Friday, November 13, 2026

50 years ago, the Pentagon Papers’ success hinged on a personal conversion to nonviolence

Without the friendships he forged in the antiwar movement, Daniel Ellsberg might not have found the courage and support he needed to help end the Vietnam War.

Trump’s at war with US intelligence – and (for once) he’s right

By giving America it’s dumbest and cruelest wars, the best and brightest left room for a dumber and crueler leader to end them.

Targeting dark money attacking democracy, watchdog files FEC complaint against 23 super PACs

"The vast scope of this illegal concealment should prompt swift investigation and a firm crackdown by the FEC."

The Right’s grotesque, negative learning curve is steadily demolishing its national brand

For a white nationalist base obsessed with “losing its country” (and dominance) to outsiders and non-whites, won’t chronic, severe political whoppers achieve exactly its worst fear?

Non-Candidates for President

Corporations and billionaires are able to fund their favorite presidential hopeful campaigns in order to have their candidate repeatedly exposed to the U.S. people. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision has resulted in this unfair way of campaigning.

The ‘Liberal’ Media Narrative on Bernie Sanders

“Please stay in the race, Bernie. You have nothing to lose — and the country has much to gain.”

The moral travesty of Trumpcare

So what do we do now? We fight.

Trump is a William McKinley Protectionist, Not a Bernie Sanders Populist

Trump’s brand of protectionism doesn’t move America and the world forward. It turns the clock back to the Gilded Age. Don’t buy the con.

Dear President Trump: Breaking up (banks) isn’t so hard to do

Glass-Steagall or another economic meltdown?

Republican governor against Trump’s offshore oil plans

With South Carolina’s economy dependent on coastal business, such as fishing and tourism, any damage to the coast could have a major impact on the state.