Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Underlying Reasons for the Raging Syrian War: Competing Natural Gas Pipelines

President Obama says we must get involved with the conflict in Syria to help destroy ISIS, but what if that is not entirely the case? Could a pipeline issue in Syria be the true reason the U.S. has gotten involved? As this crisis deepens we will find out.

We can breathe life back into democracy

“We make meaning together, build and deepen relationships, and take collective ownership for our country.”

‘Very stable genius’ bravado—Trump’s epic self-delusions will boomerang, again

The president keeps playing the fool who invites removal with madcap assaults on reality, like what genius and stability mean, all the while exposing his own addled, unreconstructed turmoil.

Trump’s financial arsonists

The next financial crisis -- not if, but when.

Medicare for all: A prescription for what ails us

There is no rational reason why Medicare couldn't be expanded to cover all Americans, regardless of age, from birth to death.

New Warren bill would empower Feds to crack down on corporate price gouging

"Corporations have price gouged consumers for extra profits—and gotten away with it—for too long."

For Honest Conservatives, the Only Answer Is #NeverTrump

Unfortunately, the Republican Party and the conservative movement have not yet confronted the profound problems that Trump did not cause but merely symbolizes.

Feeling the “pulse of Europe,” tens of thousands are protesting to save the E.U.

Demonstrators say their first taste of activism for the French election has inspired them to carry on.

The money behind neo-Confederate Corey Stewart’s US Senate campaign

The nation's highest-level 2018 contest to emphasize themes of white power is Virginia's U.S. Senate race – Republican Corey Stewart.

Louisiana Will Tax Its Poor To Fill Budget Hole Caused By Tax Cuts For...

Sales tax hikes and a handful of minor tax increases for businesses will close roughly three quarters of the $3 billion budget hole ex-Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) left behind.