Spread the word, because the midterms elections have become even more crucial
The Senate was designed to keep the people in check — to put limits on the reach of democracy and the scope of representation.
Financial vultures are pushing a new round of bankruptcy and austerity in Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans themselves, meanwhile, continue to fight for pensions, basic services, and a democratic say in their lives that has been denied them so long.
A Court that used to prize careful deliberation now seems to care more about making big change quickly.
“Students are commanded to vote, but not to judge the fundamental questions of governance not on the ballot — like the legitimacy of the Electoral College”
The New York governor is replacing elected representatives with private, unaccountable monopolists, and lawmakers across the US are doing the same thing. Too many decision-makers are ceding their policy to corporate power and private sector privileg
Spread the word