The Uneven Playing Field

The Uneven Playing Field:

Under unilateral disarmament, Trump stays, Conyers goes, Moore stays, Franken goes. Remember "when they go low, we go high?" Yep. So do I. via Pocket

How Do Politicians Get Away With Cutting Taxes for the Rich?

How Do Politicians Get Away With Cutting Taxes for the Rich?:

A substantial majority of Americans believe that rich people ought to pay more taxes. For example, consider public opinion about the "Buffett rule," named after its most prominent backer, the billionaire investor Warren Buffett. via Pocket

To Save the Internet We Must Own the Networks

To Save the Internet We Must Own the Networks:

In late October, Ajit Pai, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, proudly announced, "We've been energetic in advancing the public interest…over the past nine months, the Commission has voted on 63 items at our monthly meetings, compared to 103 in the preceding three years. via Pocket

The Movement for Free College Tuition Is Growing

The Movement for Free College Tuition Is Growing:

In 2015, President Obama proposed making community college free nationwide. He pointed to a pilot free tuition program just being launched by Tennessee for recent high school graduates and might not have been aware of a free tuition program operating in Louisiana for almost two decades. via Pocket

We’re witnessing the wholesale looting of America

We're witnessing the wholesale looting of America:

Over the course of 2017, both in Congress and in the executive branch, we have watched the task of government devolve into the full-scale looting of America. via Pocket

Newsweek on Twitter

Newsweek on Twitter:

U.N. "shocked" at the level of poverty in rural Alabama. "It's very uncommon in the First World" http://bit.ly/2ycnWFl via Pocket

Our National Narratives Are Still Being Shaped by Lecherous, Powerful Men

Our National Narratives Are Still Being Shaped by Lecherous, Powerful Men:

And the stories keep on coming: about how political pundit Mark Halperin rubbed his erect penis against younger female colleagues (a claim he denies); how Artforum co-publisher Knight Landesman touched young female employees against their will and told one of them that she needed to be "more ope via Pocket

How Our Broken Justice System Led to a Sexual Harassment Crisis

How Our Broken Justice System Led to a Sexual Harassment Crisis:

Amid the latest wave of sexual harassment allegations, you might conclude, with some relief, that predators are finally being held accountable for long-repressed abuse. But while several men have lost their jobs, there's been little accountability in a legal sense. via Pocket