This election hangs on how many voters get the two, conflicted blueprints for Americanism
When, at least since 1861, have we ever faced such a relentless, internally-driven threat that impedes our idealistic push towards a more perfect union?
Robert Reich | The art of the autocrat
This is the work of a despot who wants corporate America (and everyone else) to kiss his derriere.
In North Carolina, hope amidst political chaos
Republicans in North Carolina are doing everything they can to take away the rights of minorities.
The U.S. rejected refugee Anne Frank – let’s not make the same mistake again
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”
How to fight Trump without caving to corporatists
The DNC should provide leadership at times like these. But there’s still no leadership, several months into a second Trump regime that’s much worse than the first.
Remembering the Greatest ‘Babe’ in Sports
There was one "Babe" that helped change the political climate of sports. Babe Didrikson Zaharias was a true hero who helped girls and women that came after her receive the proper help to develop their athleticism.
The Rise of the Working Poor and the Non-Working Rich
There is a widening inequality between the working poor and the non-working rich. The ideal that America’s growing inequality is often justified doesn’t hold up—instead, it's undermining the moral foundations of American capitalism.
Waiting for a grown-up in the White House
Donald Trump is turning the presidency into a day care center for his troubled inner child.
Reasons for optimism
Whenever privilege and power conspire to pull us backward, we eventually rally and move forward.
What about the USPS?
I think that many of the postal services provided would be handled better in other ways. And I would say the same thing about booksellers. And newspaper publishers.