We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People
The religion of inequality -- of money and power -- has failed us; its gods are false gods.
Clooney, Holt, and others push ageist tropes against Biden instead of addressing Project 2025
George Clooney pushed ageist tropes against Biden in New York Times. Then Lester Holt and others piled up as well, instead of whistleblowing Project 2025.
Why this isn’t the time for a public option or Medicare for some
What is the real purpose of a public option or lowering the age of Medicare when neither is an effective nor a lasting solution?
Hawaii Goes Green and Other Big Renewables Stories
The Hawaii legislature just passed a goal to go 100 percent renewable energy throughout the state by 2045. The new solar installations are making even developing countries ambitious enough to go green.
North Korea: The costs of war, calculated
Even a limited war with North Korea would kill millions, devastate the environment, and bankrupt the U.S. Preventing it should be the peace movement's highest priority.
As epic losses mount, Trump’s one ‘win’ spurs the ultimate boomerang
The good news/bad news is that Trump is no better at criminality (or hiding secrets or deflecting retribution) than he is at being a mock, TV-celebrity president.
The Republican road to Nazi perdition
Of course, we say, Republicans would never go as far as the Nazis did. But then, either would Germans in 1933.
Building the institutions for revolt
No movement will survive unless it is built on the foundation of deep community relationships. Organizers must learn to listen, even to those who do not agree with them.
Perfect storms? From Katrina to Maria, some would profit from catastrophe
“I hate to tell you Puerto Rico, but you’ve thrown our budget a little out of whack.” –Donald Trump in Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3rd
What does oligarchy mean?
Even a system that calls itself a democracy can become an oligarchy if power becomes concentrated in the hands of a few very wealthy people – a corporate and financial elite.