Saturday, July 11, 2026

Some early lessons from the war in Ukraine

"We will not give up, and we will not lose. We will fight till the end — at sea, in the air, we will continue fighting for our land whatever the cost. We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets."

Gov. DeSantis: You’re a history grad. Tell me when systemic racism ended.

Today’s champions of white victim hood claim that the teaching of ethnic history and ongoing/systemic racism stokes guilt feelings among white students and anger between students of different racial groups.

The Voting Rights Act 2.0

Over half a century after the Voting Rights Act became law, the struggle continues.

For the good of the party: It’s time for Donna Brazile to go

Brazile's duplicitous behavior is a symbol and symptom of the Democratic Party leadership.

The Trump Inversion Scam makes the world great again – except for America and abused...

Trumpism in a nutshell: batter average citizens to buttress concentrated crony capitalist power. DOGE will end up not as positive, creative destruction, simply self-destructive destruction.

Stop Shopping, Start Living

REI is doing its part to preserve the spirit of Thanksgiving. Let's follow their lead - stop shopping and start living.

Making America meaner

A president contributes to setting the norms of our society. Trump is setting them at a new low.

Mick Mulvaney gives mix of Groundhog Day and flat out lies on MAGAnomics

Mulvaney has given us absolutely zero reason that Trump’s policies will lead to anything other than larger deficits, fewer people with health care, more dangerous workplaces, and a dirtier environment.

Why new infrastructure is a national imperative

A long-term infrastructure program is now a national imperative, essential to protect Americans from failing bridges and dams, ensure the steady flow of commerce and jump-start an economy hobbled by COVID-19.

Trump fiddles while America burns and the world turns away

It’s up to all of us to do what we can to end this Dark Age. And to vote like America’s life depends on it. Because it does.