Tag: politics
US CEOs are world’s best – for themselves
U.S. CEOs certainly do deliver the best results for themselves. They certainly do not, on the other hand, deliver the best results for average people in their nations.
Narco-corruption, ISIS 3.0, and the terror drone attack that never happened
If the Pentagon’s war-gamers are to be believed, far worse is yet to come.
How Trump and the GOP’s SCOTUS screw workers
Billionaires and corporations provide the money that fuels this anti-worker machine.
America’s megalomaniac
With Trump, there’s no longer American foreign policy. There’s only Trump’s ego.
Venezuela defeats US in election, now must build independent economy
To show solidarity, people in the U.S. should call for an end to sanctions and threats of regime change in Venezuela.
Bernie Sanders calls out NRA when asked if enough has been...
“Of course not!” Sanders said. “But it’s like every other issue. The American people are united overwhelmingly.”
Legalizing divorce: A battle between church and state in the Philippines
The Instituting Absolute Divorce and Dissolution of Marriage in the Philippines Act is being condemned by the Catholic Church citing "social costs" as a result of the bill.
Beyond golden shower diplomacy
Are we trying preserving the positive legacy of an empire in decline?
Thinking beyond Trump: Why we need a federal jobs guarantee
Full employment through a federal job guarantee makes sense – for workers, for the economy, for America.
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Trump removal calls grow after Iran threat as Democrats debate 25th Amendment and impeachment...
Calls to remove President Donald Trump intensified after he warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” but constitutional requirements and political alignment within the executive branch make immediate removal highly unlikely.
How Iran won the Iran War
It is a pyrrhic victory in many ways, since Iran has new enemies among its neighbors and it has lost industrial capacity. But it is a victory of sorts.
The American Medical Association has an obligation it’s failing on.
Our government is killing people in cold blood, and the institutions meant to advocate for us remain silent even when it is their peers being forced into tanks, handcuffed, and locked away and tortured.
Trump budget expands domestic surveillance powers alongside record $1.5 trillion military request
New budget documents reveal expanded FBI authority to monitor domestic extremism while the White House seeks historic increases in Pentagon spending and significant cuts to social programs.
Exposing discredited ‘alpha male’ dominance myths driving the worst toxic MAGA Trump masculinity
The crackbrained, suicidal Make America Grim Again carnival impedes the next alpha male wannabee from crawling from the swampy ooze, bellowing toxic masculinity and gaining public office.