New book exposes the grip of greedy parasites on American democracy
A new book published by Mehring Books delivers a sweeping indictment of American political life, arguing that the United States has fallen under the control of a corporate-financial oligarchy that has cast aside democratic forms of rule in pursuit of unprecedented wealth and global dominance. “Oligarchy: Trump and the Breakdown of American Democracy” details how…
Team Trump caught lying about the national debt and economic growth
Trump administration officials are facing sharp criticism for lying –or making what economists and government watchdogs politely describe as “misleading claims”– about the nation’s $40 trillion federal debt. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently claimed, “There’s nothing magic about the $40 trillion number, and we can grow our way out of that.” Bessent repeated the lie…
Gov. Sherrill defends silence amid investigation of lieutenant governor
by Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor Gov. Rebecca ‘Mikie’ Sherrill, in her first public comments since news broke that her administration is investigating Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell over alleged inappropriate conduct, defended herself Tuesday amid GOP calls for her to oust Caldwell and provide the public with more information about the probe. In a statement…
Deadly Nepal flood shows climate crisis’s costs fall hardest on those with the least
Disaster exposes a global ‘reverse Robin Hood’ dynamic in which profits and wealth accumulate at the top while ordinary people bear an increasing share of the costs of a warming planet A catastrophic wall of water, ice and rock swept through Himalayan communities in Nepal this week, killing hundreds and offering a devastating illustration of…
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