Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Hollow men: All the cowards of Jan. 6

I propose that we alter the American idiom “to haul ass” from now on, substituting “to hawley ass.”

Climate ‘leader’ Netflix donated to pro-pipeline, Koch-supported think tank

The Macdonald Laurier Institute then bragged about pushing a massive tar sands expansion.

Only as an irate “F-ck You” does the mystery clear: why Trump fiddled for...

How well America survives Trumpism depends on how well current efforts establish for all time who Trump was and what he remains.

USPS announces increase on electric mail truck procurement

The USPS announces it will make 40 percent of its new mail trucks battery electric, up from the agency’s plans for 10 percent earlier this year.

The U.S. is a world outlier on abortion restrictions

The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The enduring tyranny of oil

War, inflation, geopolitical rivalry, and soaring world temperatures.

‘Is it better than nothing? I suppose’: Sanders disappointed by Dems’ drug pricing plan

"It's a very weak proposal" but "we're dealing with the power of PhRMA over the Congress," he said, taking aim at industry lobbyists.

Why Trader Joe’s workers are joining the fight to unionize

Workers at two stores among the hundreds of Trader Joe’s locations nationwide are hoping to join a newly formed independent union.

Poverty division democratic destruction: The Johnson legacy

In many ways Johnson and the toxic brand of Conservatism he represents is a product of the age, The Age of Populism, which has infected many democracies.

Corporate interests have given $21.5 million to GOP ‘sedition caucus’ since Jan. 6 attack

In the month of June, as the House January 6 committee revealed alarming new details on former President Donald Trump's coup attempt, corporate...