The Anderson Files
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...
Trumpist spy and smear op hiding in Wyoming
The Whine and Cheesy Mussolini is a sick joke, but the war on democracy isn’t over. Trump may fade away but the far right...
Syria and progressives
Earlier this year, scholar and journalist Idrees Ahmad penned a scathing piece on Medium.com entitled “Aleppo is our Guernica — and some are cheering...
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...
GOP Ultra-Maga Love of Authoritarian Hungary
There is a controversy among Republican leaders about publicly declaring what the GOP would do if it won back Congress and the presidency.
The GOP...
Fracking: Too late for ‘small and easy progress’
Across the globe, the movement to ban fracking is growing. France, Germany, Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands have stopped this dangerous practice. So have...
Trump and the deep state
Trump and his defenders have claimed that he is the victim of a gigantic conspiracy by the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, President Obama...
Medicare for All is a solution for the pandemic crisis
It gets tiresome staying at home (if you are able to) or wearing a mask and social distancing when encountering other humans. So you...
Starting at the grassroots
Many on the Left approach the coming year with trepidation but also some hope. The Democratic victories in November were encouraging and the election...
Good judgment or Clinton
There hasn’t been much serious debate about foreign policy in the presidential race. The Republicans promise endless war and offer only bluster and B.S....
The doublespeak of The Donald
Many in the mainstream media talk about how similar Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are. Supposedly they are both “anti-establishment” populist candidates who are...
Pandemic profiteering
More than 200,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and more than 32 million have lost their jobs. During the first quarter of 2020 alone,...
