Economy / Business - OtherWords

Midterm Takeaway: We Need a Lot More Democracy

Republicans banked this election on lies, fear-mongering, and rule-rigging. It almost worked.

Like labor unions before them, veterans and soldiers organized to win benefits millions now rely on.

Hardship is a lot more widespread in the Badger State than the official numbers would have you believe.

Our country is on track to be run by the children of billionaires. Our ancestors recognized this and took action. We can too.

A new White House report links the idea of Medicare for All with Mao. Really?

The president is putting up a dirty fight to maintain the Republican majority in Congress.

Trump’s threats to shut down the southern border would hurt the interconnected communities along it.

I’ve lived in Yemen. The lives of its people are worth more than any military contract.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans want cannabis to be legal — but marijuana arrests are going up, not down.

Caring for loved ones with dementia is hard enough. Families shouldn’t have to bear a financial crisis on top of that.