The theocratic scourge when a fundamentalist minority wars against diverse, majority rule politics
What the savvy Founders elevated was an enlightened chain of being that linked freedom, secular democracy and the exclusion of a state religion.
Progressives must challenge extreme gerrymandering by the GOP
Because of the extent of gerrymandering already institutionalized, it is very unlikely that Democrats can improve their position dramatically in 2018.
Why ‘centrists’ will sink the Democrats, if they haven’t already
The bipartisan, centrist political consensus is breaking down.
Building a mass movement to stop mass killing
It’s time to universalize resistance.
What happens after the virus?
What is the purpose of our existence? I can think of only one, and that is to make the lives of people on Earth as fulfilling as possible and for as long as possible.
The American Empire: Murder Inc.
Investigative journalist Allan Nairn knows firsthand how the U.S. uses mass killing as a routine tool of foreign policy. The horrifying tactics of Islamic State, he says, are an imitation of what we have been doing and what we have been teaching our international proxies for generations.
Could ‘sneaky, conniving’ Democrats help pump ‘Trump the Dictator’ surges after setbacks?
For now, it’s grin and bear it time, enduring one more round of crazed Trumpism until the zombie is declared dead and buried.
Best antidote to GOP-Trumpery: ‘Make America happy, again’
“Make America Great Again” is fast becoming the most infamous, ironic, fake promise ever made – as misery abounds. Trump showed that fear-mongering fixations work short-term; let’s try happiness-mongering.
Four years of Donald Trump could sink the planet
If Trump isn’t going to pare CO2 emissions significantly, then the US alone could cook the planet, even if China and others act more responsibly.
Gorsuch shouldn’t be confirmed until we know the person who picked him is cleared...
Neil Gorsuch shouldn’t be confirmed until Trump comes clean.