Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Does Trump know the limits of presidential power?

Since we aren’t going to vote for Trump, and since not voting is pointless if we want a better government, then what?

The terrible trio

"Sometimes, reality outraces our capacity for satire."

Progressive Briefing for Friday, June 29, 2018

#WomensMarch marches against Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, Nestlé continues to take California water, the Koch brothers plan for the next Supreme Court justice, and more.

WikiLeaks latest data dump undermines case against Russia election hack

Uh-Oh, there goes the Democrats’ whole ‘Russia Did It’ campaign.

From peace to Armageddon

The Israel-Palestine nightmare.

Greed Kings of 2014: How They Stole from Us

The theft of society's wealth may be due to ignorance as well as to greed. Why are we wrongly being advised that the best way to defuse the situation is to teach tolerance for inequality?

US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia

Leaked State Department drafts show significant omissions of abuses, including against LGBTQ+ people and political corruption, in reports on key U.S. allies.

Battering ram

Trump's new acting attorney general has exactly one purpose.

The Anti-Empire Report #143

“The question thus facing “socialists” like Sanders is this: When all your idealistic visions for a more humane, more just, more equitable, and more rational society run head-first into the stone wall of the profit motive … which of the two gives way?”

Biden’s American Jobs Plan met with criticism from progressive activists and environmentalists

“There are a lot wins for us in this package. Despite those wins, the plan lacks a commitment to the full scale of transformation that is needed of our economy.”