Defying the politics of fear
We owe it to those who come after us not to be complicit in this evil.
Trump’s three biggest enablers
Donald Trump has poisoned America, but he didn’t do it alone. He had help from the GOP, the media, and the Democratic Party.
War within war: Iraq’s Prime Minister says ‘we don’t want to fight Turkey, but...
Iraq demands that the Turkish troops withdraw from the country, terming them “occupation forces.”
How a disappearing and deluded middle class awaits the new president
Americans deluded by capitalist promises need to learn about progressive policies that would truly help them.
Behind the job numbers, millions are being left behind
White, black, male, female: Together, millions of these voters face a shared future filled with risks and challenges. They know their own realities better than many of the so-called experts do.
“Liberals” need to nip this massive corporate tax break in the cradle
This tax-break not only lets the giant, multinational corporations get away with doing what Trump did, it hands them a huge, beautiful reward for doing it.
Creating a national security state “democracy”
Or how the American political system changed and no one noticed.
Dakota Access Pipeline CEO Kelcy Warren should face the music
Kelcy Warren is a Texas oil billionaire several times over, and might not be easily deterred by a threatened boycott.
Walling them out, or walling us in?
Shall we wall off Canada, too?
A progressive path forward on trade
How do we get other countries to stop, change their strategies and spend more like we do?