There is a weasel word that politicians use whenever something goes wrong on their watch” “Unacceptable.” We just heard it slither out of the mouth of Texas governor Greg Abbott in response to the state’s... Read more & download files
I don’t know if Nero really fiddled while Rome burned, but it certainly is true that Texas Senator Ted Cruz fiddled around while his state froze. While Ted fled Texas for the warmth of the... Read more & download files
Let’s say you’re a millionaire. That’s a lot of money, right? Now let’s say you’re a billionaire. That’s a lot more money! But how much more? Think of all those dollars as seconds on a... Read more & download files
Many Americans can’t believe that political coups are part of our country’s history – but consider the Wall Street Putsch of 1933. Never heard of it? It was a corporate conspiracy to oust Franklin D.... Read more & download files
We can’t just settle for disinfecting and patching our national house after four-years of Trump. A fundamental, structural rebuild is necessary, including in healthcare, immigration, environment, civil justice, labor law, and infrastructure. But here’s another... Read more & download files
Grassroots progressives put Biden in the White House… but what do we get for that? Nothing guaranteed, but at least he gives us the possibility of winning some progressive policies. Unlike when Clinton and Obama... Read more & download files
What is it about billionaires and multimillionaires that make them both self-entitled and clueless about the impacts of their greed? Even when they occasionally make a stab at doing something right, they tend to get... Read more & download files
The renowned Western Swing bandleader Bob Wills would joyously call out in mid-song, “Take it away, Leon,” bringing on a crowd-pleasing instrumental solo by steel guitar maestro, Leon McAuliffe. But now comes another Leon who’s... Read more & download files
The Democratic Party establishment is now issuing a go-slow warning to the new president they backed. They instruct that, while Biden should undo the most repressive and regressive edicts of the Trump abnormality, he should... Read more & download files
The Democratic Party establishment has a message for us progressives: Go away! That club of don’t-rock-the-corporate-boat congressional leaders and their hired political operatives keep trying to purge progressive activists and policies from the party. Even... Read more & download files