Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The disaster of Andrew Cuomo and New York’s pandemic response

If the failures of this pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that when we finally come out of it we need a new normal.

New 2015 Wealth Data: US Inequality at Its Ugliest

According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook, the wealthy elite's continuing disdain for the poor, the middle class and people all around the world is disturbing. These wealth gap realities are victimizing the great majority of Americans.

A Flagrant Liar for President?

Be careful about believing anything Carly Fiorina says because she is not only a relentless self-promoter, but also a remorseless liar. And she is doing everything in her power to convince Republicans she belongs in the White House.

The good, the bad and the ugly: Medical heroes, anti-maskers, and rotten politicians

We know who the Good are, they are exemplary, the very best of Americans. We know that the bad and ugly are personified by one Donald. J. Trump, someone who bends or breaks any law that stands in his way.

We are Luddites

"THE ROBOTS ARE COMING! THE ROBOTS ARE COMING! ... EEK! THEY'RE ALREADY HERE!"

Fixed in stone: Here’s the WallopaLoser for the ages

As low as Trump has driven the country, the Georgia senate triumphs represent a remarkable, improbable bounce off the bottom.

Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease transmission between humans...

The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.

Trump’s Election-Fraud Big Lie assaults everyone’s voting rights, mandating punitive laws against sedition

If a “loser” can offset his loss with lying bluster, then elections are mere puppet shows – and democracy withers.

Harris has to win—otherwise America forsakes its hobbyhorse addiction: Circus show trials on steroids

If a violent coup against our Holy of Holies is never aired out in public—and adjudicated, what happens to our core American confidence in right and wrong?

Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations that Feed on Prisons

Mass incarceration has turned into a huge revenue stream for corporations as the for-profit prison industry is worth about $70 billion. Attempts to reform the industry are useless at a political level. So how can we fix it?