Saturday, May 4, 2024

The rule of law & the recidivist in the White House

No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.

The Latest Tax-Scam Corporate ‘Inversion’ – Who Pays Instead?

We the People of the United States, through our elected representatives in Congress, allow this.

From Tucker Carlson to Epik, mainstreaming hate and paranoia for profit

From the Great Replacement theory to anti-mask and anti-vaccination propaganda, the far right is finding niches that allow them to draw ever larger numbers of people to their reactionary, anti-science views.

Our responsibility after Trump’s climate withdrawal

Trump follows previous U.S. presidents who have undermined climate action: The only path to climate justice is people power.

Conviction and removal aren’t the issue; it’s impeachment of Trump that is essential

Presidential high crimes and misdemeanors, unchallenged, become the new reality going forward.

The Top 5 Reasons Obama Beat the GOP and Israel Lobby’s Effort to Kill...

As 40 Democratic senators and two independent senators stood with President Obama on the Iran deal, it is the most severe Democratic defeat since the 80s. But how did they do it?

Announcing Bernie or Bust 2.0: Electoral warriors for the Green New Deal

We need a populist GND – championed by a principled populist like Sanders – to sweep today’s criminally insane Republicans (whom Biden likes so much) into the dustbin of history.

Can Trump Beat Hillary?

The short answer: Of course he can. And so can she beat him.

Bearing the Cross

The Rev. Daniel Berrigan, whose funeral was held Friday in New York, exemplified the radical call of the Christian Gospels to defy the laws of the state for the laws of God. If we seek salvation, for our nation and for ourselves, we must find his courage and his faith.

Don’t impeach Trump. Annul his presidency

My betting is Trump remains president at least through 2020 – absent compelling and indisputable evidence he rigged the 2016 election.