A First Lady in a New York Cell
One year later, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, languishes in a cell in New York City, having been dragged out of her room and kidnapped by U.S. forces on the Jan. 3 attack on Venezuela.
In a Massive Intelligence Error, the U.S. Kills 80 Syrian Troops, Helping Islamic State...
The problem with a mistake of this Himalayan proportions is that it will be extremely difficult in the aftermath to convince Syria that the US did not intentionally aid Daesh.
Food for Thought
Waste is a pretty bad thing – particularly in these days when we are all noticing that the price of food is increasing.
Women life freedom
With every death, in Tehran or elsewhere, with every reactionary clampdown, whether it be arresting activists, stifling free speech, demonising people calling for change, outlawing protests and/or increasing police powers, the numbers demanding change increases, the outrage intensifies, the wave draws breath, rises and strengthens.
The tax bill is a lifeline for Democrats. Will they sink or swim?
For Democrats to win in 2018 and 2020, they’ll need to do more than tie this bill around the Republicans’ ankles and hope they sink.
Donald Trump in the White House
It is difficult at this point to know how Trump will govern since so many of his campaign pledges were contradictory or impossible.
2084: Orwell revisited in the Age of Trump
It’s obviously time to act on a global scale. Tell that to Big Brother.
Why workers demand Julie Su’s confirmation as labor secretary
Americans need Su to watch their backs more than ever, especially as a growing number of workers join unions on the heels of the pandemic and advocates push for a national version of the California law protecting health care workers.
Why 2020 won’t be won by centrists
In reality, what’s going to beat Trump are new ideas that mobilize America, that let Americans see what the wealthy and powerful who bankroll Trump have done to this nation.
Why ‘centrists’ will sink the Democrats, if they haven’t already
The bipartisan, centrist political consensus is breaking down.









