David Love: At some point, Harris was on the attack, Sessions was floundering, and the white men decided they had enough. Because the last thing Republican senators will tolerate is a black woman sassing a white man.
Corbyn Teaches to Embrace Change We Need
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers: Although the U.S. is often portrayed as a ‘center-right’ nation and progressives are called extremists, the reality is that there is majority support for a progressive agenda.
The Amazing Mind of Donald Trump
Steve Hochstadt: For Trump there are no experts whose knowledge would be useful to him. Scientists, historians, intelligence operative, generals, legal scholars, and other politicians have nothing to offer him that he doesn’t already know.
He’s Got to Go!
Lila Garrett: Thanks to the Trump’s Anti-Healthcare bill, healthcare has been stripped of all benefits, including the right to life if you have already been born and have the nerve to get sick while alive.
Sunday’s French Election
Richard Greeman: Faced with Macron’s calmly-worded, reasonable, deliberately transparent class war agenda, it should be obvious that France needs a united Left of parties, unions, social movements and local associations to oppose it.
Buy Him Out
Lance Simmens: Mr. Trump, leave the hard stuff to the professionals and stay on the golf course. In other words, STFU!
The World According to Trump
Robert Reich: For Trump, there is no such thing as collaboration for mutual gain. Cooperation is a sham.
Is Britain Also Feeling the Bern?
Robert Borosage: With the collapse of the Labor Party in Scotland and right-wing UKIP voters folding into the Tories, it is virtually impossible for Labour to win a majority in the parliament. But Corbyn’s surge, like Sanders in the United States, is testament to the power of a bold populist alternative.
JFK’s 100th Birthday: Remember When America Respected Its President?
Big Media has long profited from endless imagery and speculation into his death, with precious little that celebrates the accomplishments and legacy of his life.
Making America Meaner
In a different era, when decency was the norm, the members of the U.S. House of Representatives would not seat a thug like Gianforte in the chamber. In the age of Trump, it’s okay to beat up a reporter.
The Bilious Incongruity of Trump’s Toilet
he past week should have proven beyond all doubt that we do indeed have a semi-literate malignant narcissist in charge of our country. I’m not sure that we’ve ever had a president without a bit of that inclination; those in power seem to always spring from that fetid pool, but this time it seems to […]
Finding Joyfulness in the Age of Trump
The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu have been tested by great personal and national adversity, and they shared their personal stories of struggle and renewal.
They’re Talking a Better Game, But Will Dems Fight?
The Democrats’ massive losses at state and congressional levels cannot be blamed on WikiLeaks, Comey or even Trump. Something clearly needs to change, and fast.
