The Anderson Files
Solidarity for All
Slain activist Vivian Silver preached peace — not just pretty words — for Palestinians and Israelis
The Colorado GOP: Wild, crazy and dangerous
Donald Trump has been a disaster for the Colorado Republican Party, according to Dick Wadhams, the party’s chair from 2007-2011. Wadhams isn’t some play-by-the-rules...
The right wing loves insurance-company looting of Medicare
We are inundated with countless TV commercials by private insurance companies saying their Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are so much better and more affordable...
A progressive, populist message leads to Democratic victories
A growing number of Americans are dissatisfied with both political parties and the quality of candidates, according to a recent poll by Pew Research. Nevertheless,...
The autoworker strike is building an alliance between unions and climate...
On Planet MAGA, where climate change is a Chinese hoax, rightwing media says Joe Biden’s promotion of a “woke” transition to electric vehicles is...
Labor upsurge promotes democracy and prosperity
We had “Hot Labor Summer” across the country, and working-class discontent continues to smolder. Health care employees, flight attendants, pilots, television and film writers...
Pinochet’s fascist shadow persists in US and Latin America
In late August, a number of Democratic Latino U.S. Congress members, led by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), visited Brazil, Chile and Colombia. The three...
U.S. aid to suppress Palestinians and democracy
Something unprecedented is happening in U.S.-Israeli relations. There has been a mainstream cliché that Israel is “the only democracy in the Middle East.” It...
Money talks
Denver went first. In 2020 — a year after the Colorado Legislature passed HB 19-1210, allowing municipalities to set a higher minimum wage than...
The student debt mess grew out of Reagan’s war on ‘intellectual...
It was a shock when the Supreme Court blocked President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 for student loan borrowers. Biden responded with...
How a landmark Green New Deal victory was won
With climate chaos accelerating and extreme weather disasters happening nearly every day, it’s easy to become depressed. Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was a first...
Anti-LGBTQ terror, corporate hypocrites, militant workers
Several years ago, corporate America began to celebrate LGBTQ Pride month with rainbow-patterned merchandise and participation in parades. Ryan Cooper, writing in The American...
