Lebanon: Bellwether, Battleground, and Bastard Child of the Mideast
This Mideast mirror was ready to burst well before the recent Beirut blast. And here’s a hint for Washington: it’s not about us!
A Pain In the Mask: The Freedom Fighters’ Fuss
Why does a simple ordinance to protect community health make people pretend freedom is an absolute?
The Russians Are(n’t) Coming!
One’s opinion on the multiplicity of Russia-inflected-'gates' is now a lucidity litmus test. Spoiler alert: D.C. is apparently an open-air psych ward.
I Was Wrong: Congress Isn’t Cowardly; It’s Evil!
Blocking withdrawal from a hopeless Afghan War opposed even by its veterans, counts as criminally heinous – and par for the congressional course.
Plague Journal #21: Caste In America
Should be required reading in any school genuinely concerned about what they should be concerned about: the future of the United States.
A Simple Solution to Pandemic Poverty
Unconditional emergency assistance is an urgent, fair and feasible way of stopping people falling into poverty as a result of the pandemic.
The Supreme Court Just Made the Case for Medicare for All
The highest court in the land says employers can refuse to cover birth control. This is why care shouldn’t be tied to employment.
A Dozen Reasons Now Is the Time for Housing as a Human Right
Get it out of your head that American society is set up to be fair. Fair would be a roof over everyone's head.
Chris Hedges: America’s Death March
Regardless of the outcome, the election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire's terminal decline.
Trump’s TikTok Tantrum Is No Joke
Trump’s rage toward TikTok is symptomatic of a president losing his grip on power, but it's no laughing matter.
Covid-19 Isn’t the Only Virus Killing Americans
In a stunning display of virulent greed, health care giants are taking COVID-19 relief money while cutting jobs and paying CEOs millions.
Theodore Hamm: How Brooklyn Turned Bernie Sanders Into a Democratic Socialist
The "Bernie's Brooklyn" author examines the New York figures and policies that inspired Sanders to become a champion of working class America.
Trump Is Not Immune to the Pandemic’s Political Death Sentence
People seldom forgive governments that get them involved in losing wars or fail to cope with a natural disaster like the coronavirus.
‘Nobody Left’ : Empathy for the Devil
Can anybody truly be classified as evil or heroic?