Saturday, May 18, 2024

Reflections from the netherworld

Advice from JFK to President Biden.

Trapped in an empire of borders

The driver of the passenger van pulled onto the shoulder of the road, looked back, and said, “There’s an immigration checkpoint up...

Not Bernie, us. Not Warren, us. Their clash underscores the need for grassroots wisdom.

For the sake of humanity and the planet, we need a tactical alliance between the Sanders and Warren campaigns.

Budget chair Sanders dares GOP to criticize him for using reconciliation to ‘protect ordinary...

"You did it, we're gonna do it, but we're gonna do it to protect ordinary people, not just the rich and the powerful."

New Records Show More US Involvement in Mexico Oil, Gas Privatization Efforts as Mexican...

They reveal the U.S. government acting as a mediator between Mexico's government and U.S. oil and gas companies seeking to cash in on a policy made possible by the behind-the-scenes efforts of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's U.S. State Department.

Will Congress reclaim war powers and end US military involvement in Saudi-led war in...

"The Senate will be able, for the first time, to debate and vote on a check on Trump's war-making in Yemen"
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Diane Ravitch: Biden’s pick for education secretary must overturn DeVos’s attack on public schools

“He’s not Betsy DeVos, and every educator in America, or almost every educator, will be thrilled about that.”

Insider attacks

Seen in this light, it’s hard not to believe that more anti-U.S. “insider” attacks aren’t on the way. The question is only where and when, not if.

Odd Bedfellows, Lying Together

The TPP isn’t the solution. As Jim Hightower describes it: "it’s just another global trade scam coming at us like a volcanic eruption straight out of hell." Don't let the TPP gang steal our democratic rights and turn our futures to global corporations.

Is President Trump right about Russia?

Can Russia and America ever peacefully coexist?