GOP “health” bill: Death, disaster and Gilded Age greed
The Republicans want to give us less and make us think it’s more. It’s time to tell them we’ve had enough.
The plight of refugees and migrant workers under COVID
Under the shadow of COVID-19 those living on the margins of society have been further isolated.
In the First Debate, The People’s Issues Came Second
We got a show. But not the answers we deserve.
Johnson does Downing Street: Booze, lies and playacting
Johnson is part of a privileged cozy class (Eton to Oxbridge to Whitehall) that feels themselves exempt from moral duties, social obligations and legal restrictions.
Old McPontiff Had a Farm
Who knew—Pope Francis has a farm. And on his farm he is providing a living model of a sustainable food system to the public. Just one more reason he is living up to his reputation as the “People’s Pope.”
The Incredible Shrinking Populist: Donald Trump’s Tiny Economic Vision
Donald Trump is all talk and no action. In the end, he’s just another selfish and small-minded Republican, with tiny dreams and a tiny vision in a nation that is still capable of greatness.
Alabama’s lessons for the Democratic Party
Social movements build power and make change, and the Democrats would be wise to heed the lessons of Alabama.
When does punishment fit the endless crimes of endless outlaws?
Few arrogant thugs resist the fates – / Comeuppance blights true reprobates.
Blaming the poor while the rich sneak off with the welfare
Republicans say they only want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. To do this they're wasting lives, defrauding their constituents, and abusing the privilege of leadership.
The second worst MAGA Trump calamity – more than equal to its Constitutional concussion
Robert S. Becker on the deeper, still-unfolding costs of Trumpism beyond its constitutional violations.