Congress avoids government shutdown
The temporary funding bill will keep some government offices open through Jan. 19 and others until Feb. 2.
Examining the Kochtopus
The Koch brothers have used their enormous assets to mount a far-ranging, ultrasophisticated assault on American democracy.
On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Time for Democrats to stand and deliver or admit they want to lose power
Until a real workers’ party comes along, it’s the only thing standing in the way of a full-on Christo-fascist government, and it can’t even do that if it won’t take these kinds of s
Moore is less: Alabama, the Senate and the nation will suffer
As the special election approaches, Republicans abandon morality for power.
This master framework—complexity vs. over-simplification—separates all serious debate from hokum
While those favoring complexity see foes as ignorant or wrongheaded, reductionists insist not only is “their truth” the only truth, but foes act from malice and bad faith.
It’s time to take America back from the brink
America needs to tend to the fragile health of its democracy and strive for a new shared prosperity that will shore up the nation’s foundation.
How does Santos the phony phony differ from Trump the genuine phony?
Imitating Trump’s illusion of invulnerability does not protect one against self-destruction.
A Big Idea for Hillary
The best way to ensure everyday Americans get a fair deal is to make our democracy work again.
The multipolarism of fools
As a bloc of mostly authoritarian, eco-unfriendly, and socio-economically conservative countries masquerading as a geopolitical counterbalance, the BRICS represent the multipolarism of fools.