The Anderson Files
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...
A global New Deal
The two major parties will have to change, or they are likely to be changed by voters who have had enough,” the Reverend Jesse...
How Trumpers learned to love Myanmar’s fascist coup
In March, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that censured the fascist military coup in Myanmar (or Burma) by a 398-14 vote....
Why Medicare for All is the only answer
Under our current patchwork health care system, the United States spends many times more than other rich nations on health care administration, pharmaceuticals and...
Good and bad COVID-19 news
These days, people are searching the internet for good news. Journalists are searching for silver linings when writing about the COVID-19 pandemic. After all,...
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...
Beware the corporate takeover
“Bernie’s where the Democrats need to be. He’s speaking to fears that working families have about the future, but he’s not dividing people the...
GOP plutocrats’ phony culture war against big business
The marriage between the Republican Party and big business is shattering, according to many breathless news stories. “My advice to the corporate CEOs of...
Time for the next step in health care
We have been told over and over that the United States has the best health care system on the planet. This notion is contradicted...
The stench of fascism
It’s no longer possible to ignore the stench of fascism. After a Trump worshipper attempted to assassinate numerous prominent targets of the president’s ire,...
Fighting solves everything?
There is a rising wave of far right ultra-nationalist movements around the world. We’ve found that America is just as vulnerable as any other...
After defeat, far right contemplates insurrection
Back in August, I was startled to read a lengthy New York Times article — “Body Bags and Enemy Lists: How Far-Right Police Officers...
