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The Three Women of San Francisco Jan. 18, 2023
WASHINGTON — So, what city gave America the only woman House speaker, the most senior senator ... Read More
Full House Theater: An American Tragedy Jan. 11, 2023
WASHINGTON — A full House for four days and four nights felt like 40 in the political wilderne... Read More
Let's Admit It: The Supreme Court is Corrupt and Clueless Jan. 11, 2023
Question: How many legs does a dog have if you count the tail as a leg? Answer: Four — calling... Read More
Hunger Pain: Jim McGovern Prods America to Get Food on Everyone's Table Jan. 10, 2023
The slow-motion train wreck that was last week's selection of a Republican speaker of the House almo... Read More
The Perverse Vulgarity of Book Banning Jan. 04, 2023
Excuse me for using explicit language here, but it seems to me that today's most vulgar expression o... Read More
New Year's Light on Lies Clears the Air Jan. 04, 2023
WASHINGTON — They thought they'd fool the grown-ups and get away with it all. George Santos a... Read More
Art of the Con: On Trumpism's Wings, Mr. Santos Goes to Washington Jan. 03, 2023
By the time former President Donald Trump scooted out of Washington on Jan. 20, 2021, The Washington... Read More
If You're 'Not Woke,' Doesn't That Mean You're Asleep? Dec. 28, 2022
The craziest political word of the year is "woke," as in "Don't be woke!" It's a command barked by f... Read More
The House Showed the Senate the Way, Time After Time Dec. 28, 2022
The People's House to Senate: hello, we are what American democracy — and demographics —... Read More
Dishonorable Mention: Referred for Criminal Prosecution, Trump Enters the Realm of Humpty Dumpty Dec. 20, 2022
Humpty Dumpty is the world's most famous egg, immortalized for sitting on a wall before suffering a ... Read More
The Nazi Rot Goes Deeper Than Trump Dec. 02, 2022
For anyone who wants to understand why Nazis like Kanye West and Nick Fuentes so brazenly spew their... Read More
The GOP Is Literally Going Hunting for Illegal Voters Nov. 30, 2022
This election year has added a new season to our country's calendar: The silly season. Not silly as ... Read More
Voters Verdict: End of The Trump Era Nov. 16, 2022
The country came to its senses last Tuesday, after a seven-year famine in our politics. The worst in... Read More
Lessons from the Midterm Elections Nov. 16, 2022
What hit the Republican Party on Election Day was... well, the Republican Party. Blow No. 1, of cour... Read More
Here's What a Progressive Platform Looks Like Nov. 04, 2022
"Be realistic. Demand the impossible." — Situationist slogan, 1968 Demand No. 1: The $30-per-h... Read More
Two Blows in One Night to Democracy Nov. 02, 2022
How social is social media? Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, gives a clear answer to that question. ... Read More
A 'Locally Grown' Thanksgiving Nov. 02, 2022
Harry Truman said: "No man should be president who doesn't understand hogs." The problem with our re... Read More
Trusting The Republicans Oct. 28, 2022
No delusion misleads American voters more than their certainty that Republicans are "better" and mor... Read More
The Left Bases Its Politics on the Toilet Oct. 27, 2022
Let us consider those angry Americans who make an issue over which public toilet they will use ̵... Read More
Are You Ready for Corporate America's Robot Economy? Oct. 26, 2022
With corporations socking away massive profits, and with the labor market fairly tight, why are work... Read More
