Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
Maybe if we stopped claiming that we were the greatest, most exceptional, most indispensable nation ever and that the U.S. military was the finest fighting force in the history of the world, both we and the world might be better off and modestly more peaceful.
Marjorie Taylor Greene advocates for secession—again, so—Speaker McCarthy makes her Speaker pro tempore
Marjorie Taylor Greene and her calls for a "national divorce" is a call for illegal secession.
Welcome to the Party, America! Here Are 11 Muslim Women Who Have Already Been...
There isn’t any doubt that the US has lagged behind the rest of the world on gender equality in politics.
The “People’s Fed” and the Oracles of Jackson Hole
As long as the Fed’s organizational culture is dominated by the financial sector, it cannot reflect the American people’s needs, hopes and values.
The man who gets away with everything
For the man who can get away with everything, these displays of cronyism are only the beginning.
Bill Gates is clueless on the economy
Gates’ notion that rapid productivity growth will lead to large-scale unemployment is contradicted by both history and theory.
Sniping at his own party ‘losers,’ Trump should jump the shark and embrace Democrats
Will Trump realize Democrats’ ‘better deal’ could deliver better PR?
Leading Democrats are way behind the public on health care
60 percent of Americans support single payer health care. So why is the party leadership dragging its feet?
The triumph of the oligarchs
A tidal wave of public loathing is growing across the land – toward Trump, the GOP, and the oligarchs they serve; and to the deception, the wealth, and the power that underlies them.
The End is Nigh: Repent, Read Fast, Rush the Exits
"I can't decide if I am more surprised that the world hasn't already ended (and this is some phantom universe), that America hasn't fallen on its face, or that Hillary sounds more liberal than ever."