Sharing is key to a new economic and democratic order
We are at the beginning of the Age of Sharing, but it will not be gifted to us.
Warren and Sanders: Medicare for All: Without a public option, it’s dead in the...
In this country, we have private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and the VA (veterans) system. How in the world did that ever happen?
Iran Deal: Why Heed Same Voices that Are Always Wrong?
We've consistently made the historic mistake of listening to all these false and foolish prophets. And now with the Iran deal in the works, there should be no excuse to repeat this tragic error.
Mosul on my mind
What it really means to be on a “flattening” planet.
We Don’t Have to Fight World War III in the Middle East
John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif have demonstrated that we don’t have to fight World War III in the Middle East with the framework of the nuclear deal. Diplomacy can work—war is not the only available policy tool.
To Joe Biden, Trump’s potential successor Mike Pence “is a decent guy”
When Joe Biden told an audience that Mike Pence “is a decent guy,” Pence had already been vice president for more than...
Usable madness
Usable lying and other well-intended “adjustments” of the truth have opened up the door for many further troubling innovations . . .
The IRS Gets More Complex Under COVID-19
“ The IRS provides no information as to whether it has received and reviewed my 2019 return, and if for some reason the USPS failed to deliver my 2019 return, the IRS will judge my eligibility using the 2018 return.”
By picking Tillerson and Perry, Trump’s pretty much just trolling us now
Trump voters don’t seem to have figured out yet that they’re being trolled and scammed.
Upstate New York Trump voters hit hard in President’s proposed 2018 budget
Beware the supporter scorned.