Antonio Gramsci and the battle against fascism
History is made, Gramsci said, by human will. It is not predetermined.
AOC endorses Bernie
The October Democratic debate was noteworthy because all of the candidates did a good job. Some were, of course, better than others,...
Blessings and curses of a losing Trump finale: A boon to Democrats could hurt...
It’s not clear whether benighted, garden-variety Republicanism (or Democratism) is a better stimulant for Progressive politics vs. another vapid, sensationalized, chaotic Trump circus stunt.
The worst president
“On Jan. 20, we can still presume Trump will be gone from the White House.”
Faces of pain, faces of hope
The message of the consumer society, pumped out over flat screen televisions, computers and smartphones, to those trapped at the bottom of society is loud and unrelenting: You are a failure.
America’s nuclear gamble: The dangerous push to resume atmospheric testing
Experts warn of catastrophic fallout as calls grow to restart nuclear weapons tests abandoned since 1963.
True colors: Red, white, black & blue
People need to know where their country is heading—an indictment of the U.S. voting against the UN resolution opposing the glorification of Nazi ideology.
Why We Must Try
Have Democrats gone from “Yes we can,” to “We shouldn’t even try?"
How wealthy is America
We have a lot of wealth per capita. Why can't we share it?
Bush’s Iraq lies, uncontested, will haunt us under Trump
There is no decision more grave than taking your nation to war. There is nothing more criminal than basing that war on lies.