Big Brother/NSA Spies Stopped In Their Tracks; But for How Long?
A decision was recently made saying the NSA surveillance program goes beyond what is appropriate under the Patriot Act. With the Patriot Act up for renewal in a couple weeks, this ruling will hopefully get U.S. citizens to rise up and demand this government respect their privacy.
A new nuclear arms race: As NATO marks 70th anniversary, threat of nuclear confrontation...
President Trump used the anniversary to push for NATO countries to increase military spending.
How wealthy is America
We have a lot of wealth per capita. Why can't we share it?
American Hypocrisy: GOP Against Sharia Law at Home but Sees Its Backers as ‘Moderates’...
How can the news report positively on America's killing and bombing of al-Qaeda’s al-Nasr, but slam the Russians for bombing al-Qaeda? American hypocrisy, don't you think?
Taxing the rich starts with knowing who they are
When we talk about the wealthy, who are we really referring to? Is it the billionaires on private jets? The neighbors up...
Déjà vu all over again
Such consequences that you have never encountered in your history.
Tread carefully
The folly of the next Afghan “surge.”
Growing my way out of dystopia
Can we stop feeling quite so helpless and hopeless in a world on the skids?
Tweeter-in-Chief versus the wisdom of Robert E. Lee
If only we had a leader with such self-effacing wisdom today, when bigots feel newly empowered to incite civil strife in our nation.
“Carpe diem politics”: How to do more than just resist
Today’s social justice movements must seize opportunities, mobilize quickly, and, finally, embrace a carnival spirit.