Monday, April 7, 2025

Why COVID-19 will strain the safety net for homeless vets to the breaking point

As the coronavirus spreads across America, the poor bear the brunt of a pandemic that’s exposed the deep class lines in U.S. society.

Donald Trump’s Flip-Flops Prove He’s The Worst Kind Of Politician

Everyone running for president is a politician. Trump is the most odious breed.

A Whining Wall Street Banker Pleads for Pity

JP Morgan is facing another multi-billion dollar fine for massive illegalities. But why is John Pierpont Morgan whining about the most recent fine? He's never actually had to pay the price and go to jail.

The Third Way: Share-the-Gains Capitalism

The CEO of Chobani is offering a model that is neither no-lose socialism for the rich nor hyper-capitalism for everyone else. Can this work for America?

Disaster gentrification in Puerto Rico

Paradise for a wealthy few, the continuation of a long colonial nightmare for the long neglected majority of Puerto Ricans.

End the war in Ukraine

No diplomatic solution is possible without serious pressure on Putin.

Let the media coverage of Manchester victims be a model for all young victims...

“These terrorist attacks are not confined to Europe. They take place every single day in Iraq, in Syria, in Afghanistan, in Pakistan and Yemen, Bahrain.”

Obama: A great president or a sell-out?

Those of us who were there at the 2008 election – and who worked hard for Obama to win – remember Hope and Change.

The Single Solution to Sanders’ South Carolina and Supreme Court Problems

Yes, revolutionaries, Bernie has two problems; and his “movement” needs to go interactive to help him solve them.

Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

Maybe if we stopped claiming that we were the greatest, most exceptional, most indispensable nation ever and that the U.S. military was the finest fighting force in the history of the world, both we and the world might be better off and modestly more peaceful.