Economics professor and Bernie Sanders advisor Stephanie Kelton has helped develop a school of economic thought known as modern monetary theory. It simply shows how the economy works and where money comes … Continue reading Stephanie Kelton Wants You to Rethink the Deficit – Barron’s

Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications If you thought the EU was this amazing place that would bring all countries together … Continue reading Europe just voted to wreck the internet, spying on everything and censoring vast swathes of our communications

The idea that Roosevelt’s court-packing plan ruined his legacy is a historical fallacy. If Kavanaugh gets confirmed, it’s the only thing the Democrats can do once back in power to change the direction the court could be taking with regards to democracy as a whole. Source: Franklin Roosevelt Tried to Pack the … Continue reading Franklin Roosevelt Tried to Pack the Supreme Court. Democrats Should Too.

House Democrats promise to handcuff their own agenda. …by resurrecting the “pay-go” rule that mandates all new spending is offset with budget cuts or tax increases. Along the way, she is playing … Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Promises That Democrats Will Handcuff the Democratic Agenda If They Retake the House

Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing for his nomination to the US Supreme Court began Tuesday to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the US Supreme Court. Senators will center on Kavanaugh’s … Continue reading Here’s where Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh likely stands on controversial issues

New research shines a light on how telecoms are throttling mobile video following the death of net neutrality And they are charging you extra if you don’t want them throttled. Source: Netflix … Continue reading Netflix and YouTube are most throttled mobile apps by US carriers, new study says

California lawmakers passed the toughest net neutrality law in the country on Friday, a move that would guarantee full and equal access to the internet. Great. Source: California lawmakers pass stiffest net … Continue reading California lawmakers pass stiffest net neutrality law in US

Capitalism’s near-death experience was a golden opportunity for progressives. But they blew it, says the Guardian’s economics editor Larry Elliott Yep. Maybe the young will finally stand up and fight the status … Continue reading Ten years after the financial crash, the timid left should be full of regrets

Its elections no longer convert the popular will into control of government In no other two-party system does the party that receives the most votes routinely find itself out of power. Source: … Continue reading American democracy’s built-in bias towards rural Republicans – Voting reform

Verizon throttled Santa Clara County firefighters’ internet speeds as they fought California wildifres. Now, the agency is blaming net neutrality. Hey, companies need to make a buck even if a few people … Continue reading Verizon Throttled Firefighters’ Internet Speeds During California Wildfires

Facebook offered a jumble of explanations for why Telesur’s English-language page was suddenly taken down and then reinstated two days later. FB first told TeleSUR that their English page (w/ 500k followers) … Continue reading Facebook Suspended a Latin American News Network and Gave Three Different Reasons Why

The mantra of shareholder value has harmed the U.S. economy and the American middle class. Let’s kill it. Great article. Since Milton Friedman came up with this stupid idea in the 70s … Continue reading It’s time to put the shareholder value myth in the grave. America will be better off