The Anderson Files

Fascism, American style

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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...

May Day is still relevant

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With total control of the federal government, Trump and the Republicans have encountered remarkably massive resistance as they begin to roll back decades of...

Building a global progressive network to combat fascism

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We are witnessing an explosive revival of the far right across the globe. It is happening in Europe, Latin America, Russia, the Middle East...

Can decency beat depravity?

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Every 80 seconds, someone in America dies from COVID-19. Across the world, people are horrified by the American response to the pandemic. Beppe Severgnini,...

Fighting for more than just the next step

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In a dark and perilous time, a politically diverse resistance has arisen to fight the Republicans who control all three branches of the federal...

Another reason to vote

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The tide is turning. Donald Trump’s popularity is sinking fast, and it looks like the Democrats may win control of the U.S. House and...

Is Bernie a socialist, a commie or just a New Deal...

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Back in 2016, it seemed unlikely that Bernie Sanders would win the Democratic nomination, much less the presidency. So there wasn’t as much of...

Time for the next step in health care

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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 GOP scheme for autocracy

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Donald Trump may be the first mainstream presidential candidate who is openly anti-democratic. Does he want to replace July 4 with Jan. 6 as...

How U.S. rightwingers learned to love Putin

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Millions of Republicans either support or don’t give a damn about Russian interference in the midterm elections this year. According to a Yahoo Finance/SurveyMonkey poll...

Strike wave may be the beginning of something big

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"There’s a new strike wave happening now," says Alexander Colvin, the dean of Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The discontent has been...

Is this an extinction-level event for American labor?

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The labor movement has been reviving in recent years but now it faces stormy weather with the presidency, the Congress and the Supreme Court...