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February 23, 2026
Trump’s Tariffs Weren’t Really About Trade Policy
They were about his nostalgia, his ego, his bigotry, and his greed.
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February 19, 2026
Trump Notwithstanding, America’s Unions Actually Grew Last Year
Only a pro-employer labor law is keeping millions of American workers from the benefits of unionizing.
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February 17, 2026
Tribune for Race and Class
Jesse Jackson, 1941–2026
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February 16, 2026
Our Sick Economy
The number of jobs in health care continues to grow. Almost everywhere else, they’re shrinking.
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February 12, 2026
The Occupying Army Retreats
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
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February 10, 2026
Do L.A. and D.C. Have Their Own Mamdanis?
Two somewhat socialist mayoral candidates are working to see that they do.
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February 10, 2026
Baselines and Picket Lines
Superstar athletes are close to American royalty, but they still have to fight like other workers for fair pay.
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February 9, 2026
The Nation’s Most Democratic State Might Elect a Trump-Friendly Governor
California’s nonpartisan primary pits eight Democrats against two Republicans; only the top two finishers advance. Do the math.
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February 5, 2026
How to Deter Trump From Rigging and Overturning the Midterm Election
As on January 6th, even Republican opposition may not suffice to keep him from trying.
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February 3, 2026
Trump Demands $10 Billion in Taxpayers’ Money
The president is suing his own administration for a private payday. Which of his appointees will oppose this outrageous cash grab?
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February 2, 2026
To Avoid a Tax Hike, Billionaires Decide to Take Over California
Facing a proposed wealth tax that would restore health cuts, they’re pouring money into their own gubernatorial and legislative candidates.
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January 29, 2026
Can Trump’s Killer Cops Be Prosecuted for Murder?
There are some holes in the law on federal supremacy, and rising public sentiment for basic justice.
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January 27, 2026
No Kings AND No Occupying Armies
In 1770, the redcoats were a lot more solicitous of Americans’ rights than Trump’s goons are today.
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January 26, 2026
The Stillbirth of the Nationalist International
Trump’s attempted Greenland grab has alienated the ultranationalist Europeans who viewed him as their beau ideal.
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January 22, 2026
The Non-Exodus of California Billionaires
The media says they’re fleeing a wealth tax. Except, they’re not.
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January 20, 2026
25th Amendment Time for Mad King Donald
His narcissism has become psychotically megalomaniacal.
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January 19, 2026
A New Low for American Workers
The share of American income going to labor is at its lowest level since measurements began.
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January 15, 2026
Attila, Genghis Khan, Trump
It’s not enough to equate Trump’s legions to the Gestapo or the Klan. He is heading a horde that is defined by an exterminationist loathing of cities and all that they stand for and promote.
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January 13, 2026
How to Stop ICE
With another government funding deadline looming, congressional Democrats can at least partly curtail Trump’s thugs.
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January 12, 2026
Reining In Trump’s Goons
With the apparent murder of Renee Good, our thugocracy has outed itself for all to see. We cannot let them escape the consequences.
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January 7, 2026
The Democratic Base Is Social Democratic
Deregulated capitalism made it that way.
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January 6, 2026
The Fossil Fuel Empire Strikes Back
Not all our foreign adventures have been crudely about material gain. But this one sure is.
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January 2, 2026
Enter, Stage Left, Mayor Mamdani
Rather than tell his fellow New Yorkers to lower their expectations of what government could do, the city’s new mayor vowed that “the only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations...
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December 24, 2025
Ten for ’25
Some of my articles to keep you warm on a cold winter’s night
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December 23, 2025
You, Too, Can Name Valuable Public Institutions After President Trump!
Herewith, a to-do list for 2026
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December 22, 2025
A Happy 2025 By-Product: Revulsion at the Rich
With Trump, Musk, Bezos et al. running amok, progressive economic populism is on the rise. Polling shows a broad public turn toward policy that seeks to reverse the upward redistribution of income...
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December 18, 2025
Trump’s Imaginary 2025
Not surprisingly, his look back at his first year as our re-elected president bore no resemblance to anyone else’s 2025.
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December 16, 2025
A Talent for Comedy and Liberal Politics
Rob Reiner was a mainstream liberal, devoted to expanding social rights and benefits to people arbitrarily denied them.
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December 15, 2025
Republican Conundrum: Working-Class Base, Plutocratic Agenda
Last week, some swing-district Republicans inched away, selectively, from their party’s economics.
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December 11, 2025
Will the Court Rule for Trump or for Wall Street?
As the Supreme Court now considers whether Trump can take over the Federal Reserve, we lose either way.
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