There’s One Issue Joe Biden Has Refused to Follow the Science On
The president-elect says he'll to listen to scientists when it comes to the pandemic—unlike Donald Trump—but he hasn't done so when it comes to the most pressing crisis of our…
The New Politics of the Poor in Biden’s (and McConnell’s) USA
A return to the pre-Trump days would be nothing less than a disaster. We must harness the fusion politics that was so crucial to the election of Joe Biden and…
There’s Still No Evidence Hunter Biden’s Emails Are ‘Russian Disinformation’
The same factions that constantly claim to abhor Fake News and disinformation continue to be the most aggressive and shameless propagators of it -- especially the media.
Donald Trump Knew Us Better Than We Knew Ourselves
Now that Trump's been defeated, count on one thing: he’ll take as much of this country with him as he can.
Fighting the Wildfires of Our Dystopian Present and Future
We need more immediate safety measures, but also longer-term solutions for the pollution causing today's climate disasters.
The Leaders From My Afghan Tour Are on to Bigger, More Bankable Things
Unable to stomach 24/7 coverage of an election that barely broached America’s longest-war, I got to reminiscing about the colonels and generals from my 2011-12 Afghan adventure; wondering--like Garth Brooks--"What…
Will the Biden Team Be Warmongers or Peacemakers?
Our current litany of problems won’t be solved by the same people and mindsets that got us into these predicaments, but it's unlikely Joe Biden sees that.
It’s Time to Engage With the Battle Inside the Democratic Party
Progressives made Trump’s defeat possible. Now we need to challenge Biden and other corporate Democrats before they marginalize the left once more.
No Matter Who Wins the Presidency, Our Work Is Just Beginning
There's a staggering mountain of work that lies ahead for the world’s wealthiest nation when you-know-who departs the stage (if he ever really does).
How Will the U.S. Election Change the Mideast?
If Joe Biden wins the presidency, he will have a significant impact on foreign policy.
America’s Imperial Expenditures and Escapades Are Stranger Than Fiction
Who needs dystopian novelists or absurd satirists when otherwise banal bureaucrats of the U.S. national security state do the job for them? It’s an old story with a new tech-savvy…
America Is Complicit in Yemen’s Spiral Toward Mass Starvation
The war in Yemen is an American war, and Americans have Yemeni blood on their hands.
What Canvassing in Nevada Amid a Pandemic Has Taught Me
For canvassers and voters in Reno, where the climate emergency and the Covid-19 pandemic are literally in our faces, the stakes in the upcoming election are clear
It’s No Surprise Corporate Media Abhors Wealth Taxes
Why are media outlets throwing cold water on the idea? The answer is pretty simple.
Reframing America’s Role in the World
Why do so many aspects of American policy abroad remain ill-considered and undiscussed even in the midst of the most embattled presidential campaign of our lifetimes?