Monday, March 23, 2026

The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...

To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.

Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war

When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.

California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide

The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.

Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails

The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.

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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide

The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure

On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.

New infographic shows how only 10 companies control every brand we know

Regardless of what the companies claim, the Big 10 do have the power and resources to address hunger and poverty within their supply chains.

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Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.