The US need not inevitably descend into violent chaos if and when disaster strikes
It’s not too late to begin building a new politics designed to allow us as a people to respond to these crises in a constructive way.
Trump may be blowing the economy up on purpose
Working-class Americans should view a purposefully engineered recession as blatant aggression by the ownership class.
Donald Trump: Invasive species
Can one determined and willfully ignorant man both stem the green tide and push the world over the brink into ecocide?
A Corporate Coup d’Etat
TPP is a trade deal that would allow an unprecedented level of global corporate rule over Americans. If passed, would it recreate the "anything-goes Wall Street ethic" that caused the 2008 world economy crash?
The Donald and the fake news media
The rest of us remain in a world wallpapered with Donald Trump, a world in which the fake news media, which is his truest "base," just can’t get enough of him.
How Many Thousands of US Troops Would GOP Hopefuls Send to Iraq and Syria?...
Many GOP presidential hopefuls "wouldn’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground" in Iraq, or Syria for that matter. So if a Republican takes office come 2016 we can almost be guaranteed a return of combat troops to the Middle East.
How Scalia’s Death Affects That Important Public-Employee Union Case
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death affects the Friedrichs v. California Teachers case, which the conservative majority on the court was prepared to use to bankrupt public-employee unions.
Bernie Sanders tops new poll for 2020 presidential candidates
Known as the "three B's" Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, and Joe Biden have all topped, in various positions, the top three slots of many other recently conducted polls.
Another Kris Kobach loss: Illinois leaves ‘Jim Crow’ voter purge program
Even as Kobach is met with loss after loss, his legacy will live on until the states that signed up for Crosscheck leave the program and reinstate voters to the voter rolls.
Our ‘trillion-dollar seven’: Can we summon the courage to tax them?
Our political leaders have been aware of the stepped-up basis loophole for decades, yet have done nothing.