Thursday, February 5, 2026

How Donald Trump is undermining the will of the American people

At stake are thousands of critical votes in a battleground state—as well as the integrity of the entire election.

Trump’s trade tariffs, a ‘fool’s errand’ that won’t work and will backfire

Trump did not have to resort to tariffs. All he needed to do was make it very clear to Chinese leaders that there had to be significant changes made to the trade relationship...

Two Ways Racists Kill

While it's a modern and more 'civilized' form of the American tradition of shortening the lives of poor minorities, racism has evolved into a more insidious form. But it still goes on.

Bernie busts Uncle Joe

I am happy to point out that Bernie raised a lot of money in a single day and no one in the media (except LA Progressive and yours truly, plus a lot of tweets and Reddit postings), pointed this out.

Cornucopia of calamities: The unbearable density of Trump

Trump forces onto center stage the vulnerability of the White House to be weaponized to serve demagoguery.

A bad winner, Trump will be a worse loser

Trump goes down because no one can "disinfect" reality.

The not-so-winding road from Iraq to Ukraine

The continuing influence of the neocons, who were the architects of U.S. aggression against Iraq, in the ever-escalating Western military response to Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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The silent revolution in American economics

There are three key areas where Biden is fundamentally reshaping our economy to make it better for working people.

How union drives in Mexico help workers on both sides of the border

These are vital, promising steps under the USMCA, which requires Mexico to enforce the labor rights needed to lift up workers there and, in turn, level the playing field for workers north of the border.