The COIN doctrine comes to Portland?
The president has also promised to deploy similar militarized police to other cities, claiming that those run by Democrats are somehow in the thrall of the ‘radical left’, despite the latter being among the most strident critics of the former.
George W. Bush was a disaster — Only Trump looks worse by comparison
Bush’s reputation should have suffered a nose-dive after he left office. There’s only one reason his standing has improved: Trump.
The myth of meritocracy
Meritocracy remains a deeply held ideal in America. But the nation is drifting ever-farther away from it.
Eric Trump: Wages Stagnated For 15 Years Because Of Syrian Refugees
That’s not how time works. Or economics.
Wagging the dog? America and the UK respond to the crisis in Ukraine
Likely the best way to understand the reaction of the U.S., UK and other English speaking countries to the latest ‘crisis’ in the Ukraine is that there is, as always, plenty of money to be made out of it.
Turkey Stages Coup Against Its Own Press and Generals in Bid to Arm Syrian...
While Turkey is roiled by a war on journalists, the arms flowing through the country are allowing the Salafi fighters to withstand the Russia air campaign south and east of Aleppo.
After the March for Science, keep moving
This weekend’s march is a start. A climate scientist urges us to follow through in our personal lives as well as in our community.
Majority of Democrats want party leaders replaced as DNC turmoil deepens
New polling reveals growing discontent with Democratic leadership as base pushes for stronger opposition to Trump and support for progressive policies.
The capitalist manifesto: Let poor people die
Market-happy illusionists keep spouting nonsense about a healthy economy built on today's capitalism.