Imagine Something Different
“The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong,” President Obama assured us. From whose lives has the shadow of crisis passed? And for whom is this Union strong?
Wall Street Banks on Buying the Democrats’ Love
Big money is threatening the Democratic party by saying that major campaign donations are dependent on “a friendlier attitude toward the banks.” This just shows what little respect banks actually have.
Middle East Reacts to Murder of 3 Muslim-American Students in North Carolina
Middle Easterners are calling the murders a "crime against humanity” and blame Islamophobia for the recent tragedy in North Carolina. Is a hostile environment forming against American Muslims in the U.S.?
In Whose America?
Tom Engelhardt reflects on the state of America: machine Guns, MRAPs, surveillance, drones, permanent war and a permanent election campaign. Don’t be shocked—we, the people, are less in control of anything.
Who’s behind the billionaire PAC targeting Elizabeth Warren?
Politicians like Warren and Sanders have so far proven resilient against the politics of negativity.
The resistance to health care repeal rolls on
The effort to kill Obamacare is not complete. Expect vigorous protests throughout August.
Trump’s Civil War
Let’s pray the leveler heads in our society prevent the civil war Trump and Bannon want to instigate in America.
Kerry’s endorsement of Biden fits: Two deceptive supporters of the Iraq War
The former vice president has powerful backers in corporate media, wealthy circles and the Democratic Party establishment.
The Right’s grotesque, negative learning curve is steadily demolishing its national brand
For a white nationalist base obsessed with “losing its country” (and dominance) to outsiders and non-whites, won’t chronic, severe political whoppers achieve exactly its worst fear?