Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Hormuz, Mandeb, Black Sea: Wars and diesel chokepoints spike world inflation

Will working families be hurt by higher food and fuel costs this year because of Trump’s attack on Iran?

What is the major issue in the 2020 election?

"Do the wealthy contend that their excess wealth is needed by the economy?"
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Mitch McConnell’s do-nothing republicans.

America used to have a Senate that served the people.

Five New Year’s Resolutions for Cognitively-Deprived Conservatives

Many conservatives shy away from the facts, but a willingness to consider them would be a good way to start 2016.

Trump’s new bank regulator: Lawyer who helped banks charge more fees

Keith Noreika helped big banks avoid state laws protecting consumers. As head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, he now has the power to override those state laws.

Corrupt Congressman Resigns in Disgrace

U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm is resigning before Congress convenes for the new year after pleading guilty to a felony tax evasion charge and after admitting to lying under oath.

What’s Next for the Progressive Movement?

As Sanders’s presidential campaign nears its end, the “political revolution” he’s called for is just getting started.

The ‘fog’ of democracy

the super rich who run corporate America AKA This Empire use the airwaves and media in general to push their right wing agenda. Sad.

Supreme Court denies cert in Planned Parenthood case, lower court rulings protecting patients remain

Planned Parenthood was pleased with the Supreme Court's ruling and called it a "win for patients in Louisiana and Kansas."