Amid discouraging new inequality stats, some Encouraging Rays of Hope
In California, a trailblazing move to a much more union-conscious tomorrow.
Sanders pushes to block $18 billion arms sale to Israel amid Gaza conflict
As the Biden administration seeks approval for a massive arms sale to Israel, Senator Bernie Sanders leads a campaign to halt weapons transfers amid ongoing violence in Gaza.
As Ford polygraph made public, Senate Judiciary Democrats unified: Kavanaugh should ‘immediately withdraw’
"We are writing to request that you immediately withdraw the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court or direct the FBI to re-open its background investigation and thoroughly examine the multiple allegations of sexual assault."
With Mueller report expected soon, Trump team may claim executive privilege to block public...
"We reserve the right. We don't know if we have to, but we haven't waived it."
The Tennessee 3 and the GOP war on democracy itself
This is a quick analysis of the premeditated treasonous attack on liberal democracy sponsored by the GOP.
Six lessons the remorseless siege against procreative rights can teach the left
Secular democracy, as in majority rule, is just as threatened by religious fanaticism as it is by looming dictatorship.
Autopilot wars
Sixteen years, but who’s counting?
When you’re a billionaire, your hobbies can slash your tax bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
Donald Trump’s strange bro-mances with Duterte and Putin
This might be good business for Trump, but it's a sorry deal for our national interest.
Trump’s Korean shell game
The U.S. and North Korean leaders are both playing a long con designed to maintain their own short-term political survival.









