Will the prospect of a 21st-Century version of the Cuban Missile Crisis be enough to bring America’s irresponsible leaders to their senses and start unwinding the suicidal mess they have blundered into?
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, The Real News
So what are Americans to believe about the rising tensions over Ukraine? The United …
Former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg addresses delegates on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center. – …
A new ProPublica analysis of a trove of IRS documents revealed that the richest 25 Americans pay a tiny fraction of their wealth in taxes. But even if you use the most conventional yardstick — income — the wealthiest still pay low rates.
By Paul Kiel, Jeff Ernsthausen and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica
The very richest Americans win at the tax game no matter which measure you use. …
Trump supporters rioting at the US Capitol. – Washington, DC – January, 6 2021 (Shutterstock)
By T.C. Sottek, The Verge
On January 6th, 2021, …
Rollup banner promotes ‘A Promised Land’, the first volume of Barack Obama’s presidential memoirs, at Sharjah International Book Fair, at Expo Centre Sharjah. – …
By Carolyn Crist, WebMD
The U.S. could see an overwhelming surge in coronavirus cases in December and January as people meet to celebrate Hanukkah, …
By Linda N.
Numerous hateful activities and crimes occur yearly in the United States, triggered by reasons linked to religion, language spoken, skin color, …
We are not on the brink of war; we are already at war. What matters now is ending it—as quickly as possible.
Unidentified Alameda residents protesting the concept of war with Iran. – Alameda, CA – Jan 9, 2020 (Shutterstock)
By The Nation
The United States …
Photo: Jozef Dudek died after an Ikea Malm dresser toppled over onto him in 2017
By BBC
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has agreed …