Friday, October 16, 2026

Top 5 Crazy Things Ben Carson Said About the Middle East and Islam

Ben, we bloggers will all miss you, as will all the standup comedians.

Why disability rights advocates are pressing the Senate to allow an internet voting option

The push for voters with disabilities, and for overseas and military voters, pits civil rights activists against cybersecurity advocates.

Defying the politics of fear

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

A double-transplant cancer survivor takes on Trump over Obamacare

“My message to young activists is: Continue to advocate. Draw inspiration from what you see. Don't change the channel.”

7 Things Hillary Supporters Get Wrong About Sanders’ Voters

We need the spaces for discussion, online, on front porches and elsewhere, about how our people will again thrive.

Bernie’s Right. Wall Street’s Business Model Really Is Fraud.

Play by the rules? For bankers, Rule #1 is “win at any cost.”

Let the media coverage of Manchester victims be a model for all young victims...

“These terrorist attacks are not confined to Europe. They take place every single day in Iraq, in Syria, in Afghanistan, in Pakistan and Yemen, Bahrain.”

Life on the human planet

Focus on the essentials of life, and you’ll discover that one important element is “community.”

Why billionaires don’t really like capitalism

Capitalism doesn’t work well with monopolies, insider-trading, political payoffs, fraud, and large amounts of inherited wealth.

Thou Shalt Not Kill

The U.S. military machine has committed egregious war crimes and serves not to democracy or freedom, but corporate profit. We should think before we bow to glorious violence and war.