Is Trump’s America Our America? February 2017Who are we? Are we the America of courage, openness, inclusion, opportunity, and democratic promise – as expressed in the Declaration...
Why is George Orwell’s “1984” a bestseller again? February 2017Tromp-tromp-tromp – troops are marching to battles. Boom-boom-boom – bombs are blowing up communities. Whooooshhh – poisonous gas is being released. Forget Syria,...
Really and truly, who needs facts? February 2017Here in America the word “fact” has a straightforward, rather obvious meaning: Truth, reality, something that actually exists. But we...
Why so many people loathe Congress January 2017Uncle Sam wants you! Not the Uncle Sam who’s the symbolic caricature of our country, but Sam Johnson. Although he’s...
How many working-class populists are in Trump’s new government? January 2017Actor Jack Nicholson says he finally understood the meaning of the word irony when his mother called him a “son...
What’s being taught at Koch Kollege? January 2017Breaking news: An amazing new school for political activists is training thousands of people to be community organizers, using Saul...
Has America turned right-wing? Or nuts? January 2017Buckle-up friends, it’s going to be a hairy ride. Start with Day One for President Trump (gotta get used to...
The new founder January 2017When you think of America’s great Constitutional originators, names like Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin come to mind. And, of course,...
Trump’s “tax holiday”: Boon or boondoggle? January 2017Good news, folks – our new president says he’s planning a “tax holiday” for you! Well… not directly for you....
Searching for integrity in Trumplandia January 2017Bring those jobs back home, Donald Trump bellowed to those greedheaded corporate executives who’ve hauled our middle-class jobs out of...
A political party really worth joining January 2017The best political party in America is not the Dems or the Repubs, but a real party named “Fighting Bob...
Koch brothers are out to conquer the countryside January 2017It’s easy to become mesmerized by The Donald Show in this year’s political circus, but it’s time for progressives to...
Fed up with Wall Street? Do something about it! December 2016Instead of griping about the greedheads of Wall Street and the ripoff financial system they’ve hung around our necks –...
Why in the world would Trump tap Perry to be Energy Secretary? December 2016Rick Perry has taken quite a tumble since being governor of Texas. He was a twice-failed GOP presidential wannabe and...
Luxury Tractors? Who’s buying these things? December 2016Let us talk tractors – the sturdy workhorses of agriculture. I’ve been around them since I was just a tyke...
Guess who’s joined Trump’s “Barking carnival act?” December 2016Perk up people – for I bring you tidings of great joy: Gov. “Oops” is back! Yes, Rick Perry, the...
What is the “Trump Fix?” December 2016Few Americans have ever heard of Tom Barrack, but he’s going to be a big, behind-the-scenes player in Trump’s Washington....
How is “Trump’s Washington” like a Jacuzzi? December 2016In Trump’s presidential campaign, it was his frequent, unbridled slaps at Wall Street elites and arrogant, job-busting corporate executives that...
How many working-class populists are in Trump’s new government? December 2016Actor Jack Nicholson says he finally understood the meaning of the word irony when his mother called him a “son...
How the conquering Trump makes fakery real December 2016All hail Augustus Trumpus! All hail the American Putin, whom none can criticize! All hail the All Knowing One, who...
Why “Corporate Governance” is a fraud December 2016Good news, people: All is well again at Wells Fargo! After the scandal of the giant bank systematically robbing its...
The new founder November 2016When you think of America’s great Constitutional originators, names like Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin come to mind. And, of course,...
Why we should reach across borders, not close them November 2016A nation’s border is nothing in and of itself. It’s just an inanimate line that has no philosophy, personality, feelings,...
The Koch Connection November 2016Tug on any right-wing thread in America, and you’ll most likely find that it’s tied to the multi-billionaire Koch boys,...
Takeaways from the 2016 election November 2016When a political puck named Dick Tuck lost a California senate election in 1966, he said: “The people have spoken....
