Friday, October 2, 2026

Does mundane, Democratic small ball make sense against war-like Trumpian nullification?

Good intentions fall short against foes indifferent to morality, law, science, disease, suffering, even the compassion that Christianity honors.

The Ghosts of ’68 Haunt the Election of 2016

A slender, long-forgotten work of fiction foresees the rage and frustration of Donald Trump's America.

Economy adds 213,000 jobs in June, unemployment edges up to 4.0 percent

The average hourly wage in manufacturing rose just 1.7 percent in the last year.

Cosmic hypocrisy: Unqualified embrace of its VA win exposes GOP’s whopping big lie

Virginia results are bad news for the Democrats, incredibly bereft at effective messaging, but where's good news for the Trump fanatics, exposed nationally as indefensible liars and election manipulators?

For Trump, words are stupid things

As language takes a beating from the president, a book about Churchill and Orwell reminds us how potent skilled rhetoric can be.

The secret Republican plan to unravel Medicaid

Don’t be fooled. Spread the word.

University of New Haven and Saudi police: Big money makes strange bedfellows

How can an American university aid in shaping the instruction of security officers within the oppressive Saudi regime?

New proposal designed to confuse public and prevent Medicare for All

Our tasks at this moment are to understand what the power holders are offering, recognize why it is a false solution and reject it.

The Disney-fication of Our National Parks

Congress is letting major corporations buy naming rights in America’s national park system.

Space Force: The tragic weaponization of space

"Simply put, [fighting from space is] the American way of fighting...freedom to attack as well as freedom from attack."