Sunday, November 15, 2026

Trump’s apology tour

Trump's version of making up with Muslims apparently involves selling $110 billion worth of arms to the most reactionary Muslim country on the planet.

Making America great again in a new Wild West

The humanitarian and environmental disaster of Trump’s border wall.

Job growth bounces back in June, but unemployment edges upward

While workers are seeing modest real wage growth, it is much less than would be expected with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years.

‘Alexa, launch our nukes!’

“Humans are not perfect, but they can empathize with their opponents and see the bigger picture. Unlike humans, autonomous weapons would have no ability to understand the consequences of their actions, no ability to step back from the brink of war.”

The man in the bathtub, December 1, 1940

The 1930s were a rough time for all who labored... Or sought work.

Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education

The keys to authentic education have always been interest and ability and when these are absent so too is authentic learning.

Hillary Clinton’s Glass-Steagall

Hillary Clinton won’t propose reinstating a bank break-up law known as the Glass-Steagall Act and this just might be the biggest mistake in her presidential campaign. Is Clinton still too close to Wall Street?

The coming civil war over Trump’s ego

Civil war is unlikely, but the weeks and perhaps months after Election Day will surely be fraught.

‘They’re such cowards’: GOP pushes bill targeting food aid for the poor

Anti-hunger campaigners are pushing Democrats to protect food benefits and fight for a permanent SNAP expansion during upcoming farm bill negotiations.

California to become the first state to ban fur sales

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Saturday banning the sale and manufacture of fur products in his state. This...