Myanmar Coup: How the Military Has Held Onto Power for 60 Years
Another military coup adds to a long history of Burmese military control of the country. Michael W. Charney explains how the military manages their stranglehold.
The Coronavirus Vaccine Fail and International Elites
Concerning the global failure to reach the working class with vaccines. Dean Baker writes.
The Big Lie: Trump’s Version of McCarthyism
Red scare vs. Orange scare. Mark Taylor-Canfield compares.
Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccines – Why Doesn’t Everyone Have One or Two?
Preparation is clearly not the American way, even when people are dying. Dean Baker writes.
Democracy Dies in the Light
How the press frames the decay of democracy.
No Democrats Allowed: A Conservative Lawyer Holds Secret Voter Fraud Meetings With State Election Officials
Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, whose work about voting fraud has been discredited, has been conducting private meetings for Republicans only.
Are Corporate CEOs Worth $20 Million?
If CEOs pay has nothing to do with returns to shareholders, why are they making $20 million? Dean Baker writes.
The Labor-Busting Law Firms and Consultants That Keep Google, Amazon and Other Workplaces Union-Free
American unionization is at an all-time low. These lawyers make sure it stays that way. John Logan writes.
Combatting the Political Power of the Rich: Wealth Taxes and Seattle Election Vouchers
Thoughts from Dean Baker.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Crackdown on CHOP Is Politically Motivated
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best and Mayor Jenny Durkan say the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) will be dismantled and SPD will reoccupy the east precinct station, but protesters say they will continue to organize and rally in the autonomous zone.

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