Don’t trust business with education
Greasy politicians use education funds to enrich corporations – and themselves.
Whistleblowing, the pandemic and a ‘law and order’ system of injustice
The American psyche must come out from behind the flag and confront the realities of its quixotic view of the American dream and American justice.
Year-end insights galore, but what will we, can we learn from calamity?
On display: full combat between the forces of ignorance, bigotry, deception and propaganda vs. knowledge, understanding, wisdom and besieged aspirations of justice and equality.
US militarism’s toxic impact on climate policy
That will require the United States to seriously reduce the military budget and commit to peaceful, practical diplomacy with China and Russia.
How the Build Back Better bill would save workers’ lives
Congress is poised to pass a bill that would help revitalize OSHA and provide the resources needed to protect workers in a growing economy.
The smearing of Cori Bush for being truthful about the Gaza war
Such formulaic manipulation has long been fundamental to claims that the Israeli government represents “the Jewish people” and criticisms of its actions are “antisemitic.”
It’s time to put food policy back on the table
The demand for organic is now outstripping the supply.
South Carolina Removes Confederate Flag. Can It Remove Spiritual Illness of Racial Discrimination?
South Carolina has voted to remove the Confederate Flag. But in a state riddled with injustice and racial difference, this is just the first step to what is going to be a long road.
Dodging Biden’s moral collapse is no way to defeat Trump
Biden apologists go on and on with evasion and verbal gymnastics to defend the indefensible.
Going to the Daytime Emmys
There was once a literate public. This is gone now, replaced by a vast burlesque.