Obama’s Ugly Show of Presidential Petulance
The President has "worked himself into such a tizzy over the TPP." While his progressive friends in Congress are questioning the secret trade agreement, Obama is lashing out at them in a pathetic show of presidential petulance.
Our Jihadis and Theirs
The “greatest threat” to Americans isn't the brutal jihadist movement happening thousands of miles away, it's armed life in this country. Tom Engelhardt discusses the real dangers of American life.
They’re talking a better game, but will the Democrats fight?
Although it may make some conflict-avoidant Democrats uncomfortable to admit it, they – and all of us – have a war to win.
Complacency and the environmental catastrophe
Complacency, apathy and hypocrisy coalesce to form the most noxious causes of climate change and environmental vandalism.
Insurers should support people, not the fossil fuel industry
We paid for hundreds of thousands in coverage and are legally owed, but our insurer refuses to pay us.
Less Work, More Leisure
Shortening work time is not just good, family-friendly policy — it might be the quickest path to full employment.
More evidence that inequality is spiraling out of control
Without empathy for lower-income Americans, Wall Street is content to ignore the ugly reality of our ever-widening wealth gap.
Jeff Sessions sets back the clock
How low can he go? And how far back can this Attorney General take us?
Still MIA: Decisive democratic narrative that frames a winning game plan
Right-wing hegemony won’t be dislodged until Democrats formulate a breakthrough narrative that topples cynical, predatory Trump-massaged propaganda.
Why are there more mass killings on Trump’s watch than before?
If there are more right-wing extremists, then the Trump rhetoric is promoting their violent acts, not dissuading them.