Something Is Happening
Sanders' populist surge naturally intrigues a wide range of free-thinking, truth-seeking voters, but we are being warned by the Democratic hierarchy that the only way to ward off a Donald Trump-Ted Cruz presidency is to set aside our populist idealism this year and stick with Barack Obama-style.
Don’t be distracted by ‘leaks’ or ‘wiretaps’
Can Comey redeem himself, his agency and his country?
Trump’s “deep state” is Trump’s corrupt state
Trump has been ramping up his “Deep State” rhetoric again. He’s back to blaming a cabal of bureaucrats, FBI and CIA agents,...
Software developers in Oakland are putting people over profit
How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design.
Seven Women Who Broke Glass Ceilings in U.S. Politics Before Hillary Clinton
It is a great moment for women’s rights in the US. But Hillary Clinton is not the first to break the glass ceiling for women in U.S. politics.
What happens when Russian and Ukrainian soldiers come home?
Russian and Ukrainian soldiers will eventually largely lay down their arms, but as the Soviet Afghanistan War shows, returning from the frontlines causes its own issues.
If factory farm conditions are unhealthy for animals, they’re bad for people too
Lack of governmental oversight of factory farms has created a public health crisis of antibiotic-resistance diseases in people.
The 7 biggest failures of Tumponomics
Trumponomics has exploded the deficit, hurt ordinary Americans, and lined the pockets of the wealthy and corporations.
A year without a president
What have we learned about the presidency and who is running the country?
Soiling and violating America: Trump’s immigration sweep
This entire issue has been distorted into an ugly hate-fest by the smear campaign Trump ran to win the presidency.