Investing in preschools

In More preschool is a sure-fire budget fix, in the long run. But politicians don't have the guts Jacqueline Maley writes about the economic and social benefits of investing in preschool education for all children.

The evidence is clear that this near-magic initiative works to prevent poverty, illiteracy, social delinquency, welfare dependency, ill health, and even cardiovascular disease and obesity.

Are terrorists not religious enough?

In How to defeat terrorists? True extremism Giles Fraser argues that "Despite what religious terrorists may think, God doesn’t need saving. People should be more extreme in their faith – placing their trust in God’s greatness".

Golman Sachs and Trump

In The Vampire Squid Occupies Trump's White House Matt Taibbi documents the greed and immorality of the Goldman Sachs bankers now working for Donald Trump.

How the GOP's obstructionism worked

In The Victory of ‘No’ Michael Grunwald explains how the Republican Party's obstructionism worked.

Is a living wage affordable?

In Scrap welfare and pay everyone, even the jobless, a living wage Crispin Hull argues that a living wage would not cost that much.