Save our endangered cartoonists
Right before our eyes, an invaluable American species is fast disappearing from view: Kartoonus Amerikanas.
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Sheldon Wolin and Inverted Totalitarianism
“Economics dominates politics—and with that domination comes different forms of ruthlessness.” Sheldon Wolin discusses the terrifying configuration of corporate power he calls “inverted totalitarianism” with Chris Hedges.
Netanyahu Demands More Billions From America, Insults U.S. Envoy, Steals More Land
Netanyahu made the claim on the US taxpayer in the wake of his harsh words for the US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro.
Where Is Climate Change In The Debates?
Climate change is real, and it is worsening. That it should play a central role in the U.S. elections is undebatable.
Roof, Dear and Tashfeen Malik: The Double Standard for ‘Self-Radicalized Lone-Wolf Terrorists’
Is a vague organizational affiliation more important in determining whether a killing is terrorism or is the character of the target more important?
How Trump is abandoning workers
As long as the Trump administration hobbles OSHA, more American workplaces will become disaster zones and deathtraps
Where Does the GOP’s Right-Wing Grouchiness Come From?
The National Republican Party has published an official policy document showing that the GOP really might be more than a gaggle of serve-the-rich plutocrats and wacky, Trumped-up right-wingers.
The essentials of life
Humanity must find ways to make itself more humane and less human.
A terrible precedent: The assassination of Qassam Soleimani
The assassination of a popular leader like Soleimani and the lack of evidence presented about imminent plots he was supposedly engaged in, may empower other countries to take similar actions in the future, a slippery slope indeed.
Why Either Trump’s and Cruz’s Tax Plans Would Be the Largest Redistributions to the...
Trump and Cruz pretend to be opposed to the Republican establishment, but when it comes to taxes they’re seeking exactly what that Republican establishment wants.