Wednesday, August 12, 2026

How nations could end Israeli genocide: Stop the weapons; stop the oil; stop the...

The truth is the collective power of the world—or even a sliver of the world—could stop the slaughter tomorrow.

An Open Letter to the Republican Establishment

"You’d have done far better with a political system less poisoned by your money – and, therefore, less volatile and polarized, more capable of responding to the needs of average people, less palpably rigged in your favor."

The Age of Decline, Apple Pie, and America’s Chosen Suicide Bomber

The Donald represents, as a friend of mine likes to say, the suicide bomber in us all.

The Defining Moment, and Hillary Rodham Clinton

At a time when average working people need a president who will fight for them, the question is whether Hillary Clinton is willing to be bold and to fight. This is a defining moment for Democrats, America and Clinton, herself.

Prison: Therapeutic centers or academies of crime?

All is interconnected; prisons and crime are consequential elements within a societal structure of injustice and prejudice, which requires fundamental change.

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.

Trump’s man with a plan … to suppress the vote nationwide

If Kris Kobach and his Republican allies get their hands on the data and succeed in suppressing the vote, then Trump may well be on his way to a landslide victory in 2020.

Donald the Dunce: He flunked Poli Sci 101

It’s hard to cheat when the whole world is watching...

Comeback for truth? Criminal comeuppance for Trump’s reign of terror, impoverished for lying?

A tsunami of criminal indictments, buoyed by massive civil penalties – who cares then if Trump ends up a jailbird?

Interest on the Debt Is Near a Post-War Low

It is also worth noting that we actually could buy back debt at a discount if interest rates rose.