Friday, August 14, 2026

Tag: Joe Biden

Mr. President, defiant denialism violates the ultimate political commandment: Win with...

How much insight is needed to project the frailty of the last many months into an electoral NO on any four year bet?

Deference to Joe Biden from Bernie Sanders has become nonsensical

Bernie has encouraged the illusion that Biden now has the capacity to be an effective candidate against Donald Trump.

Sanders calls for Biden to ‘do better’ amidst growing calls for...

Senator Bernie Sanders urges President Joe Biden to present a stronger agenda amidst rising calls for new leadership within the Democratic Party.

More than ever, Trump’s most effective campaign ally is Joe Biden

For progressives, the task should be clear: Join with other political forces to insist that Biden voluntarily become a one-term president.

Why is the NY Times calling for Biden’s ouster?

The elite newspaper has a long history of undermining progressive causes. Its position on Biden’s viability as the Democratic nominee needs to be seen within this context.

Biden and Sanders denounce ‘corporate greed’ in Big Pharma, demand lower...

President Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders call out pharmaceutical companies for overcharging Americans, urging immediate reform.

Hold the panic—Two positive Dem scenarios emerge from the Biden debate...

Either Biden reassures voters that exposed defects won’t impair four more years in power – or approval numbers plunge and he withdraws, thus opening the field.

Handling—and mishandling—the Iran nuclear program

Biden’s reign of (unforced) error and Trump’s anti-Iran Jihad.

A class analysis of the Trump-Biden rerun

Is the solution to move beyond the employer-employee organization of the workplace?

Over 80 groups challenge Biden: End arms transfers to Israel amid...

The coalition's letter paints a harrowing picture of the situation on the ground.

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The west front of the U.S. Capitol. The Protected Time Off Act, pending in Congress, would guarantee full-time workers two weeks of paid annual leave. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none

Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.

The emperor’s new rules

What rules could possibly legitimize the kind of destruction we just witnessed in Gaza, and who would want to live in a world ruled by them?

Trumping the future

Okay, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I can’t take the bad news. It’s too much. It’s so extra, as the kids like to...

Legal battle looms as Louisiana mandates Ten Commandments in classrooms

Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 71 into law, mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in "large, easily readable font" in public classrooms by the start of 2025.

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.