Democrats, Please Be Democrats!
This is prime time for the party to actually be Democrats, to unite ordinary Americans behind a national agenda of lasting progressive change. I think we can now … Read more
GOP
A Rube Goldberg Inflationary Spiral
Rube Goldberg himself couldn’t have dreamed up a more fantastical diagram for obscuring a straightforward economic power grab. It seems like the price of everything from used cars … Read more
Trump Vows Revenge on Time Magazine
“It’s a disgrace, Time Magazine not choosing me ‘Man of the Year’ again. And Elon Musk is just a mammogram for Noel Skum!” says the former prez. MAR-A-LAGO, … Read more
Your Dog Knows Better Than to Let the GOP ‘Fix’ U.S. Postal Service
Donald Trump declared he would make fixing the Postal Service a priority, but in the same way your veterinarian “fixes” your dog. It was surprising when Donald Trump … Read more
Can GOP Autocracy Outlaw American Democracy?
Republicans are banking on a blitz of state bills and their GOP autocracy to intimidate, divert and deny eligible voters the right to vote. Hey, you, get away … Read more
The GOP’s Shameful War on Voters
The war on voters and on democracy itself is being ramped up by the Republican Party in states all over the country. As a general rule, I don’t … Read more
This is Your Brain on Aphorisms: Coup-Coup Catch You!
You are the wall-nut! Coup-coup catch you! Trump just dropped in to see what condition his sedition was in. The tea party is frighteningly inciteful. Beware the true … Read more
Who’s Really Behind the Desecration of Our Capitol?
What exploded in our Capitol on Jan. 6 is an outrage, a desecration of America’s democratic ideals. I don’t merely mean the ransacking and terrorizing of our Capitol … Read more
Special Gifts for Special People
Ho-ho-ho, wait till you hear about the gifts I gave to some of America’s power elite special people for Christmas. To each of our Congress critters, those oh-so … Read more
Sabotaging Democracy
The GOP doesn’t have broad enough appeal to fairly produce an election majority, so it has resorted to sabotaging democracy. Little-known fact: In more and more races, the … Read more
