• Democracy • Economy • Resistance

    Democratic US Senate candidate seeks to replicate Mamdani’s success

    Tom Perkins

    The Guardian

    Abdul El-Sayed’s bid for Michigan senator centers on bold leftwing populism similar to the NYC mayoral candidate

    Published On: 10/13/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    We Need to Talk About Soft Secession

    Christopher Armitage

    The Existentialist Republic

    Is it legal? Is it possible? And can we afford to wait and find out?

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    Workers Sue Vought for Threatening to Use Shutdown to Fire Them

    Whitney Curry Wimbush

    The American Prospect

    Multiple labor unions sued the OMB director for abusing his position and pushing an extremist Project 2025 agenda.

    Published On: 09/30/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Economy • Recommended

    Trump Is Getting Closer to Having an ‘Infinite Money Pit’

    Roge Karma

    The Atlantic

    If the president takes over the Federal Reserve, he will have extraordinary power to reward his friends and destroy his enemies.

    Published On: 09/22/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Recommended • Resistance

    Should Democrats Shut Down the Government?

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich Substack

    Keeping the U.S. government funded now is to participate in the most atrocious misuse of the power of the United States in modern times.

    Published On: 09/09/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Resistance

    A new generation of populists is showing Democrats how to defeat Trump

    Jared Abbott and Bhaskar Sunkara

    The Guardian

    In difficult races, Democrats are leaning into economic populism with promising results

    Published On: 08/07/2025

  • Economy • Global

    Media coverage of Trump’s tariffs has grown more skeptical – but not nearly skeptical enough

    Dan Froomkin

    Press Watch

    The tariffs are not the product of serious policymaking. They are the irrational and capricious result of Trump’s delusional thinking.

    Published On: 08/01/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Human Rights • Resistance

    The Rev William Barber’s ‘moral movement’ confronts Trump’s America. Can it work?

    Adam Harris

    The Guardian

    Barber, the co-chair of the revived Poor People’s campaign, a national movement to challenge inequality in all its forms through moral protest and policy change, has spent years preparing people for moments like this.

    Published On: 07/05/2025

  • Democracy • Economy

    What Zohran Can Teach Democrats

    Anand Giridharadas

    The.Ink

    This was not an airwaves campaign. It was a stoop campaign. As obvious as this might seem, it’s a lesson that keeps going unlearned.

    Published On: 06/25/2025

  • Economy • Featured • Recommended

    Your favorite campgrounds, hiking trails, and forests could soon be up for auction

    Joseph Winters

    Grist

    Republicans want to make 250 million acres of public lands eligible for sale to housing developers.

    Published On: 06/18/2025

  • Economy • Human Rights • Resistance

    Working folks build food solutions, while Congress slashes SNAP

    Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

    The Gander

    Instead of trying to fix this broken system, Congress is punishing the victims of its malfunctioning and is slashing SNAP to enact tax cuts for the rich.

    Published On: 06/16/2025

  • Economy • Global • Technology

    Why Climate Action is Unstoppable

    Al Gore

    Ted Talks

    In this urgent and hard-hitting talk, Nobel Laureate Al Gore thoroughly dismantles the fossil fuel industry’s narrative of "climate realism," contrasting their misleading claims with the remarkable advancements in renewable energy.

    Published On: 06/04/2025

  • Economy

    Trump’s Huge Tariff Hoax

    Robert Reich

    https://robertreich.substack.com

    A big lie is at the heart of Trump’s tariffs

    Published On: 05/13/2025

  • Economy

    Trump’s Recession Has Begun

    Timothy Noah

    The New Republic

    It’s already in Seattle. It will now travel east.

    Published On: 05/03/2025

  • Economy • Featured

    Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science

    Science News Staff

    Science

    Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan

    Published On: 05/02/2025

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