Is pretend politics—hawking a counterfeit self—the ultimate right-wing propaganda?
For “real” Rethugs one looks in vain –/ It’s quicksand, whether frauds or insane.
Hard Knocks U
There are more horror stories about private for-profit corporate colleges than ouchies in a bramble patch. Meanwhile a $1.3 trillion mountain of debt is weighing down students at all types of U.S. colleges, endangering our entire economy.
Global issues require united action and a reinvigorated UN
All countries are deficient in some areas, but as humanity begins to function as a World community, the needs of everyone can be met; all that is required is that we acknowledge the needs of all and learn to share.
One year after Khashoggi’s brutal murder: Business as usual?
Heinous. Savage. Ghastly. It’s hard to find the words to describe the act of luring journalist Jamal Khashoggi into a Saudi consulate...
Overseas travel cements Trump’s ugly ‘Ugly Americanism’
The good, if grim news about Trump and Gianforte is how readily exposed are their moral, legal and leadership defects – already instant late-night laughing stocks for having acted scandalously without penalty (so far).
The Hairball That Gagged a Fracker
Rick Berman is a political consultant who plays so dirty even Big Oil is not interested him. This man takes funding from corporations and uses that money to publicly slam environmentalists, low-wage workers, and any of his enemies.
The Year of Trump: sexual assault, Nazis, and a pedophile
2017 is over. But what inexplicable horrors await us in 2018?
How to get universal no-fault insurance and universal healthcare into law
The policy would cover all medical costs (from illness or accident), property damage, and income losses from any incident.
May’s the Month for Protest. Daniel Berrigan Would Agree.
The Jesuit writer and activist's death is a reminder of the necessity and power of protest in America.
Should there be a maximum income?
What, after all, is the guiding light of society?