The deathly tragedy of American exceptionalism
So who and what’s to blame for the worst avoidable loss of life in American history?
Some Corporations are Wealthier and More Powerful than Some Countries
Corporations have too much power to influence society and government.
Trump administration suppresses CIA torture report
“No senator, chairman or not, has the authority to erase history.”
Down the rabbit hole with Donald Trump
if The Donald hasn’t also been playing the roles of White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, and other characters from Carroll’s classic nineteenth century children’s book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, then tell me what he’s been doing these last years.
It Can’t Happen Here… Can It?
Whether or not Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination or is elected president, for the gathering members of his grassroots coalition, he’s certainly shown what can, indeed, happen here.
When big money buys off criticism of big money
Big money should not be influencing what should be investigated, revealed, and discussed – especially about big money.
New tariffs on Chinese goods exempt American clothing industry, business motives in question
Experts aren’t convinced that this administration isn’t shaping public policy around personal business motives.
Former State Senator and Assemblyman Both Admit Accepting and Concealing Bribes
Initially facing up to 396 years in federal prison for his 24-count indictment, Ron Calderon accepted a plea deal in which prosecutors are only seeking no more than 70 months in prison.
The conversation we should be having
What’s going on is about morality and decency; fight Trump there, where he has no moral armor with which to defend himself.
An open letter to the Green Party about 2020 election strategy
The nine early signers believe the letter can plausibly inspire and facilitate a public, reasoned, discussion of Green Party election policy and that such a discussion might in turn fundamentally influence the 2020 election outcome.