Giving new credence to a provocative 2014 study showing the United States is controlled by powerful elite interests, as opposed to the desire of its citizens, a new poll released Thursday shows that three-quarters of Americans feel voiceless and largely powerless in the nation that heralds itself as the world’s preeminent democracy. The results of…

Amid soaring support for Medicare for All at the grassroots and among Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is attempting to “troll” Democrats by proposing a single-payer amendment during the debate over his party’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The effort, according to the Washington Examiner, is an attempt to both expose…

In response to comments from President Donald Trump that he wouldn’t “rule out” a “military option” against Venezuela—currently embroiled in domestic political conflict as neoliberal forces challenge the socialist-led government of President Nicholas Maduro—the nation’s top officials characterized Trump’s remarks as “madness” coming from the “imperial” and “extremist elite that rules the United States.” In…

Thousands of people celebrated in the streets of San Francisco on Saturday after a slate of creative counterprotests and condemnation from local politicians convinced the rightwing group Patriot Prayer to cancel a rally it had planned for Saturday afternoon at Crissy Field. The rally cancellation did not deter those who had planned citywide counterprotests from…

As he gears up to introduce on Wednesday his much-anticipated Medicare for All bill—which has already garnered the support of several high-profile Democratic senators—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging activists and lawmakers to remember that bringing legislation to the table is merely the first step in a long struggle to guarantee healthcare for all Americans….

After a weekend of speculation about the possibility of indictments, the New York Times was the first to report that former chairman of President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign Paul Manafort, along with his former business associate and top deputy Rick Gates, were ordered to surrender themselves to federal authorities on Monday. The specific charges…

A Republican candidate for Florida state attorney general says that last week’s mass shooting at a Parkland high school shouldn’t be used to “take away our right to bear arms too.” Florida state Rep. Jay Fant (R) in a series of tweets on Monday accused liberals of trying to dismantle gun rights following the shooting.  He singled…

Texans will kick off the 2018 midterm elections Tuesday as they head to the polls for the first primary of the cycle. The Lone Star State has already seen a groundswell of enthusiasm, with the state recording historic levels of early voting. ADVERTISEMENT Republican candidates are scrambling for the GOP nomination for House seats left…

Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio says he will resume his controversial campaign challenging the legality of former President Obama’s birth certificate if he is elected to the Senate. In remarks first reported by Right Wing Watch, Arpaio, now running in a GOP Senate primary, told a roomful of supporters in Arizona that he has remained…

U.S. territory Puerto Rico is in utter ruins, with nearly the entire island without power and a failing dam threatening tens of thousands of people, on Saturday. High-stake tensions as international worries continue about North Korea’s testing of nuclear weapons and the U.S. military’s provocative show of force with South Korea. A Republican effort, though…