Slouching toward Mar-a-Lago
The post-Cold-War consensus collapses.
House of Representatives approves making animal cruelty a federal offense
Under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a violator could face up to seven years in prison.
Amid the carnage in Ukraine, it’s time for world leaders to rethink their priorities
Lending all support and incentives to ending the war in Ukraine would be a good place to start.
What’s a subpoena – and should Trump fear it?
The term “subpoena” literally means “under penalty.” Someone who receives a subpoena but doesn’t comply with it may be subject to civil or criminal penalties.
The Haitian migrant lie is a practice run for Trump’s mass deportations
Make no mistake: The demagoguery over Haitian immigrants in Ohio is just the beginning.
Ralph Nader on Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Bid and His Unanswered Letters to the White...
Ralph Nader, author of the new book, "Return to Sender: Unanswered Letters to the President, 2001-2015," discusses Bernie Sanders' plan to run for the Democratic nomination despite being a long-standing Independent in Congress. Does he stand a chance?
The Republican tax bill is a poison pill that kills the New Deal
Today’s Republicans would have fit right into Herbert Hoover’s administration.
Marc Short: Koch dark-money operative is Trump’s liaison to Congress
One thing seems clear already: the Kochs and their big-money allies seem poised to gain more influence than ever during a presidency they once tried to prevent.
The surprising pervasiveness of American arrogance
We Americans are all beneficiaries of exceptionalism, even those of us who decry its corrosive impact.
Journalism as Subversion
Global capitalism erases the world's stories and histories. It seeks to shut out our voices, hopes and dreams by replacing the actual and the real with fake and false. Is its ultimate goal to create a vast historical amnesia?