Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Manifesting the Worst Old Norms

“Leave Trump to his own devices. Let his poor values wither on his patriarchal bully vine.”

Is the GOP becoming the American fascist party?

What occurred in Nashville last week is a frightening reminder of the fragility of American democracy when Republicans obtain supermajorities and no longer need to work with Democratic lawmakers.

Waiting for the barbarians

There will be rebels. They will live in the shadows. The state will have little tolerance of them. They will be our hope.

Trump executive order hands Big Pharma a major win by delaying Medicare drug price...

Order pushes for four-year delay in Medicare price talks for most prescription drugs, echoing pharma lobby demands and risking higher costs for patients.

TPP is dead. What did we learn from this great progressive victory?

We must insist that trade deals never be written to override policies that sovereign governments might later decide are best for their people, culture key industries and the environment.

Rudy’s coup at foggy bottom

Neither hawk, nor dove, but vulture he...

These 13 Democrats joined with the GOP to defeat Bernie Sanders’ efforts to lower...

There is something seriously iffy about the Democrats that voted “nay.”

The price of resistance

Know that if we resist we keep hope alive.

Trump turns on MAGA over Epstein files as transparency backlash grows

Trump once capitalized on Epstein conspiracy theories to galvanize his base. Now, facing demands for accountability, he lashes out at the very supporters who helped propel him back into power.

Wall Street, banks, and angry citizens

The inequality gap on a planet growing more extreme.