Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The myth of the free market

Regulation is not the enemy of incentive, invention, or innovation. Nor is it incompatible with progress, profits, or personal gain.

Stop saying, “Putin invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea”

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”

CDC Director resigns amid controversy over tobacco stocks

“You don’t buy tobacco stocks when you are the head of the CDC. It’s ridiculous; it gives a terrible appearance.”

Why can’t the two sides just talk to each other?

Is there just no one to talk to on the other side.

“We will never again be a colony”: Venezuela defies Trump as global protests erupt...

With Nicolás Maduro detained in Brooklyn and at least 40 reportedly killed, Venezuelan leaders project unity while protests spread worldwide and US lawmakers warn of an illegal war.

Trump budget puts 12 million people at risk of losing housing

The White House is hoping that Congress will approve of a $54 billion boost to Pentagon coffers.

The honeymoon of the generals

Or why Trump’s wars should seem so familiar.

Journalist Launches Online Archive to Document Diversity of Rural India

While Sainath is known for his forceful critiques of people in power and the inequality built into contemporary economics and politics, he aims to show the dignity of ordinary people in the face of injustice in "People’s Archive of Rural India."

Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming

Bernie Sanders has won 8 of the last 9 contests!

House unveils Paycheck Fairness Act to address unfair pay gaps in the US

"Because it is time that we pay people what they are worth and not how little they are desperate enough to accept."