Politics

As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.

“This is really a reflection of the historic importance of Latinos.”

The United States, originally founded on standards of ethics and morality, is currently on its way to world domination. Unfortunately, American citizens are left feeling helpless and struggling financially and the path U.S. government is taking will make it worse.

We cannot afford to forget just how terrible Trump’s time in the White House was for this nation.

What if the elected felon managed to kick off two or three generations of Trump-style insurrections? So much for the sacred rule of law, honest elections, justice by fair trials, and noble traditions of civil rights.

Trump promised unremitting revenge but that is a sharp, merciless two-edged sword about to redound on him and MAGA.

China and the U.S. struggle over Eurasia, the epicenter of world power.

As poor Americans continue to get blamed for being poor, it's the free-market system that pays them too little to avoid being dependent on the safety net—the vicious circle of hypocrisy.

The great insight from the last century or so: imperial powers profit more from exploiting natural resources than bashing foreign heads.

Getting honest uncorrupted replacements is a two-year priority if we hope to get some of the moral compass corrected in our national politics.