The huge tax heist
The moneyed interests who run the GOP depend on the Trump bomb to divert attention from their huge heist.
For Trump, words are stupid things
As language takes a beating from the president, a book about Churchill and Orwell reminds us how potent skilled rhetoric can be.
Leading Democrats are way behind the public on health care
60 percent of Americans support single payer health care. So why is the party leadership dragging its feet?
Khizr Khan and the wisdom of Gold Star families
"If it was up to Donald Trump, [my son] never would have been in America."
America now has 6 political parties
Whoever can put together elements of a governing coalition among these six parties will win future elections.
Why ‘centrists’ will sink the Democrats, if they haven’t already
The bipartisan, centrist political consensus is breaking down.
America’s heroes also work in fire departments, hospitals and public schools
Gen. Kelly needs to zip it.
Our ever-deadlier police state
“We need an effective system of crime prevention and control in our communities, but that is not what the current system is.”
The crack-up
Donald Trump and the fourth great shattering.
One nation, in sickness and in health
Time and again, "repeal and replace" has proven to be a farce. Let's focus on the hard work of true reform and get health care for all.