I’ll cry instead
We have a long lasting parade of fools in my beloved country.
Public Citizen: Trump’s national emergency declaration paves way for sweeping authoritarianism
The bill includes nearly $1.4 billion to build 55 miles of new border barriers out of steel, far less than the $5.7 billion requested by President Trump.
As al-Qaida Defeats ‘Moderate’ US Allies in Syria, Will the US Ally With al-Qaida?
President Obama has announced his new "complicated plan" to deal with ISIL and it involves training a "third force", therefore creating a Free Syrian Army to attack al-Qaeda and ISIL. But is this a practical option to fighting the radical extremists?
BREAKING: The Biggest Legal Attack On Unions In Decades Is Dead
Justice Antonin Scalia died, and the anti-union litigants lost the fifth vote they needed to prevail.
Corporate liberalism is no match for Trumpism
Merely promising a kinder, gentler version of grim social realities just won’t be enough to counter the faux populism of a neofascist Republican Party.
An Act of Protest, Not Sabotage, at the Birthplace of the Bomb
The security breach at the military complex Y-12 sent shock waves through the national-security establishment. While the three Transform Now Plowshares activists faced federal sabotage charges and up to 30 years in prison, they were still out on bail and free to attend the congressional hearings prompted by their act of civil disobedience.
License Politicians: Better Late Than Never
Politics remains a glaring, backward exception to a complex, modern culture that rightly demands top credentials for top jobs: any buffoon struts into high political office and commandeers god-like powers over life and death.
No Refuge: Unless Solutions are Found, the Global Refugee Problem Will Only Get Worse
It is human nature to react to crises in the moment rather than look for long term solutions but there is no doubt that the current system of housing people in tent cities, detention centers or demanding that they return home is both cruel and unsustainable.
No, Trump Did Not Change His Position On The Minimum Wage
As Trump is willing to say anything at any time in order to get votes, one can never discount the possibility of a future flip-flop.
Sanders Senate speech urges diplomatic resolution of Ukraine crisis
"We must do everything possible to find a diplomatic resolution to prevent what would be an enormously destructive war in Ukraine."