Published on Saturday, June 15, 2019 by Common Dreams by Ernest A. Canning We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we can’t have both. – Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis It is not hyperbole to suggest that Senator…
When the Republican candidate inscribes the slogan ‘Down With Socialism’…what he really means is, ‘Down with Progress.’ by Robert Reich Published on Monday, June 10, 2019 by RobertReich.org Don’t let them scare you with words like “socialism.” These policies are just common sense. (Photo: Screenshot) I keep hearing a lot about “socialism”…
Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries pulls back the layers of a corrupt, barbaric system that devalues Black and Brown live by Zenobia Jeffries Warfield (posted to Yes Magazine Jun 05, 2019) Ava DuVernay’s new four-part series When They See Us, which had its debut on Netflix last week, was hard to watch. I knew the story…
The jobs problem today isn’t just stagnant wages. It’s also uncertain incomes. by Robert Reich Uber drivers are supporting families with children, yet 40% depend on Medicaid and another 18% on food stamps. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Uber just filed its first quarterly report as a publicly traded company. Although it lost $1bn, investors may…
“We are in a climate emergency. In 2020, true climate leadership means nothing less than saying ‘yes’ to a Green New Deal and ‘no’ to fossil fuels.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer (Common Dreams) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a rally at Howard University May 13, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty…