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War Dollars, Care Dollars (and No Sense)
It seems like a good time to compare the running tally of war dollars with the cost of relentless attacks on public care provision in the United States.
The Undertaxed Rich
Mitt Romney’s call to tax the rich like him renders the Wall Street Journal editors apoplectic.
Where the Climate Buck Stops
Climate superfunds are a sensible way to put some of the costs back where they belong, but we’ll get them only if the public demands them.
A Little Better Now—But What about the Future?
The Jobs Report from the National Jobs for All Network
Discredited, Discarded, and Demented: Donald Trump and His Tariffs
Instead of using the Supreme Court’s decision as an opportunity to liberate himself from his biggest policy blunder, Trump has doubled down on tariffs.
Coretta Scott King and Jesse Jackson: Champions of Economic Justice
Two items for Black History Month
Fighting Climate Change in Portlandia
Not only is failure not an option, those fighting to avert cataclysmic climate change have achieved important successes worthy of celebrating.
Even the Wall Street Journal Knows!
Inequality is getting so bad even conservatives have started to acknowledge it. But that doesn't mean they'll do anything serious to make it better.