Sunday, May 31, 2026

Will The “Fix the Debt” Manipulators Ever Reform Themselves?

Desperation is no excuse for bad behavior. It’s wrong to deceive and manipulate the public for selfish ends.

Aetna Shows Why We Need a Single Payer

Two choice are emerging: one is a public single-payer system. The other is a hugely-expensive for-profit oligopoly with the market power to charge high prices even to healthy people – and to charge sick people an arm and a leg.

Donnie’s Little Lies are Huuuuuge

What a maverick! What a shake-'em-up outsider! What an anti-establishment fighter for working stiffs! Oh, and don't forget this: What a phony!

Workers of the Future, Unite

We need to prepare for a future in which advances in productivity – from technology or other sources – are shared more equally than they are today.

Donald Trump and the Extreme Vetting of Muslims

Trump hopes for a bounce in the polls via this ugly religious bigotry. Here's to hoping that Americans are better than that.

Why President Hillary Clinton Will Need Bernie’s “Political Revolution” to Get Anything Done

The pragmatist in her must know that the only way her ideas will make it in real life is if the public is organized and mobilized behind them.

The American Shooting Gallery, With Americans as the Targets

The greatest blame lies with this government, from the president to the Congress, who should be working non-stop to come up with the solutions necessary to bring this problem under control.

Donald Trump Has Some Explaining to Do

Are we going to find deep ties to Russia in those long-awaited tax returns?

The Fiscal Myth That’s Killing The Economy, In 7 Steps

This is the economic debate this country needs.

Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron

Leaving military insularity, unit loyalty, and the pressure of combat aside, however, here are seven other factors I’ve witnessed, which combine to inhibit dissent within military circles.