Contributor: Trump is cutting the funding that ensures funds are well spent
Donald Trump’s first term as president was characterized by an unprecedented volume of false and misleading statements —…
Contributor: Trump’s latest trade war with China is sorely needed
On Wednesday, President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs —…
Contributor: Republicans can’t shrink government by ballooning the deficit
Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they’re about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Trump’s…
Contributor: The Trump administration is ignoring far-right terrorism. That only makes it more dangerous
Intelligence chiefs testified recently on Capitol Hill about the U.S. intelligence community’s newly published annual threat assessment. In…
Contributor: Republicans want to fool you into thinking a massive tax cut has zero costs
Congressional Republicans are trying to pass a budget this week with a massive tax cut that they say…
Contributor: The Statue of Liberty was a welcome sign. Now the U.S. vibe is ‘stay out’
A little over a year ago, while trying to secure votes to pass a $1.2-trillion spending package, House…
Contributor: We do need some tariffs, applied strategically and predictably
Whenever the subject of trade comes up, many right-leaning free traders and left-leaning neoliberals alike trot out the…
Contributor: What Selena’s murder says about our fascination with death
Selena may be long gone from this earth, but in 2025, she is far from absent. Her face…
Contributor: Trump's ever-widening sadism will undermine his movement
Americans are famously tolerant of other people’s suffering, but they have an extremely low tolerance for their own.…
Contributor: It’s no metaphor — undersea cables hold together our precarious modern life
In the early days of the pandemic, I began pondering the idea of healing. I stumbled upon a…