Since Nixon, Republicans have made control of the nation’s courts central to their agenda. But while most voters tend to get distracted by the hot-button issues of abortion or gay rights, what Republican Supreme Courts have done is to consolidate the power of corporations.
October 5, 2020Republicans are doing all they can to preserve their power at the expense of the democratic process.
September 11, 2020Pursuing an unrelenting fossil fuel agenda, Trump has scaled back or eliminated more than 150 environment measures, expanded Arctic drilling and denied climate science.
August 29, 2020Rick Perlstein has been studying the Republican Party for decades. He has written a four-volume series on the rise of the modern conservative movement: Before the Storm, Nixonland, The Invisible Bridge, and most recently, Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980. Perlstein joined Amy Goodman on Democracy Now to comment on President’s acceptance of the nomination.
August 28, 2020The White House, the people’s house, was turned into the background for a political rally, emblazoned with flags and sporting jumbotrons that spelled out “Trump/Pence.”
August 4, 2020Lies about tax cuts have determined the course of America’s economy, and the individual fortunes of millions of families including yours, for decades.
April 17, 2020Common Dreams Views
December 11, 2017The increased tempo of the GOP's snatch and grab in recent days suggests that they're feeling a certain desperation.
December 6, 2017Republicans have long dreamed of destroying the social safety net once and for all; this bill finally threatens to accomplish that.
December 6, 2017As the special election approaches, Republicans abandon morality for power.
