Saturday, November 7, 2026

He’s indicted. What does this mean? What the media doesn’t understand about Trump’s third...

He’s no longer running for president of the United States

Cory Booker proposes to shut down new factory farms

"Farmers and ranchers need a marketplace that compensates them fairly and Senator Booker's Farm System Reform Act is a big step in the right direction.”

A progressive path forward on trade

How do we get other countries to stop, change their strategies and spend more like we do?

Prayer helped me survive poverty, but I needed government help too

Our social safety net is flawed but vital. Let’s work together to protect it from political attacks.

The shame of child poverty in the age of Trump

Billionaires are soaring, while poor kids are losing more.

Why ‘centrists’ will sink the Democrats, if they haven’t already

The bipartisan, centrist political consensus is breaking down.

Like a mafia Don, Trump pumps ‘family values’ with a vengeance

What happens when informed, powerful critics target knee-jerk Trump nepotism, if not his plagiaristic wife and otherwise unremarkable offspring? Blunders galore attract scrutiny, even litigation. What happens when the Trump clan makes Clinton Foundation “pay-to-play” look like chump change?

Roman oligarchs avoided tax liability and restrictions on land size

The oligarchic tradition of land-grabbing and tax dodging goes back centuries.

Third Biden appointee resigns over accusations of enabling ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Maryam Hassanein, the first Muslim-American appointee to resign, condemns Biden’s support for Israel amid escalating conflict.