Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Walling them out, or walling us in?

Shall we wall off Canada, too?

A good idea, even if it’s from Republicans

That it’s being proposed by Republicans doesn’t make the idea any less worthy.

Knowledge is not just power but what drives unrivaled US prosperity—slashed on the MAGA...

Fantasy magic thinking is a very expensive folly when human lives are at stake.

Magical thinking on health care

Trump promised to magically repeal and replace Obamacare. Now he's learning that magicians do tricks, not magic.

Mantra for 9/11

Fourteen years later and we are still living in an improbable world. Tom Engelhardt discusses the wars, interventions, assassinations, tortures, kidnappings, the growth of the American national security state and the spread of Islamic extremism.

Genuine Corporate Posers

Many people are no longer eating at fast food restaurants, they prefer to dine at upstart, independent outfits. But most of these outlets are owned by corporate fast-food giants. So are McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Pepsi trying to dupe their customers?

US Finally Admits It Has No Idea Who It Is Assassinating by Drone (Video)

Even though President Obama gave assurance to drone strikes, the U.S. just recently admitted to not knowing who it was targeting in its recent attack that resulted in an American casualty. Does this war crime characterize the U.S. drone program?

Are you ready for corporate America’s robot economy?

Robots are not our enemy – the corporate bosses, bankers and BSers who own robots are the ones doing this to us.

Why are Democratic senators enabling one of Trump’s worst decisions?

Trump’s action has already begun to wreak havoc in the Middle East.

The gig is up

Gig work is making capitalism harsher.