Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Colombia, once a pro-U.S. conservative bastion, turns left

Voters in Colombia have picked a powerful new duo, Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice president, to take the nation in a new direction, tackling economic and environmental injustice.

Why it’s time for Congress to launch a manufacturing renaissance

It’s important to remember that rebuilding the nation’s industrial base will be a losing battle without stopping the serial trade cheaters who undercut U.S. producers and kill thousands of American jobs each year.

Must larceny always overpower honesty?

In deeply unequal societies, the thieving always thrive.

Newsom’s radioactive hypocrisy on green energy

California Governor Gavin Newsom has been touting himself as the Great Green Environmental Anti-Trump.   But it’s an infuriating radioactive...

Private Health Care as an Act of Terrorism

The the terror of unattainable health care is plaguing the U.S. Is being sick and having nowhere to turn terrorizing far too many Americans?

Self-made minefields doom GOP scams – what doesn’t boomerang?

Scanning ahead, what major talking points or legislative agendas won’t end badly for Republicans, whether passed or not? Doubling-down, the reflexive GOP way, now invites double-jeopardy, especially as the Trump/Rightwing keeps marching into its own self-made political mine field.


How to fight off a bad case of “CHS” Flu

Far from alienating the electorate, these proposals are generating majority support precisely because they are bold and clearly would benefit… well, the majority.

The Trump-Mamdani show was amazing. But downsides for Progressives could turn out to be...

Trump and Mamdani found each other newly useful last Friday. Only later will we know who was more effectively using whom.
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7 reasons why Trump’s corporate tax cut is completely nuts

Don’t fall for Trump’s corporate tax plan.

Filling in the magic asterisk: The Republican tax reform proposal

We might want to tell Speaker Ryan to keep his magic asterisks and leave the tax rates for the rich alone.