Thursday, June 11, 2026

Reading obituaries

Murders in the age of Donald Trump.

Sand: The endangered natural resource

Two other huge sand hogs are devouring ever-increasing volumes of this resource: Beach restoration and Big Oil fracking.

Let’s get arrested with Jane Fonda

“It is unsustainable to continue to believe [in] our system of runaway, unaccountable, lawbreaking pursuit of profit.”
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The 5 biggest corporate lies about unions

Don’t believe the corporate lies.
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Why the Republican tax plan is more failed trickle-down economics

Don’t fall for supply-side, trickle-down nonsense. Lower taxes on the rich don’t generate growth and jobs.

Driving the Trump rampage: Making the unacceptable acceptable

In Trump's crooked model, only total power allows an autocrat to achieve the highest goal: make what was before unacceptable seem acceptable, staunch public resistance by damned.

What progressives should demand from the FBI

The institutions of government can help all of us pursue justice. But first, we need to demand it.
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The 4 biggest conservative lies about inequality

Don’t listen to the right-wing lies about inequality. Know the truth, and act on it.

Eight reasons why Marco Rubio would be a disastrous Secretary of State

The many reasons why Trump's nomination of Senator Marco Rubio to be Secretary of State is a disastrous choice for America and the world.

The interminable, withering babble from today’s Tower of Babel

When the end is messianic, imperial, “destiny” or God’s will—human fabrications made into commandments—all civilized bets are off.