Are presidents above the law?
Voters are entitled to know before casting their ballots whether they are choosing a felon for president.
We Don’t Have to Fight World War III in the Middle East
John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif have demonstrated that we don’t have to fight World War III in the Middle East with the framework of the nuclear deal. Diplomacy can work—war is not the only available policy tool.
Emilio Gutierrez Soto and the fight to protect journalists
Democracy depends on a vigorous free press, and it is up to all of us to demand it, and to defend it.
To Joe Biden, Trump’s potential successor Mike Pence “is a decent guy”
When Joe Biden told an audience that Mike Pence “is a decent guy,” Pence had already been vice president for more than...
Déjà vu all over again
Such consequences that you have never encountered in your history.
Crowdfunding Medicare for us all
I believe that anyone covered under Medicare for All should be permitted to obtain services anywhere in the world, so long as the services are similar to those provided in the United States and at a price that is no greater than that charged in the U.S.
What should Bernie-ites do?
I want Bernie to consolidate with Warren and the other progressives and take the nomination. If not, I want my vote to be meaningful.
What happens after the virus?
What is the purpose of our existence? I can think of only one, and that is to make the lives of people on Earth as fulfilling as possible and for as long as possible.
Will Trump end or escalate Biden’s wars?
Based on his nominations to his foreign policy team, his own first-term record and the catastrophic legacy of Biden's policies, we conclude that there is some hope for peace in Ukraine, but that the prospect for peace in the Middle East is more distant than ever.
Donald Trump’s greatest ‘triumph’
I’m thinking, of course, about climate change.









