ALL POSTS BY Guest Contributor
- February 25, 2015There is overwhelming popular support for an amendment that limits the power of the elite and returns democracy to the people.
- February 25, 2015 | Updated February 26, 2015Publicly owned broadband lets local communities from Iowa to Louisiana control a vital economic resource — rather than leaving it in the hands of a few monopolistic corporations.
- February 25, 2015Critics want a tuition plan that focuses solely on low-income students. Obama's plan is broader than that, but does provide the greatest benefit to those who need it most.
- February 24, 2015On the Gulf Coast, activists are working to unite communities to protect their environments.
- February 24, 2015Hard to believe another presidential race has begun, but prospective candidates are wasting no time in pursuit of campaign funding loopholes.
- February 24, 2015Rising inequality is no more natural than global warming. And just like climate change, it becomes increasingly self-reinforcing, because economic power begets political power.
- February 24, 2015A nation that prides itself on being the land of opportunity is closing the avenues of financial advancement for an entire generation.
- February 23, 2015It all started when corporate America decided to stop funding research and development, and instead increase profits through stock buy-back schemes.
- February 23, 2015Fighting the corruption of money in politics one state -- and even one city -- at a time may be the most effective path to reform.
- February 23, 2015This is not what democracy looks like — secret trade deals rammed through Congress that guarantee fat corporate profits and result in net job loss and pay stagnation.