Thursday, November 5, 2026

A tale of American hubris

Or five lessons in the history of American defeat.

How worker solidarity protects what’s left of the middle class

Union contracts provide decent wages and benefits along with safe working conditions, retirement security and a means for workers to stand up for themselves.

What happened to Roseanne? The same thing that happened to lots of white people.

The Trump movement uses racism and immigration to turn the Roseanne Barrs of the world from eco-feminists to Trump supporters.

Trump: The Party Divider, Unifying Everyone Else

Trump like none before unites by being ferociously, obnoxiously divisive. Intended or not, this narcissistic bully is doing his damnedest to overcome entrenched, party divisions we thought fixed in stone.

Buying a plane ticket in Mexico

“For the first time it has ever happened to me, the website first accepted my order, and then (for some reason) I later received an email which stated that there were no longer tickets available at the price I wanted, and they jacked the price up $65.”

1,000+ arrested as Extinction Rebellion protests in London enter second week

"The world we are leaving for the children and grandchildren is going to be horrendous and we let it happen. It happened on our watch. So we have to stand up and fight or lie down and fight."

US mass killers crucially abetted by nuts who won’t ban assault weapons and high-capacity...

If we don’t permit people to buy bombs and hand-held wire-guided anti-aircraft rockets, why do we permit them to buy semi-automatic assault rifles?

The incredible belief that corporate ownership does not influence media content

As Sen. Bernie Sanders (CJR, 8/26/19) has recently noted, corporate ownership of media interferes with the core societal function of the press: reporting...

Here are the most racially bigoted right-wing media segments of 2016

Here are the most bigoted stories and statements from right-wing media figures over the last year