Sunday, May 19, 2024

Google, Trump, and the arrogance of power

Such abuse of power is morally wrong.

New proposal designed to confuse public and prevent Medicare for All

Our tasks at this moment are to understand what the power holders are offering, recognize why it is a false solution and reject it.

An economy in the fast lane – with no brakes

When the next recession hits, the working people of the United States will pay the steepest price.

Small steps against climate change

Let’s start thinking about ways such as this to stop necessary waste.

The chicken or the egg?

What the Covid-19 pandemic says about the US...

Mr. Trump: do you now understand the ramifications of your anti-mask policies?

Based on three reversals in a short span of time, I’d say that he should be readmitted to Walter Reed for more intensive treatment. And here’s a big plus. I believe they have a world-class psychiatric ward.

The Democrats in DC promised consequential racial justice reform—where is it?

The message to Black Americans expecting more progress has largely been to wait—for a better political opportunity, for the racial wealth gap to widen, for another Black American to die at the hands of the police.

Why the internet itself is a major environmental problem

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

Will gun-shy Dems ever learn this core (if alarming) Trump lesson—relentless promotion serves up...

Democrats must treat voters as consumers who view politics (rightly) as “another marketable product.” A coherent party must deliver big, core, election-winning achievements—if only to avoid a mid-term bloodbath.

How to Become Terror-Torn Europe – and How Not To

If Trump or Cruz ever enacts the kind of repressive policy they now advocate, then eventually we will become much more like Europe in its ethnic and religious polarization.