Three Middle-Class-Killing Industries for 2016
The companies in the spotlight are specialists in the disdainful business practices that permeate their industries.
A Tale of Two Grandmothers
Mary Anne Grady Flores was wearing a scarf on the day she went to prison—but not for protection from the snow.
Syrian roulette
As Trump’s presidency unravels will he grow more desperate?
Vendetta or Paranoia? The ‘Times,’ the ‘Beast’ and the Clintons
It's time to discuss the New York Times and the Clintons. Is it wrong to skew the discussion of alleged Times bias against the Clintons as Pulitzer-winning Times editors and staffers versus "diehard Clinton loyalists" and "allies?"
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.
The Growing Case for Massive Taxes on the Rich
Society's takers, hoarders, and cheaters just ignore the injustice, and go on avoiding taxes while they blame the less fortunate for their own misfortunes.
Obamacare is actually working
The law has flaws, but more Americans are insured than ever – and insurers are still turning a healthy profit.
Standoff at Standing Rock: Even Attack Dogs Can’t Stop the Native American Resistance
The battle against the Dakota Access pipeline is being waged as a renewed assertion of indigenous rights and sovereignty, as a fight to protect clean water, but, most importantly, as part of the global struggle to combat climate change and break from dependence on fossil fuels.
President Hillary Clinton’s Middle East Policy: Interventions, Wars, More of Same
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will bring substantial foreign policy expertise to the thorny issues happening around the world. But will she get the U.S. heavily involved in the region again?
Koch Kollege for right-wing social engineers
The billionaire Koch brothers are funding a school to promote their views, but the message is hard to swallow.