Child separation & prison camps: China’s campaign against Uyghur Muslims is “cultural genocide”
An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are “vocational training centers” designed to combat extremism.
The NYT’s six percent solution for student debt
The NYT claims that student loan debt forgiveness already exists.
How to get money to increase the common good
Someone who has 50 billion dollars and keeps it for himself isn't really interested in the "common good." You don't need 50...
The cleaning lady
She works hard for her money, as the song relates. She's the cleaning lady, the one who gets on her knees and...
Media can’t quit ‘Trump supporters support Trump’ stories
As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn...
Iran: How Bolton tricked clueless UK conservatives into confrontation with Tehran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Simon Tisdall at The Guardian explains the difference between Socialist Spain and the disorganized Conservatives in control of U.K....
The U.S. is flooding the world with guns. Congress can stop that.
Gun exports reached record levels in 2017 and again in 2018. Can Congress stop Trump from loosening the rules even further?
Which shall we have: Love or greed?
The United States supposes itself to be a Christian community. Such a community should focus on love rather than wealth and power. Shouldn’t it?
Why reparations to African-Americans are necessary – how to start now
Reparations are a way of making the country whole, by partially remedying the inherited inequalities that still plague African-Americans.
Father’s lessons
Sometimes the personal overrides the burning political—just before it doubles back to connect. For me, I reflect on this day of my...