5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (653+ words) A new book published by Mehring Books delivers a sweeping indictment of American political life, arguing that the United States has fallen under the control of a corporate-financial oligarchy that has cast aside democratic forms of rule in pursuit of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (715+ words) The federal government’s ledger has put another one of President Donald Trump’s promise into the realm of fantasy, with the national debt plunging past $40 trillion — a number so vast it has ceased to have meaning for the ordinary citizen. Treasury…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (977+ words) If all goes to plan, a Ridgewood family of four will soon be trading their suburban New Jersey life for the sun-drenched coasts of Portugal. By then, they will have had their birth certificates notarized, submitted to fingerprinting by European…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (993+ words) President Donald Trump repeatedly promised on the campaign trail to “end inflation on Day One” and quickly bring down grocery and energy prices. Instead, consumer prices have continued to rise, reflecting a combination of persistent market pressures, the inflationary effects…...