Tuesday, December 16, 2025

NationofChange at the Republican Convention: And So it Begins – Protests, Rallies Take Cleveland

From "Open Carry" rallies to Stand for Love, the Republican Convention (and all the demonstrations that go with it) is in full swing.

Betsy DeVos won’t protect LGBTQ students

“Today, the Secretary of Education ... refused to affirm that she would put forward a program that would ban discrimination based on the LGBTQ status of students or ban discrimination based on religion.”
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The Tillerson-Trump rumble over Qatar shows White House divisions

The U.S. has two foreign policies: that of the former Exxon-Mobil CEO, an old Middle East hand, and that of a Queens real estate shyster and foreign policy neophyte.

As Republicans Defect, Will Clinton Be Tempted To Tack Right?

Hillary Clinton must not succumb to temptation. Voters have rejected the ideology of the elites for a reason: it has failed them.

The lessons we learned from Jon Ossoff’s defeat

The efforts to build an independent capacity to recruit, train, and support populist candidates up and down the ticket should be redoubled.

Clinton and Kaine Release Tax Returns As Trump Remains Silent

Many questions have arisen from the release of Clinton's tax returns: such as the family's charitable contributions to the Clinton Family Foundations and whether or not Donald Trump will release his own tax returns.

Trump’s Estate Tax: An Aristocrat’s Gift to His Friends and Family

Trump won’t fight for the little guy. He’s only fighting for himself, and for the privileged boys and girls who are the only peer group he has ever cared about.

In Praise of Class Traitors: Former Goldman Exec Runs for N.J. Governor on Public...

The right combination of wealthy class traitors and local working class activists could create the space for a new era in sustainable economic justice.

Merging ‘loyalty to the oil industry’ and ‘grudge against California,’ Trump opens 725,000 acres...

"Turning over these spectacular wild places to dirty drilling and fracking will sicken Californians, harm endangered species, and fuel climate chaos."

Don’t let our ‘hair-trigger president’ start a nuclear war

The U.S. nuclear system was already dangerous, irresponsible, insane. It can only get worse with Trump holding his finger on the trigger.