Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Why the right really hates the Postal Service

It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.

Governor Hochul to make New York center of nuclear revival in US

Governor Kathy Hochul has also become involved in promoting nuclear power nationally.

Why we evolved to dream at night and what dreams mean

We forget most of our dreams. So why do we have them?

Why is Trump sabotaging our national security?

Trump ordered the cyber command at DOD, to "stand down" regarding any monitoring of Russian actions. This is how this could damage our national security.

If you believe in social justice, you believe in veganism

Eating animal products is analogous to the oppressive and unjust actions by powerful humans upon other humans.

Another Blackrock? Nearly 100 US mercenaries are in Gaza right now

96 American special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If the history of American mercenaries tells us anything, then this could be deadly.

How Medicaid helps to empower Americans and build a stronger nation

Americans fervently support Medicaid, in part because so many depended on it at one time or know someone who survived because of it.

What should progressives do to get a progressive government?

In other words, the candidates who are strongly progressive need to band together so they can win.

It Takes a Movement

In short, “the real world we’re living in” right now won’t allow fundamental change of the sort we need. It takes a movement.