Tag: Americas

A Reparations Explanation for Angry White People

We are entering a new age. People who were once tolerant of America’s hypocrisies have grown weary along with the rest of us. America has always been a nation of paradoxes. We memorialize “great” men for declaring independence, while they, themselves, owned slaves. Our country&rsqu...

The End of White Christian America: An Interview with Robert P. Jones

The following interview by John Sides is posted by permission from the Washington Post (August 15, 2016). Sides is an Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University. He specializes in public opinion, voting, and American elections. Robert P. Jones is the founding ...

America???s Private Parties, Public Elections: Reforming the Role of Political Parties

As a former DNC member and State Party Chair, I’ve seen firsthand the complexities of political party governance. As we approach the 2024 election, the control over the Democratic and Republican parties could decide the presidency and Congress. Yet these powerful organizations remain private e...

An Open Letter to America???s Next School Shooter

You’ve probably filled notebooks with logistical plans; spent hours out in the forest or the desert practicing your aim. You’ve probably got a kill list, and a (very short) list of people you’d like to spare. You’ve probably gone over the notes of previous shooters with a fin...

Most of the World is Electrifying Rail Already, Only Americas Lagging

North America has a railroad problem that the rest of the world doesn’t have. As a result, a lot of North Americans think it’s too expensive to electrify that mode of transportation. As we explore electrifying everything everywhere all at once as a key wedge in solving global w...

America???s Elite Hoard $8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Wealth, Report Reveals

This eye-opening data comes at a critical juncture as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on a pivotal case that could potentially preemptively block any future attempts to tax the immense wealth held by billionaires. The case, Moore v. United States, currently under the court’s scruti...

Landlord, Inc: Are Corporations Really Buying Up America???s Homes?

The cost of housing in the USA is expensive — really expensive. Over the last six decades, purchasing or renting a home has become increasingly burdensome, with prices rising significantly relative to median income. According to research conducted by Pew, the cost to buy a home for an average ...

America???s biggest ???charity??? is built on a lie

As the season of giving comes to a close, we can be sure of this: The charity that will raise more money than any other in 2019 will be Fidelity Charitable, an enterprise that manages the charitable giving of more than 200,000 mostly well-to-do clients. While legally classified as a 501...