Saturday, June 27, 2026

Why this isn’t the time for a public option or Medicare for some

What is the real purpose of a public option or lowering the age of Medicare when neither is an effective nor a lasting solution?

Why Congress members face a lawsuit for funding Israel’s war on Gaza

Suing Congress members who are complicit in genocide is a good step for exposing—and organizing against—the power of the warfare state.

Trump’s running out of friends, and it’s his own fault

Seems like the only one still standing by him is David Duke. They deserve each other.

Resign, Jeff Sessions. It’s not about Russia, it’s about justice

Recusal is not enough. Jeff Sessions has shown that he is not fit to serve as Attorney General.

How Venezuela grew poor with more oil than Saudi Arabia

Donald Trump has been clear about framing oil as a central part of Washington’s interests in Venezuela, but whether the country’s vast reserves can translate into real prosperity is unclear.

50 years later, a speech by King has lessons for a president

Difficult work remains for those in whom Martin Luther King Jr. had the most hope: the people, organizing grass-roots power for peace.

The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch

The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.

We Are All Greeks Now

The suffering of the Greeks is just like the suffering of ordinary Americans—the only thing that benefits is the profit margins of financial institutions. When will human life be of concern to corporate capitalists?

Make America Worse – the corrosive blueprint driving Muskrat-Trump’s high-risk demolition derby

Where’s the great Trump hustle, what he does best, that promises the moon while taking away the earth? The battle is now how much scorched earth Trump inflicts without any positive deliverables to offset the pain.