Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Trump’s humongous infrastructure con

To really make America great again we need more and better infrastructure that’s for the public – not for big developers and investors.

MAGA bottom line: Less about grievance, policy or values than know-it-all, esteem-buoying Trumpian absolutism

Trump steps up Nixonian arrogance (“if a president does it, that makes it legal”) into imperial privilege – if Trump the genius says it, that makes it true.

Climate change demands an end to excess and greed

The responsibility for halting climate change rests firmly with each and every one of us.

Political economy contradictions as we lurch into 2025

Multiple, intense, and persistent contradictions within both parties suggest that some underlying, historic shifts may be underway.

Why the internet itself is a major environmental problem

If the internet were a country, it would be the sixth biggest user of electricity.

New Year’s Resolutions: Ten Ways to Combat Upward Redistribution of Income

The one percent pretend that their good fortune was the result of the natural workings of the market. Is it possible to change the structure of the market so that money doesn’t continue to flow upward?

‘Contrition fantasy’ – the impossible quest from shameless, conscienceless lowlifes 

Every judge who fails to enforce authority and ignore transparent, cynical evasions becomes an enabler of the scofflaw.

‘What, to the American Slave, Is Your 4th of July?’

Frederick Douglass told a crowd gathered in Rochester, N.Y., on July 5, 1852 that to slaves the white man's celebration of the Fourth of July is a "sham." And today, the gross injustice and cruelty he was talking about are still existent.