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Bob Pollin Busts the Overpaid Public Employee Lie
It keeps getting recited as if it is holy writ: Public sector employees have better pay and benefits than private sector employees. And with that belief firmly planted in …
Robert Pollin | Austerity Is Not a Solution: Why the Deficit Hawks Are Wrong (Video)
Wall Street hyper-speculation brought the global economy to its knees in 2008-09. To prevent a 1930s-level Depression, economic policymakers throughout the world enacted extraordinary measures. These included large-scale fiscal …
How Polling Places Can Affect Your Vote
Researchers argue the physical location of the polls not only affects how many people vote; it may also influence last-minute decisions regarding which box to mark or lever to …
Poll Finds Just 4 Percent of Democrats Support Increasing Military Aid to Israel
Separate polling found this week that Congress’s disapproval ratings have tied their all-time high of 86 percent.
Work Rules for SNAP Benefits Don’t Lower Unemployment, Researchers Say
Analysts cite the debilitating impacts of hunger and the scarcity of jobs as key explanations.
Trump Shares Racist Podcast Transcript Full of Attacks on Immigrants
Recent polling shows that half of American voters view Trump as a racist.
Pentagon Assessment Contradicts Trump’s Claims on Iran as Public Opposes War
Seven in 10 Americans want the war in Iran to end “as quickly as possible,” a new poll shows.
Top Biden Official Supports Trump Iran Attack, Says Biden May Have Done The Same
Hochstein said Democratic officials simulated attacks on Iran “because that may have had to happen under our watch.”
Orbán is Ousted After 16 Years as Hungarians Reject Authoritarian Rule
A sweeping victory over Orbán reveals how organizing can defeat entrenched authoritarian power.
Democrats Submit Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth
The articles of impeachment cite the “unauthorized war against Iran” and many other grievances.