Monthly Archives: April 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry on April 25:  “A two-state solution will be clearly underscored as the only real alternative. Because a unitary state winds up either being an apartheid state with second-class citizens—or it ends up being a state … Continue reading →

Some powerful facts from an article by Eduardo Porter in the NYT: In 2012, 2.2 million Americans were in jail or prison, a larger share of the population than in any other country; and that is about five times the … Continue reading →

An editorial in today’s NYT documents how the Koch brothers and their “conservative” allies support a new tax on solar energy panels.  They particularly want to discourage homeowners from installing panels by putting a surtax on power that they sell … Continue reading →

Jen Psaki, State Department spokesperson, on Friday, April 25, 2014  at 1:26pm: Beginning on Monday and all of next week, we will highlight emblematic cases of imperiled reporters and media outlets that have been targeted, oppressed, imprisoned or otherwise harassed … Continue reading →

In 2012 the top 1 percent of American households collected 22.5 percent of the nation’s income, the highest total since 1928. The richest 10 percent of Americans now take a larger slice of the pie than in 1913, at the … Continue reading →