Saturday, May 25, 2024

The consent of the governed

We have entered a new era, a presidency of protest and an increasingly illegitimate government. We have the power to withdraw our consent from hate and exploitation and build love and prosperity.

Investigate the hackers – and ignore Trump’s chaff

Whatever his motives, it is hard to imagine a worse impediment to the nation's security than a commander in chief who ignores and politicizes intelligence.

The three big reasons Republicans can’t replace Obamacare

Except the prospect of more than 20 million people losing their health insurance, and a huge redistribution from the working class to the very rich.
video

The first 100 days resistance agenda

The First 100 Days Resistance Agenda. An hour a day. Send a powerful message. We aren’t going away.

How George W. Bush dissed the U.S. intelligence community

The likelihood is that the crimes of Bush, Cheney, Libby and Rove so far revealed are only the tip of the iceberg.

Obama, deporter in chief, should pardon the undocumented

Noam Chomsky says Obama “should proceed to what is in fact an urgent necessity: to grant a general pardon to 11 million people who are living and working here, productive citizens in all but name.”

A political party worth joining

Bob Fest – where 10,000 Wisconsinites gathered last year in the fighting spirit of La Follette, determined to stop the corporate governor's cynical end run.

How America’s ego could save the planet

We need some of America’s ego now, just like 60 years ago, when the Soviet accomplishments in space drove us toward a singular world-changing goal.

The 15 warnings signs of impending tyranny

Consider yourself warned.