Sunday, April 19, 2026

After Trump

Trumpism will continue after Trump loses. The open question is whether anything good can be salvaged from its wreckage.

Defying the politics of fear

We owe it to those who come after us not to be complicit in this evil.

Merry Christmas: Right-wingers, the Red Pope and Jesus

Rationality doesn't seem to be included in the liturgy of right-wingers' political church.

Five ways Trump’s “news conference” wasn’t a news conference

It’s another example of Trump’s attempt to control the media.

Four Numbers to Make Us Fighting Mad. And One Way to Fight.

A national Permanent Fund might be the most brilliant solution to upward wealth redistribution. Outlined by Peter Barnes, it was modeled after the popular and successful Alaska Permanent Fund because shouldn't we all benefit from our nation's steadily rising productivity.

Noam Chomsky explains why ‘the Republican Party is the most dangerous organization in world...

Has there ever been an organization in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organized human life on Earth?

Google, Trump, and the arrogance of power

Such abuse of power is morally wrong.

We need more than ‘thoughts and prayers’

Our political paralysis enables terrorists of any stripe to acquire as many weapons as they want. 

Earth dinner

Most of us don't realize that our dinner tells many stories, embodying our personal histories, family memories, music, art, and other connections... besides our tummies.

Gearing up for battle in 2018

How we respond to this crisis in the coming months will decide the future of our nation.