Friday, August 28, 2026

Take me to your leader

Arrogance and charisma are not the same as leadership.

Bankruptcy is us

However it happens, he really does need to be trumped before he Trumps us all off this planet and global bankruptcy becomes us. 

How the rich and their right-wing cronies plot to break working people

They’re plotting to hijack democracy and put working people under the feet of CEOs, the ultra-wealthy, and other Republican fanatics.

Trump’s power and control is slipping through his fingers—and he knows it

All of this should serve as evidence that Trump’s grip on power is quickly slipping through his fingers, and he knows it.

The New York Times’ False Foreign Policy Narratives

Fortunately, there are those -- who receive very little high-profile media ink -- that challenge the purpose and priorities of our twinned economic and physical wars. But they deserve allies in media – who don’t just seek to promote the lesser evil – but a world worthy of our humanity and of our potential.

A ‘Bolt’ (ton) from the past

With that nasty smirk on his face, Bolton actually publically has come out for the pre-emptive attacking of both Iran and North Korea... going on years now.

CDC tells state governors to prepare for Covid vaccine before November elections

“Public health officials worry that the Trump administration is looking to roll out a vaccine prematurely, or at least to hype one, before the election as a way to score political points.“

Will Michele Flournoy be the angel of death for the American empire?

Picking Michelle Flournoy to lead the Pentagon would be a tragic indication that Biden is truly hell-bent on squandering America’s future.

On the ground activism: Hundreds march in Chicago to protest against GOP health care...

"This bill puts at risk health care for over a million people, billions of dollars for Illinois and tens of thousands of jobs."

When fear comes

The coming arrests mean that a wide range of Americans will experience the violations that poor people of color have long endured.