Stunning truths about the bloated safety net for the wealthy
It's not a game for the 200 million struggling Americans who depend on tax revenue for education and housing and health care.
Power dynamics changing in world order
The U.S. has dominated the world for too long and must learn to become a cooperative partner.
Nuclear weapons: Barbaric tools of insecurity
Sustainable security is not created through threats and the cultivation of fear, but by building relationships, cooperating and establishing trust.
American workers seek trade enforcement, not protection
A good first step would be imposing Trade Expansion Act penalties that are as strong as American defense must be.
Pyrrhic victory in Mosul
If a reconciliation cannot be achieved between Iraq’s Sunni and Shia populations, it’s almost a certainty that the country will continue to be afflicted by Daesh or some successor group.
The Founding Fathers would renounce, condemn America’s endless wars
They would decry the current situation in which a succession of U.S. presidents has usurped that power, probably the greatest violation of the Constitution in the history of this nation.
Mexico’s methane emissions threaten the environment
In 2013, Mexico emitted 126 million tons of methane into the atmosphere.
World unites against Trump on climate
Donald Trump is learning the hard way that he cannot thwart the entire world on climate change and expect to continue with business as usual.
There’s a big hole in the center of the Democratic Party
Voters are embracing new ideas and new goals, and smart politicians are helping advance the process.
Podesta refers to Trump as ‘whack job’ after Twitter attack
“Dude, get your head in the game. You’re representing the US at the G20.”