Thursday, April 25, 2024

Critical Foreign Policy Questions

We won’t likely hear these questions asked in the final presidential debate, but their answers are critical to our democratic future.

Bernie Sanders: 0.3 Percent Social Security Increase Is a Joke

This measly cost-of-living adjustment could be wiped out next year when Medicare Part B premiums increase.

Trump Reigns as Unapologetic, Dark Lord of Misrule

Ultimately, hard times, polarity, and refusal to be a serious candidate informed Trump as Lord of Misrule.

Toxic Economy: Common Chemicals Cost US Billions Every Year

Researchers estimate the United States economy takes a $340 billion hit annually as endocrine-disrupting compounds lower IQs, increase behavior problems and exacerbate health woes like obesity and diabetes.

WikiLeaks’ October Surprise Explains Why Assange Was Just Silenced

Each of these stunning disclosures gives Wikileaks and Julian Assange sufficient concern to consider himself a marked man.

Hillary Clinton, Paul Ryan, and the Crisis of American Capitalism

In all respects, the American political economy has become radically imbalanced.

Bernie Sanders’ Tweet Causes Big Pharma Company’s Stock to Plummet

Ariad Pharmaceuticals' stock dropped $387 million in just one day.

What the Narcissists Have Done to Our Jobs and Health

The narcissists in Congress are preoccupied with their own security rather than on the securing of a strong society.

For Those Who Don’t Want to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils

Ranked-choice voting is catching on, and Maine might become the first state to help citizens vote for candidates they actually want.

Trump: The Dress Rehearsal for Fascism

Our system of inverted totalitarianism has within it the seeds of an overt or classical fascism.