Friday, November 13, 2026

5 things we need from any new health care law

Including protecting people with preexisting conditions, funding Planned Parenthood, and other ways to ensure care.

Fear strikes AT, not OUT!

Fear always translates into anger which can translate into violence. Thus, it can never strike out, only ‘strike AT!’

Capitalism, American style; a failing system, no longer a model for the world

As more and more money is acquired by those at the top, the more consumer purchasing power suffers and, with it, the economy.

Asia: 260 million indigenous peoples marginalized, discriminated

Asian indigenous peoples face discrimination and marginalization, heavy assimilation pressure and violent repression by state security forces.

Trump’s epic budget swindle

Only a politician who thinks his supporters will never figure out how he scammed them would attempt such an epic betrayal. And perhaps that is the worst insult of all.

Trump seeks to spend more on nuclear weapons but buys little added capability

Cost overruns are eating up a substantial portion of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s weapons budget.

Making America meaner

A president contributes to setting the norms of our society. Trump is setting them at a new low.

Embracing Islamic terrorism

Ever wonder why we never go to war against or impose sanctions on these sponsors of terrorism? Heck, we don’t even condemn them!

“A government for the many, not the few”

Jeremy Corbyn and the resurgence of the British left.