Trump’s platform planks
“I made a list of the top 25 planks of Trump’s platform. Did I miss any?”
How Power Works
When the state decides to isolate, discredit and crush you it has innumerable ways to do so.
Why do GOP presidents get to go hard right while democrats are just GOP...
I’m asking for the Democrats to be ruthless.
Obama should have repealed the 1917 Espionage Act in addition to commuting Manning’s sentence
Obama and Holder have bequeathed yet another tool of authoritarianism to the incoming Trumpian troglodytes.
Gouging the Sick
The current debate over the TPP is a secretly negotiated deal that is the complete opposite of “liberal” reform, even though it is trying to be passed off as such. We have got to stand together and get rid of this corrupt agenda.
Trump’s most shameful act so far
One of the most important common goods in our society is the truth about our democracy. Trump is pulverizing that truth.
The president of wrath trolls the politics of rage
Today, we’re stuck with not only a presidency devoid of joy but one powered by irresponsible, heartless rage and denial.
The Fog of Intelligence
It seems the national security state and the military have created an un-intelligence system. Tom Engelhardt discusses how the U.S. has been eternally “caught off guard” in the Greater Middle East.
Court: Bush administration officials can’t be held liable for post-9/11 mass roundup of Muslims
There doesn’t appear to be a way to hold high-level officials accountable for these types of actions.
Why Trump Jr. should release more emails
“It is no coincidence.” Or is it?