Thursday, April 23, 2026

The Empire’s Fools

“To all those fools out there who either believe in the lies and disinformation shoveled at them, or the ones who tell this writer "Voting for a 3rd party is a wasted vote": Karma is real!!”

7 Things Hillary Supporters Get Wrong About Sanders’ Voters

We need the spaces for discussion, online, on front porches and elsewhere, about how our people will again thrive.

Exasperated by Netanyahu, France Prepares to Recognize Palestinian State

The French parliament urged recognition of Palestine in a vote in 2014. Sweden has recognized Palestine and a number of other European countries have raised the Palestinian mission in their capitals to the rank of full embassy.

Into the Afghan abyss (again)

How a failed drug war will defeat Trump’s Afghan adventure

On January 6th, the U.S. became a foreign country

How endless wars and interventions helped create the assault on the Capitol...

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 25

Disneyland Resort raises minimum wage, a Dallas cop is fired after killing an innocent man, fourth Kavanaugh accuser comes forward, and more.

Texas Democrats flee to block GOP gerrymandering as Trump pushes national redistricting blitz

Fleeing the state to break quorum, Texas Democrats are fighting what they call a racist, Trump-backed effort to rig congressional maps ahead of 2026—sparking a broader national confrontation over voting rights.

Trump 2.0

Regardless of whether Trump wins the 2024 election, is he here to stay?

Why the Sharing Economy Is Harming Workers – And What Must Be Done

In a sharing economy all economic risk is shifted onto workers. Uncertainty is hard on everyone - it's time to shift to a more secure economy.