How the populist right twists leftwing ideas to appeal to voters
One of the more interesting aspects of rightwing populism, especially in the form it’s taken in the United States, is its use...
None dare call it “encirclement”
he word “encirclement” does not appear in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law by President Joe Biden on...
Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses
The Supreme Court ruled that under the law that created OSHA it "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures."
Protests at the pump
The first major protest of the post-Communist era in Eastern Europe was not about corruption. It wasn’t about disappointments with democracy.
Sanders demands refunds for seniors hit by Medicare premium hike
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday demanded refunds for seniors who have been hit by the 2022 Medicare premium hike after federal health...
Saving the Iran Nuclear deal requires balancing it
As talks for reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear deal, resume in Vienna, it has become...
Which way America?
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”
Biden demands end of filibuster to pass voting rights
"President Biden was clear in his call for eliminating the filibuster to pass voting rights, and we're grateful... But he can't rest this call at the feet of the Senate and walk away."
Worshiping markets, genuflecting to grand fortune
Our conventional political wisdom, here in the United States, tends to see utopians as lefty egalitarians of one sort or another, clueless...
Sanders says democrats need ‘major course correction’ to prevent GOP takeover
Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an interview published Monday that too much of the Democratic Party has "turned its back on the...