The great Trump contradiction: His rogue individualism vs. choice-denying, fascist rhetoric
Trump is neither disciplined, stable, nor smart enough to be a full-fledged, fascist autocrat, especially if checks and balances hold. The impeachment threat, dicey implementation aside, is...
Are we the dinosaurs of the 21st century?
And how our wars distract us.
Exxon’s Weapons of Mass Confusion on Climate Change
The real power, and our great hope, is in the People's rebellion: marches, civil disobedience, trainings, teach-ins and other actions to pressure leaders to put people and the planet over corporate profiteering.
What Trump’s idea to break up big banks could mean for average Americans
While it is unclear whether Trump’s plans are serious, it’s worth considering what breaking up the banks could mean for typical bank customers.
Would Hillary Follow Through with her Progressive Promises?
Hillary has been talking the progressive talk, but would she walk the walk? Either way, if she becomes president, someone will have to go out and make her do it.
The Go-to Guy for Corporate Moochers
Scott Walker is a proven budget whacker giving corporations the goldmine, while students get the shaft. So when a corporation wants public money, Walker is their go-to-guy.
Ben Carson: Fighting Trump’s war on the poor
Somehow a trillion-dollar tax giveaway is no issue for the deficit, but modest housing assistance for America's poorest people has to go.
Biden should stop payment on US funds to Sisi’s Egypt
They should put a “stop payment” on the U.S. taxpayer-funded check that has enabled Sisi to operate with impunity.
How Mesopotamia’s urban and industrial revolution started politics as we know it today
Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics takes readers to the early stages of a process that became the structure of modern life.
Panama Papers Offer More Evidence That Free Trade Isn’t Really Free
As much as President Clinton and President Obama like to talk about "free trade" deals, the truth is that the working class ends up paying.