Thursday, March 28, 2024

The end of empire

The empire will collapse and the nation will consume itself within our lifetimes if we do not wrest power from those who rule the corporate state.

Think your job is safe from the robot invasion?

How soon before we have a bot-plot, with a cabal of rogue robots conspiring to overthrow an unsuspecting CEO and seize control of a corporation?

Congressman announces retirement amid sex scandal

The Congressman suggested his mistress get an abortion despite his history of sponsoring legislation that would severely limit women's rights.

Trump’s proposed tax cuts would further widen the gap between rich and poor

The Trump/Republican tax cut proposal is an opportunity to discuss how to redistribute wealth and power.

Trump chides Puerto Rico expenses while US gives $15 billion a year to fossil...

The president’s upside-down priorities were on full display during his visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday.

Europe and the Middle East are both on the verge of unraveling

From Catalonia to Kurdistan, long simmering regions are clamoring for their own states. But what good is being a state anymore?

The “center-left” had its chance; it’s time for something new

Is the left’s populism answering the unmet needs of people in Western Europe and the United States?

Is today’s NRA the “price of freedom”?

Someday, people will read about this moment in history books and wonder how we got to this level of insanity.

The time for a debate on gun control is now

The list of massacre sites will continue to grow, without end, until we have the debate and enact sensible gun control.

From a concert in Las Vegas to a funeral in Yemen, we must stop...

Just as we are trying to get Congress to take action on gun control, so we must demand that Congress act to stop the US support for mass murder in Yemen.