Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Trump’s call for police brutality is no joke

Donald Trump's call for police brutality was not his first public incitement to violence.

The president is the nation: The central metaphor Trump lives by

Yet, the job of those in the administration is to serve the nation first in all cases, rather than serving the president.

Governors are stiffing workers – and democracy

In Ohio and beyond, governors are signing corporate-backed laws to stop local communities from raising their minimum wages.
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A summer survival guide for the Trump era

Remember, resistance works best when people come together and work together.    

The anti-corruption revolution

Global uprisings against corruption can fuse middle-class concerns over the rule of law to a more radical critique of unequal political systems.

Whoa! It’s really crazy here in America!

Thoughts on returning from a short, eventful trip to the UK.

A Deere in the spotlight

Deere's licensing scheme is an artificial, corporate-imposed, private "law" that will squeeze independent shops out of business.
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New White House chief of staff may be too good a soldier

John Kelly will get a lot of goodwill from having fired the foul-mouthed Anthony Scaramucci. But should he?

Hill Republicans: Trump is fritzing out

"He’s losing it fast. My betting is he’s out of office before the midterms. And Pence is president."

Kochs and Trump team up to cut billionaires’ taxes

Americans may be in for a long fall “health-wise” and “economy-wise.”