@acnewsitics Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" has tax cuts like no tax on tips and overtime, helping lower-income workers, but large tax reductions and estate tax changes favor the rich more. Medicaid cuts could harm the poor. Evidence suggests the wealthy benefit most overall.
Almost the entire population of Gaza is acutely malnourished and many are on the brink of starvation.
History will not forget U.S. complicity in enabling this horrific humanitarian disaster.
Congress must end funding for the Netanyahu war machine NOW.
The situation in the Gaza Strip is increasingly worrying and painful. I renew my heartfelt appeal to allow the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and to bring an end to the hostilities, whose heart-rending price is borne by children, the elderly, and the sick.
Thank you to the Philadelphia AFL-CIO and the 5,000 people who attended our May Day celebration.
In Pennsylvania and all over the world, workers are taking on oligarchy.
‘When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.’ – Marcus Aurelius
The claim that Zelenskyy “disrespected” the Oval Office is perplexing. Was he expected to bow and accept whatever was offered without question? Is peace a genuine pursuit, or is it merely a tool to be dictated on America’s terms? If peace is conditional upon submission, then it is not peace—it is subjugation.
Trump’s rhetoric suggests a desire for peace, yet his framing implies an ultimatum rather than a negotiation. Diplomacy is not about coercion; it is about mutual understanding. If Zelenskyy left believing that U.S. involvement is a strategic advantage rather than a commitment to resolution, then the real failure is not his reluctance—it is America’s inability to reassure its allies.
The world watches as superpowers play chess with nations in conflict. The critical question remains: does the U.S. truly seek peace, or does it merely seek control?