American. For those who have less experience with someone who has more progressive political and policy views, it can sometimes sound like I am complaining. …

As citizens — as a country — now is the time for us to say, “No to war”. Now is the time to say, “no to war” because we are edging ever closer to several. Whether it is a preemptive war with North Korea over their nuclear weapons program, which…

While it is certainly true that trust in government is near historic lows — according to recent polling just 18% of Americans say that they trust the federal government to do what is right most of the time or always — belief in government’s role in our lives is nearer…

Despite the feelings of most Democrats and poll-watchers today, 2018 will be another difficult year for the Democratic Party. …

Today… …at a time when corporate profits in the United States are higher than they’ve ever been… …at a time when the wealthiest 1% of Americans are taking home a greater percentage of income than anytime since the 1920's… …at a time when income inequality between the richest Americans and…

Dear Democratic Party, American voters cannot trust or believe in you if you let stuff like this go unchecked. When a top Clinton aide is publicly lobbying on behalf of Google and Facebook against checks on their power, weeks after the candidate herself blamed those platforms in part for her loss to Donald Trump, it does not look good. Pick a side. Are you for the people or the corporations? That is all.