The Anderson Files
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...
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...
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...
Hope — if we are committed
In the last several years, a new conventional wisdom has emerged in the West about conflict in the Middle East. World leaders, public intellectuals,...
A Colorado universal health care solution
It is unlikely that any significant health care reforms will be coming out of Washington, D.C. any time soon. Meanwhile, there’s a growing under-reported...
Death cult or survival in a better world
The president’s statements this morning encourage illegal and dangerous acts. He is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19. His unhinged rantings...
The 2019 war on reproductive rights
Technically speaking, abortion is legal in all 50 states. However, since the big Republican victories in the 2010 elections, state legislators have passed hundreds...
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 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,...
Pushing for Medicare expansion and social transformation
In the 2020 Democratic Party primaries, the progressive wing won on the issues. Most Americans support Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, $15...
The legacy of Joe McCarthy lives on
Donald Trump has been compared to earlier rightwing demagogues such as Hitler, Mussolini, George Wallace and Pat Buchanan. The name of witch-hunter Senator Joe...
The devil is in the details
When he was on the campaign trail, Donald Trump denounced “free” trade agreements, promising something “much better” for working people than the North American...
