Right-wing extremism and the Cold War go hand-in-hand
U.S. “ironclad” support for militarism undercuts attempts to curb right-wing terrorism. From white supremacist violence in the West Bank to gendered violence in Olongapo, we can’t defeat at home what we export abroad.
Chris Hedges and Wallace Shawn on politics, playwriting and power
The two discuss experiences working in other countries and how those experiences led them, as Hedges puts it, to “grapple with the reality of empire.”
The stock market is not the economy
The next time you hear someone say the stock market is a reflection of the economy, tell them that’s rubbish! The real economy is jobs and wages.
Hillary Clinton Agrees with the Citizens United Decision
“As Greenwald said, Hillary’s the very model of the type of politician that the five Republicans on the U.S. Supreme Court were trying to empower. The suckers whose votes she gets are fooled merely by her labeling herself a ‘Democrat’ and slinging the type of bumper-sticker phrases that draw Democratic suckers instead of Republican ones.”
Architect of federal fracking loophole may head Trump environmental council
The push for climate change’s non-inclusion in NEPA appraisals “puts our country, our communities, and our people at great risk.”
If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985,...
The 2020 bonus pool for 182,100 securities industry employees could pay for more than 1 million jobs paying $15 per hour for a year.
Ballad of a thin nation
So many of my friends, neighbors and coworkers continue to believe in the Big Lie of democracy.
New poll shows Medicaid cuts could cost GOP senators support—even from their own base
As Republicans push a bill that could strip healthcare from millions, new polling reveals deep concern among GOP voters, including Trump supporters, about slashing Medicaid to fund tax breaks.
Trade group airs ads to boost five senators facing reelection
A trade group representing chemical companies will spend more than $150,000 on advertising during July in support of four Republican senators and one Democrat,...
Hegseth: The gathering, post-mortem: ‘No more dudes in dresses…No more beardos’
Trump and his minions do not deal with history or reality, only a mish-mash of self-serving fantasies.









