Saturday, November 7, 2026

Drought in the Horn of Africa: Worst in 40 years

Men, women and children in the Horn of Africa whose lives are being ravaged by drought need “the world’s attention and action, now.”

We Should All Start ‘Taking Responsibility’ for our Transgressions

Stumpf stood up and said he "takes responsibility" for what happened at Wells Fargo. And now he gets to go on running a banking operation that is little more than a criminal syndicate.

Descent of a throwback blowhard, swiping at energy-smart wind turbines, toilets & light bulbs

There is no subject too trivial, no norm too unobtrusive, no threshold of decorum Trump won’t trash to make hay for his “culture war” presidency.

Why College Isn’t (and Shouldn’t Have to be) for Everyone

Why do we encourage our young people through a single funnel called a four-year college education? It’s time we stop pressuring every young person to go to college and, instead, offer an alternative route into the middle class.

What road should progressives take?

Let’s all band together and throw out Trump, the neoliberals, and those who want ever more wealth for the already wealthy.

The president is fooling himself. Is he fooling us, too?

If the occasional appearance of sanity is all we ask of Trump, then his reign of insanity will be our fault.

The authoritarian president

The U.S. Constitution was created to stop authoritarians like Donald Trump.

Why Jeh Johnson would be a better defense secretary than Michèle Flournoy

The dilemma facing Joe Biden: As he chooses between three bad options for Secretary of Defense, CODEPINK thinks Jeh Johnson is the least dangerous candidate.

Like Moses, hold back impeachment waves, Nancy

Electoral benefits pour fourth by simply letting Trump flap in the wind.