When an elected government falls in South America, as in Bolivia today, look for...
History shows us that U.S. antipathy towards independent progressive leaders generally results in U.S.-sponsored subversion and military coups.
The Real Reckoning
Donald Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. He is the loudest and clearest warning shot across the bow of the current American political-economic system.
Rethugs on a roll—downwards, chancing national threatened species status?
They “won” by owning the Supreme Court,/ Then lost when marked "cruel spoilsport."
Watching constitutionally protected freedoms die in Oregon
How long will the term “free press,” or for that matter, “freedom,” have any real meaning?
Will Congress reclaim war powers and end US military involvement in Saudi-led war in...
"The Senate will be able, for the first time, to debate and vote on a check on Trump's war-making in Yemen"
Are U.S.-Saudi Relations Finally Souring?
Pressure from human rights organizations like Oxfam to victims of the 9/11 attacks are helping erode the bond between these old political allies, but the results of this election season could squander our chance at change.
The republican tax sham
The tax plan is dressed up as a way to make America more competitive. But underneath it’s just a typical Republican plan.
The biggest deficit you’ve never heard of
It’s the deficit in public investment.
Why We’ll Need a Universal Basic Income
As new technologies replace work, the question for the future is how best to provide economic security for all.
We were all outsiders in Trump’s America once — even Trump
Trump’s brand of bigotry goes back a long way in this country.