US politicians choose from a spectrum of possible falsehoods about Dubya's invasion of Iraq , because they don't want to admit that we knew at the time that it was wrong.

Bernie Sanders champions the "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions.

In addition to collecting money from speculators, it will discourage high-frequency trading, which will reduce instabilities in the stock market.

Of the ten US states where people are most miserable and discouraged, 9 are ruled by Republicans.

Republican tax cuts are bad for employment. They don't deliver the "trickle down" benefits that supposedly justify them. They don't even boost the stock market.

Chicago thugs appear to have deleted security camera video footage showing how thugs killed Laquan McDonald.