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Posted at Common Dreams on Jul. 31, 2018

Trump Is in Major Legal and Political Trouble—His Desperate Attempts to Escape It Could Lead America to Catastrophe

We should talk about and prepare against any drastic measures from war to martial law Trump may undertake to escape his crises.

Posted at Truthdig on Jul. 25, 2018

Trump Is Failing at the Business of Being President

In all areas—from international and domestic policy to tax reform, from immigration to health care—a common theme has emerged: The president just can't do things competently.

Posted at Common Dreams on Jul. 20, 2018

There Are 3 Main Theories That Explain Trump’s Approach to Putin and Russia—Which One Makes the Most Sense?

Occam’s Razor

Posted at Salon on Jun. 26, 2018

Tom Steyer — You Want Trump Out? Buy Clear Channel

If liberal billionaires like Tom Steyer want to have a real and lasting impact on American politics, they should seriously think about buying a nationwide radio network.

Posted at Alternet.org on May. 29, 2018

9 Ways Authoritarianism Is Taking Hold Under Trump

As our country slides into an ugly Americanized form of neofascism, there’s good news: nonviolent protest, when in the service of progressive, egalitarian goals, almost always wins out when it reaches a national critical mass. And we may well be on the verge of that right now. But we must understand what we’re up against.

Posted at Common Dreams on Apr. 30, 2018

Fascists Compete To Own America

Now might be a really good time to examine the origins and nature of the whole right-wing collusion between business and government

Posted at Alternet.org on Apr. 27, 2018

We May Be on the Verge of a Human-Made Climate Disaster

New research shows that we may well be on the edge of a civilization-destroying climate change event. And we must do something about it.

Posted at Alternet.org on Apr. 11, 2018

Donald Trump and Paul Manafort Revived Nixon’s Race-Based Hate Strategy for the 21st Century

April 10th marked the 50th anniversary of the funeral of assassinated Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., capping a week of extensive press coverage about his life and death. However, all that coverage missed two key points that are even more important today than in 1968, when King was killed.

Posted at Salon on Apr. 3, 2018

Political corruption is underwriting America’s gun control nightmare

Parkland shooting survivor and activist David Hogg recently asked why John McCain has taken over $7 million from the NRA (not to mention other millions they and other “guns rights” groups have spent supporting him indirectly).

Posted at Salon on Mar. 24, 2018

Thanks to Facebook, our economy is based on spying

George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton sold us on the idea that we no longer needed a manufacturing economy in the U.S. because the internet was coming and it would provide entirely new business models.

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