Individually, yes but collectively no. That’s a very quick answer, but it shadows a great many flaws in what we…
Joe Biden
Tough Choices—Those Who Make Them and Those Who Receive
“Well folks, I guess we’re gonna have to make some tough choices.” You hear that a lot these days and…
I’m Gonna Join the CIO—‘Cause Everyone I See I Owe
That was the pro-union calling-card of the post WWII economy and Rosie-the Riveter swung right in behind the men in…
An Asshole and Killer, But “Our Asshole and Killer”
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is the guy who runs the show in Saudi Arabia and a ruthlessly interesting dude…
Madison Avenue Adverts and Biden’s Narrow Path to the Mid-Term Elections
In less than two years the mid-term elections will be held, putting Democrat control of the House and Senate at…
Why Is a Federal Minimum Wage a Problem and a Maximum Income Okay?
For some reason it has become accepted wisdom that raising wages loses jobs. And yet cheering on uncontrolled income is…
An American Anti-Fascist Movement? Not Hardly.
Richard Seymour, a political activist and author, penned an article in today’s Guardian newspaper that caught my eye. In it…
Democrats Still Don’t Get It—and there’s Not Much Time
A NYTimes Opinion piece of a couple of days ago caught my eye. “Why Did So Many Americans Vote for…
Intimidation Carries the Day for Republicans
There no hill too steep to climb for Republicans in their war against government “of the people, by the people…
How Do We Avoid Future Authoritarians? asks Bernie Sanders
Bernie, my favorite guy in politics, answers his own question by saying, “a segment of working-class people in our country…