Trump, the Fed, and the American Worker
The Federal Reserve isn’t often as politicized as it is today. The last two years have seen the near-nomination of two know-nothings, Stephen Moore and Herman Cain, to the Federal Open Market...
Category: North America
Small Town, Big Noise
Every year in late July, unless you keep away from the center of town shutters drawn and silicone earplugs firmly in place, you’re bound to see Elvis Presley getting takeout from The Olde Red Hen...
Shocked Americans Discover They Are Not Living In A Superhero Franchise
Like most out and proud nerds, I am a fan of the superhero genre. I don’t always claim to understand its full scope and breadth, and I’m pretty damn picky about what parts of it I choose to pay...
Abortion is health care. Pass it on.
Abortion is in the news in the U.S. this week as two states pass legislation designed to reduce barriers to access for patients who need later abortion. The right is screeching about baby killing,...
“Feminist” transphobia and the Christian right
Occasionally, there are awkward moments in activism, and one of those is finding out that you appear to be on the same side as campaigners who should hate you. The homophobes or the anti-abortionists...
#ThursdayThoughts: How to protect yourself from the Russia Thing
As you might have heard, the Russia Thing is on the loose in the United States and it’s causing a lot of consternation in the halls of power. The intellectual giant known as the president’s...
#WednesdayWisdom: Hey, capitalist pigdogs: Your shutdown is your fault
In case you missed it, there’s a little thing called the longest government shutdown in history going on in the richest nation in the world right now — and it has to do with the sentient wig we...
When a Native American disabled woman is raped
Do Indigenous women’s lives matter in America? The horrific treatment of a Native American woman who was raped while in a persistent vegetative* state suggests not, especially when they are also...
Spare me the Bush hagiography
President George H.W. Bush had a massive Washington sendoff yesterday, complete with heartfelt speeches and a dazzling array of hagiographic headlines; to read about the former president today, one...
Can we take the colonialism out of disaster relief?
As the disaster of capitalism and capitalism-driven climate change fuels larger and more devastating ecological disasters, such as monstrous hurricanes and record breaking wildfires, the need for...