The Anderson Files
Moving left
The Intercept said it was “a remarkable display of grassroots power.” In These Times said it was “the most radical development yet” in the...
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. ...
Putin’s far right disinformation
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is shocking but how surprising is it? British investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr said on Twitter, “We failed to acknowledge...
Capitalism’s fascist temptation
In 1928, U.S. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon pushed the Federal Reserve Board to aggressively hike interest rates to control inflation and credit-fueled stock market...
Bernie and Biden vs. Trumpists in Brazil
I am writing this a few days before the election and feeling anxious. This may sound strange, but a look at the recent election...
Paying attention
Trump may not have seemed like a “normal” Republican when he ran for president, but he now has a 90 percent job approval rating...
Biden and the working class
“Democrats don’t know how to talk... the Democratic Party as a constellation is a victim of its own high-mindedness, its own sense of moral...
Colorado’s backstory to court’s EPA gutting
The Supreme Court is staging a counterrevolution against social progress, rewriting laws and twisting the Constitution to please a right-wing minority with highly unpopular...
Dilemma 2020
Trump might be re-elected. He is highly unpopular but his Democratic opponent might end up being just as unpopular after a likely vicious campaign....
Russia: How it got where it is and where it’s going
Russia, Russia, Russia. Every day brings new stories of intrigue involving Russia and Trump. But there isn’t too much in the mainstream media about...
Democrats become the progressive family values party
"Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women.” — sociologist Jessica Calarco
Many Republicans went full-tilt culture war when Joe Biden introduced his...
Trump lives in shadow of Watergate
Recently, long-time investigative reporter Jefferson Morley authored an eye-opening piece in The New Republic entitled “Democrats Are Trapped in Trump’s ‘Deep State’ War.” He...
