Real Progressives’ Trending on Twitter #PayToPlay
It seems that Hillary Clinton cannot get away from the allegations that donations to her foundation would give big money interests access to her and the US government.
The Dakota Access Pipeline and The Struggle For Water As a Human Right
The issue, in the end, is whether our government will be forced to serve humanity or to serve the private interests of those who would be predators upon it.
Why We Cannot Accept Milquetoast Compromises
Considering the disaster that the 1994 Crime Bill was and the horror that this generation of activists grew up in because of it, we should not be so suicidal as to approach this type of legislation in the same way ever again.
The Haymarket Riot: Birth of American Labor Day
Progressives should understand its origin, and the sacrifices those who gave all made to establish the what little rights we now have in order to continue the struggle for a living wage.
Frack Capitalism
By now everyone should understand that free market capitalism is as much of a farce as trickle down economics. By and large what we have is socialism for the affluent and austerity for the disadvantaged.
Lesser Evilism is No Longer an Option
No longer should we rely on a political party alone to represent our interests. We need to speak about what we need from a candidate or office-holder, regardless of party.
Why The 2016 Election Season is So Important
Now that we have identified the problems, we need to work on the solutions. Obviously, voting for either of the two corporate candidates is NOT an option.
The Struggle is Real
The Democratic Party lost most progressives because they were willing to vote against someone but not willing to vote for policies that would help the people.
Don’t Believe the White Noise and Mainstream Media Propaganda
Steve Grumbine talks about the lies and white noise we are subject to which allow us to ignore the demise of our country and the rise of the 1% party system.
Study Ranks Greenland Shark As Longest-Lived Vertebrate
“We had our expectations that we were dealing with an unusual animal, but I think everyone doing this research was very surprised to learn the sharks were as old as they were.”