‘Free Trade’ Deals Like Obama’s TPP Only Widen the Economic Divide
A Mexican fair trade activist offers lessons from NAFTA.
The Failure of Bill Clinton’s CEO Pay Reform
A new IPS report finds that executive pay of Wall Street bankers has skyrocketed, despite the 1992 reform. Will Hillary fix it?
Americans Want to Be More Equal
Economic inequality is a problem that unites voters across partisan lines.
What’s Hiding in Trump’s Tax Returns?
A fair and just tax system is an essential part of our social contract, and nowhere in that contract does it say “billionaires exempt.”
No One is Asking Hillary Clinton What She’d Do In Syria and Iraq
The problem with Clinton is that although her critique of Trump is accurate, she is unclear about her own positions, Phyllis Bennis tells Democracy Now!
Bill Clinton Should Hit the Road for Criminal Justice Reform
If Hillary win this November, Bill Clinton would have the unique opportunity to right the wrongs of his administration.
The Trump Doctrine: Talk Loudly and Carry the Biggest Stick Possible
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t an alternative to U.S. empire. It’s just a cruder rendition of it.
The Sacrifice Muslim Soldier Khan Shouldn’t Have Had To Make
Clinton’s rhetoric on the Muslim world might be friendlier than Trump’s, but her record is much bloodier.
Missing the Mark on Climate Justice
There’s an opportunity now to link racial, economic, and climate justice issues and galvanize a larger audience, Janet Redman told the Real News Network.
What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
The platform shows the limits of party politics while corporate and military interests dominate both parties — and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.
The Democratic Platform Goes After Wall Street
The platform draft shows Democrats are willing to bite the hand that feeds them – but will they follow through?
More Troops in Afghanistan is a Huge Mistake
After 15 years of U.S. occupation in Afghanistan, the Taliban controls more territory than at any point since the U.S. invasion that overthrew them in 2001, Phyllis Bennis tells Press TV.
Democratic Party Platform: Lots of Hot Air on Climate Change
Janet Redman, who provided testimony at the DNC Platform Committee, and Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food & Water Watch, address the draft’s shortcomings on the carbon tax, TPP, fracking, and fossil fuel extraction
The UK’s Brexit Hangover
Many “no” voters are experiencing buyer’s remorse, but this could be the wake up call the leadership in Brussels needs to make the EU a more responsive institution.
Could Elizabeth Warren Fix Clinton’s Progressive problem?
Clinton could address voter skepticism and shatter another glass ceiling by creating the first all-female presidential ticket.