Immigration crackdown sparks Silicon Valley protests
“We hope the event not only sends a message, but creates new opportunities for the low-wage, largely immigrant subcontractors.”
The American empire in (ultimate?) crisis
The decline and fall of it all?
Biden holds red wave to a ripple, as Trump loses big time in midterms
Trump’s prominent personal picks did not appear to be faring very well on election day, and while things may change slightly, this conclusion is unlikely to be altered.
Bernie Sanders: “We’re fighting for our future”
“We’re fighting for the future of this planet, for our kids and grandchildren. And to do your best, you’ve got to be involved in the political process.”
‘The GOP is irretrievably broken’: House adjourns after McCarthy fails to win speakership
"Unfortunately, it's the American people who will pay the price for House Republicans' inability to govern."
Does Japan aspire to be a superpower?
In early November, the German Navy frigate Bayern docked in Japan after two days of exercises with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Samidare. No,...
Three good reasons to liquidate our empire
The United States is not seriously contemplating its own bankruptcy. It is instead ignoring the meaning of its precipitate economic decline and flirting with insolvency.
The need for international governance and local cooperatives
In the long run, I think we need to move towards international governance to avoid the sort of nasty nationalism we are seeing in America.
Two weeks before midterms, Trump attacks democracy with ‘one of the most naked attempts...
Clarke argued that the president's tweet is clearly part of an ongoing right-wing effort to "promote fear and incite law enforcement to action in ways that could chill voter participation this midterm election cycle."
The ‘lower the tax rate to boost businesses’ competitiveness scam
When we cut taxes on corporations we are actually cutting taxes on a few people. And not just people, but very, very rich people.