Walmart to Stop Selling Certain Types of Gun Ammunition

ANNE D'INNOCENZIO / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2019 The retail giant also is asking customers to refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores, even where state laws allow it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Has Bowed to Trump on Trade

Dean Baker / FAIR Aug 28, 2019 The president views deficits in terms of winners and losers. It's a dangerous logic our press seems unable or unwilling to challenge. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Long and Bloody History of White Supremacy in the U.S.

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Aug 12, 2019 What can settler colonialism and slavery teach us about Donald Trump and 8chan? Quite a bit, says author and professor Gerald Horne. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Ohio GOP Governor Backs Gun Reform; Texas Democrats Balk at Trump Visit

JOHN SEEWER and CEDAR ATTANASIO / The Associated Press Aug 6, 2019 Mike DeWine goes against his party after Dayton mass shooting; Beto O'Rourke and others tell the president to stay away from El Paso. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2 El Paso Victims Die at Hospital, Raising Death Toll to 22

CEDAR ATTANASIO, PAUL J. WEBER and MORGAN LEE / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2019 Police have yet to release victims' names two days after the shooting at a crowded Walmart; Mexico says six nationals are among the dead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Corporate Welfare Hurts Us All

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 17, 2019 The more handouts our government extends corporations, the less money there is available for schools, roads and everything else we need. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American Inequality Creates the Fascism We Fight Against

Lee Camp / Truthdig Jun 19, 2019 If we stay stuck in this loop, then we can only expect more of the same. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

America’s Global Hegemony Could Be Coming to an End

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Jun 7, 2019 A new Russian-Chinese alliance threatens to upend the existing world order, argues Rob Jonson of the Institute on New Economic Thinking. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Shames Walmart Executives for ‘Starvation Wages’

Ilana Novick Jun 6, 2019 The senator and presidential candidate also went to bat for a proposal that hourly workers be allowed to join the company’s board of directors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Catalysts of Destruction

Alexis Camins / Truthdig May 18, 2019 In her new novel, Lauren B. Davis homes in on the dark corners of the fairy tale "The Snow Queen" and substitutes the original curse with the addiction to a magical drug that brings blind, blissful euphoria. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Urgently Needs a Wealth Tax

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 14, 2019 Much has been made about income inequality, but we can only rebalance our economy when we close the gap separating the rich from the poor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Appalling Exploitation of America’s Rehab Patients

Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / Reveal Apr 24, 2019 A new investigation finds that tens of thousands are toiling for private companies under brutal conditions, without getting paid a dime. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )