Could Expanding Employee Ownership Be the Next Big Economic Policy?
Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., have both pushed employee stock ownership plans, a potential tool to reduce income inequality.
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Sorry, Trump: Most ISIS Recruits in America Aren’t Immigrants, a New Study Suggests
The average “jihadi” in the United States is starting to look less like the type of person President Donald Trump wants to ban from the country.
Major Liberal Groups Sat on Sidelines as Senate Passed Historic Resolution on Yemen War
In the wake of the successful vote, the politics of war and peace in Washington are being reoriented.
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My Daughter Reality Winner Faced Severe Punishment, but Key Figures in the Trump-Russia Scandal Are Getting Off Easy
Those implicated in the Trump-Russia probe do not appear to be paying nearly the price that Russia hacking whistleblower Reality Winner is.
“Vice” Turns the Life of Dick Cheney Into Entertainment — and Stays True to His Terrible Evil
Adam McKay, the writer and director of "Vice," has followed up his earlier "The Big Short" with another triumph of humor and politics.
Rep. Ro Khanna on Afghanistan: “Trump's Instincts to Withdraw Are Correct, but the Tactical Implementation Matters”
Along with a War Powers Resolution aimed at ending U.S. funding for the Yemen civil war, House progressives plan to float a bill withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next year.
Before Criminal Justice Reformer Is Even Sworn In, St. Louis Prosecutors Have Joined a Police Union
One sergeant called the move by prosecutors to unionize with police unheard of.
Is Jumaane Williams a True Progressive? A Rising Star Makes His Case to Be New York City’s Top Watchdog
In the race for public advocate, Jumaane Williams defends his record from critics who claim he’s not a “true” progressive.
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Critics Say Bernie Sanders Is Too Old, Too White, and Too Socialist to Run for President in 2020. They're Wrong.
Ignore the polls that put Joe Biden on top. While it's a fool's game to predict winners, Bernie Sanders is the frontrunner right now.
Emails Show Political Group No Labels Gave Work to Firms Linked to Founder’s Husband
No Labels has grappled with conflicts of interest tied to its use of political consultants with links to Mark Penn, husband of founder Nancy Jacobsen.