Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%

Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%

Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.

As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.

It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.

Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.

The sleeping giant of America is roaring.

A gentle note for my supporters.

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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”

What are we doing?

Hastie, Joyce ignite late-term abortion fight over paid leave for stillbirth law Four Coalition MPs have renewed a debate over “late-term abortions” in federal parliament, raising concern that laws guaranteeing paid leave for parents of stillborn children will be used by mothers w...

21 years ago we had stillborn twins. It still hurts. I cannot express in words the loathing I feel about these men. To suggest people would cash in on such excruciating loss says everything you need to know about these “moral conservatives.” Arseholes. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

George Retes on His 3 Day ICE Detention

I miss Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek.

She at least looked conflicted from time to time ...

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

I keep a diary.
It’s called The Long War. Letters to the Living.

Today I wrote:

The muscovites launched 465 drones and 32 missiles.
Many were shot down –
405 drones and 15 missiles.
The rest landed on our lives.

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

how someone talks about greta thunberg is the quickest personality test there is

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

Ben ik nou gek geworden? - Joop - BNNVARA Opinie Roelant Siekman: 'Wordt het niet eens tijd dat onze serieuze nieuwsmedia stoppen te praten over de acties van de huidige regering van de Verenigde Staten, alsof ze het over een voetbalwedstrijd...

Opinie Roelant Siekman: 'Wordt het niet eens tijd dat onze serieuze nieuwsmedia stoppen te praten over de acties van de huidige regering van de Verenigde Staten, alsof ze het over een voetbalwedstrijd hebben?'

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time?

BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

As I was saying…

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.

hahah... made me laugh.

2 killed, 27 injured in large-scale Russian missile, drone attack on Ukrainian cities Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukrainian cities overnight on Sept. 20, killing at least two people and injuring 27 others, officials reported.

To read more about the attack:
kyivindependent.com/russia-launc...