Sunday, June 28, 2026

10 good things about a TERRIBLE year

As we head into the new year, let’s keep ourselves inspired by the hard work of folks at home and abroad who gave us something to cheer about for 2017.

When the term ‘genocide’ falls short

It is not enough for national governments to "recognize" a Palestinian state. It is time to compel Israel, via sanctions, diplomacy, and UN enforcement, to stop the killing and any talk of forced relocation.

Stiglitz Speaks: Globalization’s Grand Failure, Apple & Bad Trade Deals

Why do so many policymakers in Europe and the United States continue to push globalization, despite the evidence?

“We’ll look at everything”: More thoughts on Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan

A revolutionary movement needs a revolutionary financial system.

Psst: You want to know what’s really driving inflation? (Not what the Fed thinks...

The underlying problem is not inflation. It’s lack of competition. Corporations are using the excuse of inflation to raise prices and make fatter profits.

A ‘down’ year for our deepest pockets?

Billionaire fortunes have shriveled a bit over the past year. Billionaire power hasn’t.

Four Numbers that Show the Beating Down of Middle America

Numbers reveal the dramatic fall of the middle class over the past 35 years. But Congress has little need for numbers, except for their own needs, and the super-rich just keep building up their own numbers—it's time for a redistribution of our national wealth.

Jimmy Carter told Trump how to put America first, but will he do it?

If Trump really wants to put America first in his second term, he would do well to remember Carter's advice.

Trump’s Supreme Court pageant: a silly show to fill a stolen seat

Republicans stole the seat from the president who was elected to fill it – and, more importantly, from the voters who elected him.