Tag: politics
Deal or no deal: Britain’s fearful future
But provided Britons change their minds in a second referendum, the EU should welcome the U.K. back into the fold.
The wall: Barrier or symbol?
Let’s be crystal clear: A wall has little or no advantage for law enforcement or border security.
Trump’s perverse exceptionalism: Hail to the chief of misrule
In the face of craziness beyond satire, here’s today's default, depicting nothing less than Exceptionalism Against the American Grain – as we reluctantly, summarily Hail to the Chief.
Trump’s assault on the rule of law
It’s based on three fundamental principles. Trump is violating every one of them.
9 things to know about Kamala Harris
U.S. senator from California seeks to become first woman – and woman of color – elected president.
The next US-North Korea summit
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet again. Here are several reasons to be optimistic about next month’s summit.
Capitalist-style wealth gap: 1 tech guy = 1,000,000 teachers
Capitalism is a perfect system for people like this, who care only about making more money than everyone else, and fail to grasp the importance of a healthy, working society.
Making the world work better
Here is hope for a better government – it's based on democracy, but also the Chinese idea of examinations for government officials, the Finnish educational system, and the Cinncinatus system in Rome.
Beyond NATO: Time to break the silence, end NATO’s militarism
NATO is a front for Western military aggression, which has resulted in destruction around the world, mass deaths and mass migration as people are forced from their NATO-destroyed communities.
Dust in the wind
We have two evils, masquerading as political parties, controlling our nation’s political system.
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Austria blocks US warplanes as European allies distance themselves from Trump’s Iran war
Austria invokes neutrality law to deny U.S. military airspace access as Spain, Switzerland, and others limit cooperation and criticize the legality of the conflict.
Trump threatens to bomb Iran into the ‘Stone Ages’ as experts warn of possible...
Threats to destroy Iran’s electric grid and bridges raise alarm among legal scholars as strikes hit medical, energy, and civilian infrastructure.
Blowback 2026
The Price of Empire and the costs of War on Iran.
Supreme Court opens door to conversion therapy in free speech ruling
In an 8-1 decision, the Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, prioritizing a therapist’s First Amendment claim over state efforts to restrict a practice rejected by major medical organizations.
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ grants fossil fuel exemption affecting endangered species protections in the Gulf
A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.