Thursday, September 17, 2026

Tag: nationalism

‘Conspicuous corruption’ solidifies in-your-face Trump Legacy for militant, ‘up yours, suckers’ derision

It's as if America was feeling so bad about itself that it had to replay the politics of self-mutilation, as if loaded with masochists.

The American way of war, war, war

On a Planet at the Brink.

Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular

An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.

MAGA outgrows isolationism

Does America first mean America alone?

Venezuela isn’t the global threat, Trump and Rubio are

Will the U.S. government push forward with regime change in Venezuela?

When will MAGA Trump’s reckless war against America cause an equal,...

Trumpism has always been a bad faith magic trick but day by day becomes America’s indefensible bad joke.

Watching as America begins its descent into a fascist state

Let’s talk about Trump to see if he fits the description of a dictator in a fascist government.

Tariffs don’t protect jobs. Don’t be fooled.

When employees have become their own employers, they will make the quantities and qualities of a society’s jobs a key policy objective rather than a side-effect of policies focused elsewhere.

Is Donald Trump a fascist?

What makes fascism more dangerous than authoritarianism?

The idolatry of gun worship

Christian nationalism and gun violence.

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The US Capitol. Photo: Architect of the Capitol (public domain)

Warren, Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to ban corporate ownership of physician practices

The bill would let doctors sue corporate owners for treble damages and give the Federal Trade Commission a role in enforcing the ban.
An Allina Health hospital in Minneapolis. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0

Minnesota doctors strike for four days in a first for US hospitals

About 150 physicians at two Allina Health hospitals walked out this week after three years of bargaining over sick days, pay and a role in patient care.
Fish and Wildlife Service biologists release an endangered species back into the wild. Photo: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS, public domain

Trump administration moves to let accidental killing of endangered species go unpunished

A leaked memo would count only deliberate harm as a violation of the 1973 law, even though most protected species die by accident.
Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at a 2020 Bernie Sanders campaign rally. Photo: Σ / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028

RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America will launch a campaign after the midterms urging the two lawmakers to seek the 2028 Democratic nomination.
The Ambassador Bridge connects Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why the Trade War with Canada Amounts to Self-Sabotage

The economies of both countries are so intertwined that everyone will suffer.