Tuesday, May 26, 2026

I’ll cry instead

We have a long lasting parade of fools in my beloved country.

This is what democracy looks like!

No Kings Day: An event to remember.
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Oregon Governor Kate Brown pushes expanding vote-by-mail to counter GOP voter suppression efforts

Oregon was the first state in the country to institute voting by mail and to establish automatic voter registration in an effort to “ensure access to this very fundamental right.”
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The “creator” of American politics is on the left

The “center” is not halfway between what most Americans want and what big corporations, Wall Street, and the super-wealthy want.

The COVID-19 class divide

If the Essentials aren’t sufficiently protected, the Unpaid are forced back to work earlier than is safe, and the Forgotten remain forgotten, no one can be secure.

Ecuadorians reject referendum to host foreign military bases

The measure, which Ecuadorian voters overwhelmingly rejected, was part of a constitutional reform proposed by President Daniel Noboa.

Great Embarrassments of an Unequal Society

The U.S. has experienced "gush-up" rather than "trickle-down" with the message of "winner-take-all" wealth over the common good. The shame is on the adherents of unregulated free-market capitalism—Congress.

From Drone Strikes to Black Sites, How US Foreign Policy Runs Under a Cloak...

For years, the U.S. did not even publicly acknowledge the existence of the drone strikes. This, among other foreign policy issues, brings about the debate over our national security and secrecy.

Engaging North Korea successfully on human rights

Despite a generally abysmal human rights record, North Korea has shown improvement in one specific area: disability rights.

A criminal tax cheat? Bombshell NYT report shows Trump paid no federal income tax...

“If those documents are wrong, Donald Trump can release his taxes and show us what he claims is the real truth.”