Crocodile tears on corporate taxes
“Outrageous,” screeched the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It doesn’t feel fair,” whimpered a top corporate executive.
The wailing by those...
Whether Dealing With Jewish Refugees in ’30s or Syrians Today, U.S. Falls Short of...
Steve Jobs’s father was an immigrant from Syria. We need more like him, and we need fewer children washing up dead on beaches. If we’re going to bomb Syria, we need to take care of the displaced.
Bowman was defeated by a toxic blend of Zionism and militarism
In the United States, dominant mentalities run along parallel ruts of Zionism and militarism that are mutually reinforcing and increasingly intersecting.
Why Bernie’s Proposals Would Spur Economic Growth
Failure to take action on the biggest banks, a single-payer plan, widening inequality, and discrimination will almost certainly harm the economy.
Why we must all fight for the DREAM Act
These DACA young people are our neighbors, our colleagues, and our classmates.
When Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize, ‘peace’ has lost its meaning
Why Maria Corian Machada is a horrible Peace Prize choice by Venezuelan-American, Michelle Ellner.
Comic relief from Mike Pence, as if delusion, deflection, and cowardice will redeem lost...
Pence looks more like the walking, even staggering dead, having now neutralized his one and only courageous Senate action.
Judgment over time guaranteed: Truth will out, grinding indefensible right-wing lies to smithereens
Yes, I anticipate criminal Trump indictments, but I am even more certain there will be comprehensive indictments by scores of historians.
Democrats irritated by voters who elected them need an attitude adjustment
While Trump’s forces are setting fire to the basic structures of American democracy, Democrats in Congress are widely perceived to be wielding squirt guns.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.