If American democracy these days is in crisis, the structure of our government is part of the problem. This goes beyond the issues of flawed democracy.
America in Crisis: Donald Trump Ascribes to His Victims What He Does to Them (VIDEO)
The degeneration of political life in America was the subject of much commentary in 2016: commentary on the way Donald Trump came to power.
Republicans’ Pattern of Denial Is Usually Followed by Acceptance
The Republicans campaign against the ACA has some reverberations of their eight decades of On-again/Off-again engagement with Social Security.
America in Crisis: Is a Second Civil War in the Making?
People on both sides of this culture war believe that their opposite numbers are people who “don’t understand what America is all about,” a Civil War.
America in Crisis: Our Grotesque Predicament
In America, we have to wait four long years in order to correct a bad choice in a presidential election unless the incumbent can somehow be removed.
The Shameful Way Donald Trump Is Like Andrew Jackson
Donald Trump avows his admiration for Andrew Jackson and seeks to identify with him and He displays a portrait of Jackson in the Oval Office.
What the Democrats Need to Do to Win Back the White House
Now that the Republican Party has disqualified itself as a morally accountable force in American politics this is how Democrats take back control.
Why Is There So Little Popular Protest Against Today’s Threats of Nuclear War?
A terrible thing if it takes a disastrous nuclear war between the United States and North Korea to convince people that nuclear war is simply unacceptable
The Alarming Worldwide Alliance of Parties on the Far Right
Political parties on the far right are today enjoying a surge of support and access to government power that they have not experienced.
The Scary Parallels Between Trump and Mussolini
Comparisons between Trump(ism) and Fascism have become frequent and with good reason. These comparisons are strongest between Trump and Mussolini