Saturday, March 28, 2026

Tag: politics

Michigan opens the door to restoring union power

For the first time in nearly 60 years, a state is poised to reverse its “right to work” law and begin to undo the damage of a corporate-driven anti-union trend.

Global problems are far-reaching, permanent & inter-connected. Nationalistic responses are...

The Age of Nationalism (the last few centuries) must now for the health of all shift to the Age of One World.

What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me

The late civil rights activist and author didn’t let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.

‘Class war’ erupts at hearing as union leader and GOP senator...

Bernie Sanders declared at the conclusion of Wednesday's hearing that "there's a class war going on whether we want to recognize it or not."

Why student debt cancellation is reasonable, not radical

The right has narrowed the parameters of discussion on student debt forgiveness, and President Biden is not fighting back aggressively enough. We should, in fact, center the idea of fairness in this debate.

How GOP lawmakers are putting teen workers in harm’s way

“Why would you want to weaken the law when you can see companies already taking advantage?”

How Howard Schultz made Starbucks the poster child of corporate abuse

The billionaire CEO returned to Starbucks to curb union activity. His union busting has been so egregious that the company’s already poor reputation is now in tatters.

Four corrosive ‘bad myths’ batter America until unifying ‘good myths’ regain...

History depicts the battle between “bad myths” that divide, even destroy, vs the “good myths” that speak to the grandeur of the American experiment.

Asking the oppressed to be nonviolent is an impossible standard that...

"Only after the threat of black violence emerged did civil rights legislation move to the forefront of the national agenda."

A realistic ‘energy transition’ is to get better at using less...

Being an early adopter of solar technology has given me personal insight into some of the practical limitations and difficulties of the energy transition.

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Minnesota sues Trump administration after federal agents withhold evidence in fatal immigration raid shootings

State officials say federal authorities blocked access to key evidence following deaths tied to Operation Metro Surge.

The most dangerous country

From 2003 to 2026 and beyond.

Raskin says DOJ memo suggests Trump retained classified documents tied to business interests

New disclosures raise questions about whether highly restricted national security materials were kept for private advantage.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.

What I saw in Cuba was resilience

It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another.