Inequality social dysfunction and misery
Income and wealth inequality is not simply a monetary issue, it is a complex social crisis that supports and strengthens notions of superiority and inferiority, and was described by President Barak Obama in 2013 as “the defining challenge of our time.”
Why Jeh Johnson would be a better defense secretary than Michèle Flournoy
The dilemma facing Joe Biden: As he chooses between three bad options for Secretary of Defense, CODEPINK thinks Jeh Johnson is the least dangerous candidate.
Like Moses, hold back impeachment waves, Nancy
Electoral benefits pour fourth by simply letting Trump flap in the wind.
Wisconsin Senate passes Koch-backed REINS bill that would benefit Koch, other polluters
There are concerns about the bill's ability to potentially “grind the regulatory process to a halt.”
An Open Letter to the People of the United States: Election or Revolution?
“Is our destiny in our own hands? Only if we have enough people of courage to accept responsibility for it. Are you one of them?”
Stupefied yet? What’s left but renaming: ‘Trumpington, DC’ or ‘Trump Tower White House’?
To coin a phrase, “To the spoiled victors go the victorious spoils.”
Sanders unveils billionaire plot to undermine US public education: $9 million spent to sway...
A new report by Sen. Bernie Sanders exposes a well-funded campaign by right-wing billionaires to privatize public education and divert critical funds from public schools.
Top 6 signs Donald Trump really doesn’t like being investigated
Somehow these high-powered investigators who have looking into Trump as part of their remit all seem to end up in the unemployment line.
What the tawdry stunt to rename the Gulf of Mexico exposes about appalling, arrogant...
Behold imperial bellowing, another classic MAGA “bargain” that costs millions and lowers our prestige.
Odysseus – how the world’s master of contrivance dresses down today’s creepy, lying losers
Homer shows what civilization is all about, beginning with the distinction between predatory mendacity vs. mutually-supportive, truth-based partnerships.