What’s Wrong with America?
The world’s one-time sole surviving superpower is in decline. And what ails the U.S. can be seen through the experience of ordinary people—those who personify the existential rationale for “democracy.”
We can’t fight climate change if we keep lying to ourselves
The inability to see what is in front of our eyes replicates the blindness of all past civilizations that celebrated their eternal glory at moments of precipitous decline.
It’s North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, not Trump, who forced the US to the negotiating...
Credit where credit's due.
Blending capitalism and socialism
Why can't we detach personal income from industry so that we can all make rational decisions about what is good and bad for society?
COVID-19 and the parallel nuclear war and climate change threats
We can create a new and better world—but we must fully commit ourselves to it and work for it, “pressing, making changes.”
More U.S. Muslims Favor Bernie Sanders Than Do U.S. Jews
A new opinion poll on America’s Muslims and other religious groups released this week contains some surprises.
Why Is the Racial Wealth Gap Widening? And What Should Be Done to Reverse...
All these steps would allow families to invest in their own futures – which is the surest way out of poverty. All of us benefit when everyone has the opportunity to accumulate wealth.
Five biggest border lies debunked
Republicans are lying about immigrants and the border.
Trump’s incredibly dumb bet on coal
If we really want to lead we have to go with the energy of the future, not the energy of the past.
What’s the matter with Eastern Europe?
Welcome to the birthplace of Trumpism.