The Anderson Files
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...
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...
Is the U.S. marching toward a war with Iran?
A year ago, Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and restored harsh sanctions. As a result, Iran’s economy has been severely damaged. ...
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,...
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...
Fascism, American style
Racially tinged fear mongering about crime was crucial for Donald Trump’s campaign and now his presidency. In his inaugural address, Trump talked about how...
Housing is a human right
Housing is really the foundation of so many of our social structures and without it, people just can’t succeed.” — Cathy Alderman of the...
Beware the one-party autocracy
The Republicans control all of the elected branches of the federal government, but they play the victim. There is a good reason for that....
Populism: bigoted scapegoating or multiracial progressivism?
Populism isn’t a coherent ideology, argues John Judis, but “a way of thinking” about politics that can be employed by the left, right or...
Infrastructure for the 1 percent
The American Society of Civil Engineers grades our national infrastructure a D-plus. We desperately need to modernize our roads, bridges, schoolhouses, railways, airports and...
What did Kevin McCarthy know and when did he know it?
It’s too early to know the impact of Trump’s second impeachment trial. Many millions watched it on TV, but the size of the audience...
Fear, despair and gun profiteering
The week before the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre, Daniel Defense posted a photograph on Facebook and Twitter, showing a little boy sitting cross-legged,...
