Friday, October 30, 2026

What about the USPS?

I think that many of the postal services provided would be handled better in other ways. And I would say the same thing about booksellers. And newspaper publishers.

Fox contributor Newt Gingrich wants Congress to change ethics laws for Trump

Newt Gingrich has a take on how Donald Trump can keep from running afoul of U.S. ethics laws: Change the ethics laws.

Rep. Madeleine Dean won’t get my vote for re-election

I’ve learned first-hand that she lacks the kind of courage and fire that a real progressive must have.

How McConnell is killing the Senate

He is the epitome of unprincipled power. History will not treat him kindly.

The red-baiting of Bernie Sanders has already begun and is already laughable

Executions of enemies on the National Mall?

The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada’s $15B Suit Against the U.S.

The political saga of the Keystone XL pipeline is like a real-life version of The Force Awakens. So why are we giving the Dark Side even more power?

The real reason Congress gets nothing done

So don’t believe the media narrative that Congress is trapped in hopeless gridlock and both sides are to blame.

Bernie Sanders and others respond to Trump’s Muslim ban

“Trump's anti-Muslim order plays into the hands of fanatics wishing to harm America.”

An Exceptional Nation? French Foreign Policy and the 21st Century Scramble for Africa

There seems to be no amount of human suffering and destruction that can’t be excused when undertaken by western countries who are always deemed to have good intentions, while those opposed to them are tarred as savages at best and pure evil at worst.

Robert Reich Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

"I have the deepest respect and admiration for Hillary Clinton, and if she wins the Democratic primary I’ll work my heart out to help her become president. But I believe Bernie Sanders is the agent of change this nation so desperately needs."