Trump’s perverse exceptionalism: Hail to the chief of misrule
In the face of craziness beyond satire, here’s today's default, depicting nothing less than Exceptionalism Against the American Grain – as we reluctantly, summarily Hail to the Chief.
Ari Berman: GOP docs prove Census citizenship question is about preserving white political power
This undercount could affect everything from the redrawing of congressional maps to the allocation of federal funding.
America’s 21st Century Government: The Worst In This Country’s History?
“This 21st Century U.S. government’s achievements are virtually non-existent while its failures are monumental. That’s why I believe that historians of the future will conclude that it is the worst in American history.”
Is Norway better off with socialism that the U.S. is with capitalism?
You might want to examine the poster below. It mixes economic with social results. Naturally, it is somewhat picky. For example,...
Trump’s ‘spiritual adviser:’ A match made in wealth gospel heaven
That’s what comes from not attending enough Trump rallies. One misses the most spectacular, if sobering revelations — though nothing to do...
Scott Brown Says Orlando Shooting Did Not Primarily Target Gay People
“I don’t identify the people who were murdered as from a particular class of people.”
VIDEO: The President Should Not Only Veto the Keystone XL Pipeline, but Stop it...
President Obama has the authority to end the environmentally damaging Keystone XL pipeline project altogether. It's time we pressure the White House to go through with it.
Imagine a world where workers have power
Robert Reich breaks down the political choices that have systematically dismantled worker power over the past 40 years — and how we can build a world where workers have a real voice again.
Reform-killing Dems obstruct second progressive era
The enduring Progressive Era was astonishingly successful, presaging benefits of a Second Progressive Era: resolve widespread broken systems without violent civil insurgency.
What Social Security should really be paying to survive in this economy
Social Security is one of the most popular and progressive government programs in the United States. But Republicans, who try to obscure their real agenda, are bent on cutting it.