Tuesday, May 26, 2026

We like simple solutions. And that creates complex problems

Whether it’s politics, economy, healthcare, social issues or foreign policy, Americans are extremely divided on what to do, even though they agree that the system is broken.

In the last 40 years CEO pay has risen by 937% while worker wages...

America’s inequality problem continues to be the worst in the industrialized world. 

What Really Poisoned the Water in Flint, Michigan

Flint reveals that there is a much deeper contamination poisoning our country's political morals: namely, an insidious right-wing belief that poor people (particularly people of color who are poor) are underserving moochers whose misfortunes can be ignored.

Hillary Clinton “Feels Sorry for the Young People” that Believe Bernie’s Lies

“I feel sorry sometimes, for the young people who, you know, believe this — they don’t do their own research.”

Malignant normality silently takes hold in America

The national media should free itself from this president’s constant demand for exposure and attention.

The two-party system is facing its biggest challenge in 70 years

From Maine to Missouri, states are bucking the establishment to push radical electoral reforms.

An Open Letter to the Republican Establishment

"You’d have done far better with a political system less poisoned by your money – and, therefore, less volatile and polarized, more capable of responding to the needs of average people, less palpably rigged in your favor."

Bernie’s Right. Wall Street’s Business Model Really Is Fraud.

Play by the rules? For bankers, Rule #1 is “win at any cost.”

Questioning Hillary’s Tuesday Win in the Grand Canyon State Amid Widespread Evidence of Voter...

Did Hillary's campaign and cooperative Democratic officials and Arizona voter officials help her steal a primary win in Arizona on Tuesday? Certainly there were lots of apparent voter suppression efforts afoot.

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free

With so much clean power available, the price of solar has cost absolutely nothing for certain regions in recent months.