Here are just some consequential accomplishments the Democratic party can boast of this first year of the Biden administration with a congressional majority:
5.6 million jobs created and a historic decline in unemployment.
The most...
We woke up this morning to the first government shutdown in four years.
The past few days, there has been little talk about anything else in the media, leaving many wondering what the effects of a...
Executives of Chipotle Mexican Grill stated with confidence that the company can make a comeback from recent outbreaks of foodborne-disease. The restaurant also announced a marketing plan to win back customers who have stopped eating there after the news...
Many are aware Meta--the company now formerly known as Facebook--is a refuge for white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and foreign trolls.
But human traffickers?
Among the complaints former Facebook employee, whistleblower Frances Haugen, filed with the Securities and...
Here are some visuals about what is really going on in the world.
h/t Ned Hardy
Well, it happened.
Early Saturday morning, Senate Republicans narrowly passed the most sweeping tax reform bill in three decades.
President Donald Trump is now steps away from his first legislative victory.
In the 51-49 vote requiring frenetic last-minute revision, Republicans...
Whenever there is a security breach compromising sensitive information, corporations affected typically offer free credit monitoring services for a specified period of time.
On Thursday, credit agency Equifax experienced a data breach that impacted at least 143 million...
I wrote the original article addressing this issue in 2012. This is an update on that story and the failed legislation that could bring food to families with drug convictions. Many people who received felony...
Chances are you've recently purchased something from Amazon.com.
Maybe it was books. Maybe clothes. Maybe an appliance or a tool. Maybe you streamed a movie or an Amazon series. Maybe you even bought groceries.
Sometime in the...
In what some media outlets are hailing the biggest development so far in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, President Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, has agreed today to a plea deal with...
Milton Mayer (1928–29) was a journalist, reporter for the Associated Press, the Chicago Evening Post, the Chicago American, and The Progressive.
In 1955, he published a seminal work titled They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 in which he analyzes how Hitler came...
Yes, "Nazi" is a short name for "National Socialist German Workers' Party." They put socialist in the name to draw people away from communism, even though this was a far-right organization. Many people try and...
Sharing this video is the best response you can ever give to right-wingers (or even left-wingers) who get glossy-eyed and claim America is the best country in the world.
Just a quick warning to those with delicate sensibilities that this post is about to be REALLY NSFW.
Now that that is out of the way, let's get down to fucking business, shall we?
In the best shit...
Of course you're not a climate change denier. You wouldn't be reading this on this site if you were.
You realize, of course, though, here in the United States of America, we are in the unique...
On April 12, 2016, then-presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) held a campaign rally at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York in which he talked about the "physiology of poverty."
In other words, concern over where...
Know anyone who still thinks elections don't matter?
If so, ask that person why right-wing billionaires like the notorious Koch brothers are prepared to spend up to $400 million on upcoming mid-term congressional races, 60 percent more than...
As a kid growing up in a small town in rural Arkansas, I was blessed to live within walking distance of a truly awesome small library. I would have loved having online access to all...
In his last State of the Union address, former President Barack Obama said we need "to change the system to reflect our better selves." On the top of that list was ending gerrymandering. He said:
"We...
Based on the number of pro-Trump tweets during the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, one would assume Donald Trump's popularity soared more than polls were indicating.
We know now, though, around half a million of...
