The Anderson Files
Time for the next step in health care
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
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...
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,...
Organized labor; our sanity depends on it
Across the country, Democratic candidates ran on much more progressive platforms this year as compared to the last three election cycles, according to an...
Bernie-bashing Brock
As Bernie Sanders has become increasingly popular, the Hillary Clinton campaign has gone on the attack. That’s fine, but it would be nice if...
Can decency beat depravity?
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,...
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...
Kiss Off, Henry
When Henry Kissinger died at the age of 100 recently, leading politicians of both parties praised him effusively. Kissinger was national security adviser and...
German coup plotters borrow from QAnon, Jan. 6
On Dec. 7, some 3,000 German police officers and special forces raided 150 locations in 11 of Germany’s 16 states as well as in...
The for-profit barbarity of mercenary Erik Prince
Donald Trump violated the U.S. government’s “obligations under international law” when he pardoned American mercenaries Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty and Dustin Heard,...
The war on unions rages on
On Feb. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). The Washington Post...
Will dark money defeat progressive change?
“The one-sided class war of the last 40 years is becoming two-sided,” leftwing philosopher Noam Chomsky recently declared. He is encouraged by the many...