Trump, Bush and Rubio — The Three Blind Mice of 2016

There is so much hype about so little talent in the GOP’s “Race to Once More Losing the Presidency” that we thought it might...

Should We Be Taking Michael Moore Seriously?

Have you seen “Where to Invade Next,” the title of the latest film by gadfly documentarian, Michael Moore? I guess his films are supposed...

Scott Walker, Enemy of the People; Dr. Ben Carson, Separator of...

Scott Walker is riding the Clown Car Express. He’s the evil clown, the one you always hear about who scares children. He is scary....

Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Teacher Speaks Out for Common Sense Gun Control

A teacher from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school where 17 students were murdered and at least a dozen others were wounded by...

Neocon Corporate Moguls Attack Middle Class Workers

This is a country that has created some of the greatest industries and the greatest fortunes in the history of the world. In 1883...

It Is Time for a Change.

It is time for a change. It is time for the average American to get in the face of other average Americans, get on...

It Is Time to Balance the Budget on the Backs of...

It is time to stop stealing the pension funds of firemen and teachers and nurses. It is time for real Americans to stand up....

Bruce Rauner: Money and Neo-Fascism

For those who don’t know, Bruce Rauner is the new Republican governor of Illinois. And money? We all know what money is. Rauner is...

The Republicans’ First Act: Attack Abortion Rights

The Republicans have returned to power. They now control the House of Representatives and the Senate. They rode in on a wave of gerrymandered...

Are Neocons Making Us Latin America?

This is not about immigration or our borders. It is not about cultural differences or becoming more Hispanic. This is about a growing income...

Democrats in 2014

If you talk to leading progressives these days, you'll be sure to hear this message: The Democratic Party should embrace the economic populism of...

The Economics of Robert Reich.

Many short men are taller than Robert Reich. But as they said about Ari Onassis (who wasn’t that short, Ms. Onassis was just a...

The Legacy of Ronald Reagan

It is time that we took a step back from the precipice that is the current American political atmosphere and try to understand how...

The Land of Opportunity–for the Koch Brothers.

In the south Bronx, the unemployment rate is 19%. In Detroit and other metro areas it can be even higher than that. The opportunity...

The foundations of American Neo-Fascism

Hitler, above all, was a racist. He thought that interbreeding between different races was wrong, but not merely wrong—disastrously wrong. He thought that Darwin’s...