Tuesday, September 1, 2026

How Empathy, Not Protest, Can Defeat Trump and Right-Wing Extremism

If we take the time to understand what’s actually going on in the heads of our opponents, we’ll discover much more effective tactics than protest.

“Don’t Panic!” Theresa May’s Brexit plan and the continuing trials of Jeremy Corbyn

A dangerous agenda especially for corporations and the wealthy who may finally have to pay their fair share.

For RBG it was all principle, for Mitch McConnell it’s all power

Over time, the unbridled pursuit of power wears down democratic institutions, erodes public trust, and breeds the sort of cynicism that invites despotism.

Clinton Campaign Hoarding Majority of Funds Raised for State Parties

Bernie Sanders’ allegations that Hillary Clinton is using her joint fundraising committee to skirt federal campaign finance laws are now proven true.

Intensifying protest against ‘sham’ confirmation, Democrats release Kavanaugh documents GOP didn’t want public to...

"Republicans know how extreme Brett Kavanaugh's record is, so they're making up rules to hide it from the public."

Energy Wars of Attrition

In the end, the oil attrition wars may lead us not into a future of North American triumphalism, nor even to a more modest Saudi version of the same, but into a strange new world in which an unlimited capacity to produce oil meets an increasingly crippled capitalist system without the capacity to absorb it.

Government and Corporate America: A Marriage Made in Hell

When we talk about two things that should never be combined, government and Corporatism is one of them. The massive power held by U.S. global corporations and the rich and powerful has the ability to do irreparable damage to America.

Rackets Science: The Influence Peddlers Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 2029)

Voters should ask, is the United States more corrupt now than it was eight years ago? Than 16 years ago? 24 years ago?

Does Mitch McConnell Really Give a Damn About the Supreme Court?

Ideology has never been as important to the Senate majority leader as power.