Democracy

Grassroots Fight for $15 Movement Has Won $150 Billion in Raises for Millions of Workers, Study Shows

"When workers organize, they win."

Julia Conley · Jul 28, 2021

Hogs are raised on Duncan Farms on June 6, 2018 near Polo, Illinois. (Photo: Scott Olson via Getty Images)

Family Farm Action Alliance Releases Report to 'Counter Big Ag's Deception'

Kenny Stancil · Jul 28, 2021

At Times Square Rally, Activists Demand Congress 'Tax the Rich'

Brett Wilkins · Jul 27, 2021

New Yorkers receive food at a food distribution event

Unless Congress Acts, 20 Million People Will Lose Unemployment Aid in Just 41 Days: Analysis

Jake Johnson · Jul 27, 2021

The Olympic Event We Need: A Race To See Where People Live the Longest

Sam Pizzigati · Jul 26, 2021

A woman holding a Trump flag reacts to a male driver in a passing car waving a Biden-Harris flag at an America First" rally.

Republicans Believe Lying Will Make It So—And They May Be Right

But a party morally corrupted by Donald Trump and its own rotten behavior must not stand.

Michael Winship · Jul 21, 2021

Cuba and the US: The Difference Between Dictatorship and Tyranny

By all Western standards it can be said that Cuba is a dictatorship, but it is necessary to remember that the United States is the tyranny that created it, a brutal tyranny that has been going on for at least two hundred years.

Jorge Majfud · Jul 20, 2021

Decaying Democracy and the Deadly Lag

Lag time is another phrase for the "democracy gap." It is the space between what most of the people want and need, and what those same passive people suffer and tolerate.

Ralph Nader · Jul 19, 2021

Medical professionals, medical students, ACT UP New York, and their supporters protested outside Pfizer's headquarters in New York City on March 3, 2019. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

When Does the Greed Stop?

Our government has been corrupted by greed and the money it brings, and that corruption has spread like a cancer to religion, education, and helping professions like healthcare.

Thom Hartmann · Jul 18, 2021

Activists from various grassroots organizations rally outside City Hall in Los Angeles on July 7, 2021, calling on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and other senators to remove the filibuster and pass the "For the People Act" to expand voting rights. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

The For the People Act Is Still Alive

Pundits have a tendency to underestimate movements for democracy reform.

Mahnoor Imran · Jul 18, 2021

Two blood-splattered Freedom Riders, John Lewis (1940 - 2020) and James Zwerg, stand together after being attacked and beaten by pro-segregationists in Montgomery, Alabama, on May 20, 1961. (Photo: Bettmann via Getty Images)

To Honor John Lewis, Progressives Say, 'End the Filibuster' and Pass Voting Rights Legislation

"Remembering and celebrating John Lewis today is important," said Rep. Cori Bush. "Abolishing the filibuster to secure the right to vote for everyone is how we must protect his legacy."

Kenny Stancil · Jul 17, 2021

The Perils of "Minority Rule"

Minority rule has metastasized like a cancer and is now pervasive throughout the US political system.

Steven Hill · Jul 16, 2021

It Looks Like President Biden Is Surrendering On Passing Voting Rights Protections

Biden left out the only word that really counts: "Filibuster."

Miles Mogulescu · Jul 16, 2021

Targeting Dark Money Attacking Democracy, Watchdog Files FEC Complaint Against 23 Super PACs

"Voters have a right to know when big money is flowing into their elections from D.C.-based groups hiding their agendas and funding behind fake names."

Andrea Germanos · Jul 15, 2021