Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Accuses Mainstream Media of Erasure
Nov 5, 2019 The Vermont senator has made significant gains in recent polls, but you'd never know it from the coverage of CNN or The New York Times.
Kamala Harris Has Nothing to Offer Progressives
Aug 22, 2019 If the California senator is already backing away from Medicare for All, why should we trust that she's committed to a Green New Deal?
The Washington Post’s Botched Fact-Check of Bernie Sanders
Jul 2, 2019 Progressive critics sound off after the paper's Glenn Kessler labels a factually true statement about economic inequality "misleading."
Scientists Issue Dire Warning About Collapsing Insect Populations
Feb 11, 2019 A new report reveals the invertebrates could go extinct within a century, threatening ecosystems and the very survival of mankind.
Corporate Democrats Are Already Punching Left Ahead of 2020
Dec 26, 2018 The vitriolic response to a new report on Beto O'Rourke suggests party apparatchiks will brook no criticism of their preferred candidates.
The ‘P’ in PBS Should Stand for ‘Plutocratic’ or ‘Pentagon’
Oct 28, 2016 The American broadcaster depends on foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals to pay for much of its programming. This private funding undermines the integrity of the "independent" journalism it bankrolls.
Prosecution of White-Collar Crime Hits 20-Year Low
Sep 11, 2015 In 2012, President Obama pledged to "hold Wall Street accountable" for financial misdeeds related to the financial crisis. But as financial industry donations flooded into Obama's re-election campaign, his Justice Department officials promoted policies that critics say embodied a "too big to jail" doctrine for financial crime.
Why Biden’s Bankruptcy Bill Could Complicate a Presidential Run
Sep 4, 2015 A Joe Biden campaign risks confronting the scorn of one of the party's most influential progressives, Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Though Biden has reportedly sought her favor, Warren has historically refrained, accusing him of acting as a tool of the credit card industry by limiting debt relief for people grappling with financial trouble.
Silicon Valley Emerges as a Political Force
Jul 18, 2015 When it comes to the political money chase, the Northern California home of the world's technology giants spreads the wealth to both parties -- positioning the tech industry as one of the most powerful forces in American politics.
Jeb Bush’s Audacious Announcement
Jun 22, 2015 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential campaign announcement speech at Miami Dade College last week was an extreme makeover including passages that probably had America doing a double take.