Find out if your vote can survive the great, flawed adventure of American democracy. Play the game, find out what it’s like to vote in this election depending on your race or … Continue reading ‘The Voter Suppression Trail’ Game

But it now appears that globalization reaches its limits. These limits exist for two reasons. Firstly, there is the environmental limit. Globalization leads to very strong forms of specialization. There is of … Continue reading How Far Should We Push Globalisation?

Some of the financial industry’s biggest donors have been hedge funds, with James Simons’ Renaissance Technologies and Paul Singer’s Elliot Management leading the way at $37.5 million and $20.2 million respectively. Of … Continue reading Wall Street Spends $2.3 Million a Day to Stall Financial Reforms

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida is boasting about his efforts to sabotage a program intended to keep health insurance markets stable and premiums low during the start-up years of the Affordable Care … Continue reading Senator Rubio Makes Life Tough for Small Insurers 

The UK government must consult MPs before triggering Article 50 to leave the EU, a court rules. What this means is the even though the majority of Brits voted for Brexit, their … Continue reading The UK government must consult Parliament before triggering Brexit

State authorities keep arresting native peoples who oppose the intrusion on their sacred land. But their message of defiance must be heard, for all our sakes These indigenous leaders are just a … Continue reading We must listen to the Dakota Access pipeline protesters, not punish them | Mark Ruffalo

China had been one of the world’s worst offenders on the subject of climate change — then Trump came along Well, there you have it. There’s no lower we can go on … Continue reading When China calls out Donald Trump on climate change, you know it’s bad – Salon.com

Still, a Clinton victory would be a reassuring signal to Europe. Her close adviser Jake Sullivan was a key figure in the secret negotiations in Oman that paved the way for the … Continue reading Frustrated Europe hopes Clinton win can spur elusive Iran deals 

For months, Mekasi Horinek and Deputy Jon Moll have lived the pipeline protests in North Dakota. But they fall on opposite sides, reflecting a community as divided as oil and water. The … Continue reading The View From Two Sides of the Standing Rock Front Lines

Happy November! With only a week left until this clusterf*ck of an election cycle is finally over, we are ramping up to keep democracy in your hands.  Get your smartphone and selfie stick ready … Continue reading In the homestretch…

The choice in the US election is depressing, but there is a chance that a progressive left could yet emerge. Interesting article about this election. It makes an argument that even though … Continue reading Clinton vs Trump: why it matters that progressives do not have a horse in the presidential race

After lengthy investigations, officials also believe that a hacking of Democratic emails was aimed at disrupting the election rather than electing Mr. Trump. OK, as was obvious from the start, there is … Continue reading Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia – NYTimes.com