Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Trumping It Up at Mar-a-Lago

“This is the man who wants to be America’s next president. I shudder at the thought.”

AOC warns failure to cancel student debt has ‘demoralized’ critical voters

"There are some things within the president's control, and his hesitancy around them has contributed to a situation that isn’t as optimal. The presidency is so much larger than just the votes in the legislature."

Biden’s unhinged call for regime change in Russia

They were nine words about Russian President Vladimir Putin that shook the world: “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”

No fairy tale

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the Grimms' fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. Terrified by cruel conditions at home, the brother and sister...
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“All-out attack”: Trump’s anti-immigrant policies target children, cancer patients & service members

Some children born to U.S. servicemembers and government employees stationed overseas will no longer automatically receive citizenship.

The fateful fist bump

If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.

Inequality is higher in some states like New York and Louisiana because of corporate...

Incentives serve to redistribute funds to the wealthy and reduce resources for broadly redistributive policies over the long run.

Trump wants $1.6 billion for the border wall. That covers just 74 miles.

All this for a boondoggle project most Americans continue to oppose.

Factchecking NPR’s attempted takedown of Bernie Sanders

Their ignorance is willful, and finds its roots in a profoundly ideological position, an ideology adopted by journalists who favor and are rewarded by corporate arguments promoted by corporate Democrats.

And so it begins: Normalizing the election

The media must not excuse the racism, misogyny, nativism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia because we think Trump voters have legitimate gripes.