Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The modern-day Civil War that has erupted in America

How and will this modern-day Civil War end?

The weaponization of food

Russia and Ukraine have come to an agreement on food exports. Will the deal hold?

Hollow men: All the cowards of Jan. 6

I propose that we alter the American idiom “to haul ass” from now on, substituting “to hawley ass.”

The nasty voices in our heads

The paranoid nature of American foreign and domestic policy.

Only as an irate “F-ck You” does the mystery clear: why Trump fiddled for...

How well America survives Trumpism depends on how well current efforts establish for all time who Trump was and what he remains.

The U.S. is a world outlier on abortion restrictions

The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade is part of a pattern of American exceptionalism that harms people in both the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The enduring tyranny of oil

War, inflation, geopolitical rivalry, and soaring world temperatures.

‘Is it better than nothing? I suppose’: Sanders disappointed by Dems’ drug pricing plan

"It's a very weak proposal" but "we're dealing with the power of PhRMA over the Congress," he said, taking aim at industry lobbyists.

Poverty division democratic destruction: The Johnson legacy

In many ways Johnson and the toxic brand of Conservatism he represents is a product of the age, The Age of Populism, which has infected many democracies.

Corporate interests have given $21.5 million to GOP ‘sedition caucus’ since Jan. 6 attack

In the month of June, as the House January 6 committee revealed alarming new details on former President Donald Trump's coup attempt, corporate...