Khizr Khan and the wisdom of Gold Star families
"If it was up to Donald Trump, [my son] never would have been in America."
Former state senator pleads guilty to bribery
Previously convicted of accepting multiple bribes and falsifying his tax returns, former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson recently pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. In exchange...
US wants a new war or at least public fears of one
As US forces head to Europe and Asia, war risk grows.
Who the Election Should be For: The 7 Most Beaten-Down Americans
The election should be about the economy - but the economy of average Americans, not of establishment wealth. The election should be about these beaten-down groups of Americans.
Economic growth in G7 versus BRICS: a reality check
Like rose-colored glasses, anti-systemic glasses make economic problems appear less dangerous, narrower, and more limited in effects than they actually are.
Who’s to blame for out-of-control corporate power?
The public is waking up to the outsized power corporations wield over our economy and democracy. It’s about time.
As neo-nazis hail him, Trump shrugs
The longer Trump allows white nationalists to decorate their propaganda with his name the more suspicion he provokes about his own ideology and intentions.
How Goldman Sachs Profited from the Greek Debt Crisis
The recent crisis in Greece offers yet another illustration of Wall Street’s powers of persuasion and predation as Goldman Sachs has profited from Greece’s debt. This is now an issue of morality, don't you think?
Odysseus – how the world’s master of contrivance dresses down today’s creepy, lying losers
Homer shows what civilization is all about, beginning with the distinction between predatory mendacity vs. mutually-supportive, truth-based partnerships.
The lesson we need to teach our nation’s rich
We will not let your wealth come at the expense of our children’s future.