Red states cut worker pay by $1.5 billion
If you’re a minimum wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
‘Morning Joe’ hosts accuse Trump of using National Enquirer to harass family
The National Enquirer also launched several false accusations against Trump's political rivals.
Apple Ordered to Pay $14 Billion in Europe for Dodging Taxes
Both Apple and the Irish government have vowed to appeal the decision.
Worried sick about prescription costs
Drug corporations are bleeding Americans dry, and the proposed health care repeal will make things worse.
The nasty voices in our heads
The paranoid nature of American foreign and domestic policy.
Forget Polls, Transient Gaffes, Health-gate or Gaseous Sputters — Laurels Go to the Best-run,...
About government I doubt Trump knows what he doesn’t know or even what he believes in, if anything. If it becomes clear that Trump doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, how will undecideds begin to imagine his presidency? That double negative leaves Trumpism high and dry. The Trump circus could well achieve what few observers thought possible: make Hillary Clinton appear more trustworthy, if not presidential. Trump craziness, augmented by serial campaign malpractice, has managed to spotlight a suspect, compromised Democrat as more acceptable than she deserves On such matters elections are decided.
Prospects for a republic beset with disunity 
A republic needs endless work/ Or insurgent forces go berserk.
Dangerous provocations: North Korea’s missiles and the risk of war
The Korean conflict is much more nuanced than the black and white way it’s usually presented.
Biden administration announces largest direct federal investment in transmission and distribution infrastructure
The announcement to dedicate $13 billion in grants to improve transmission and distribution systems will "improve energy resiliency through microgrids, local renewable energy, and energy storage.”
For Those Who Don’t Want to Vote for the Lesser of Two Evils
Ranked-choice voting is catching on, and Maine might become the first state to help citizens vote for candidates they actually want.









