Thursday, August 21, 2025

Primary day: Lessons for Democrats

If Democrats are willing to propose bold electoral reform, there may be some hope for them in November.

The hard truth about Trump and change

We need to tackle these problems head-on.

Earth Day: Conflict over the future of the planet

The environmental crisis and the mishandling of climate change are issues that are going to make the 2020s a decade of transformational change.
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Can Trump fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller?

If Rosenstein refused, Trump could fire Rosenstein, and direct the next official in line to fire Mueller.
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What if everyone voted?

Look what we could achieve if everyone showed up on voting day.

Dollars for decency

Unlike politicians who only have to survive elections every few years, corporations have to keep their consumers content all the time.

The US war in Iraq: 15 years and counting … the dead and displaced

Fifteen years after the calamitous invasion of Iraq, those who precipitated the war still walk free.

Guns and liberty

Gun ownership in the United States, largely criminalized for poor people of color, is a potent tool of oppression.

Ben Carson’s redecoration of HUD is worse than you think

If we are to end poverty, the mindset that needs to change is theirs.