What Trump’s pardons and retribution say about the threat of fascismPresident Trump’s granting of freedom to nearly 1,600 January 6 insurrectionists, followed by other actions fulfilling what the New York…6d ago6d ago
What Trump’s Covid malfeasance warns us about the next epidemicsOne barely noticed pledge by Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign in a May Time magazine interview offers an especially ominous warning…Jan 11Jan 11
Elvis, the polio vaccine, and what’s at stake for all of usElvis Presley hardly seems a likely candidate for the pantheon of public health heroes. But in October 1956 the ascending rock idol lent…Jan 1Jan 1
Will Trump follow the typical dictator’s path on information control?When Adolph Hitler was handed the German chancellorship in 1933 after bullying a broken and dying Weimer Republic, he had won just 32…Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 2024
A postmortum on the legacy of neoliberalism in the 2024 electionAmid the postmortems and reckoning that will now follow the wreckage of Donald Trump’s return to “absolute” power, as authorized by the…Nov 6, 2024Nov 6, 2024
Puerto Rico rally slur recalls Trump’s 2017 Hurricane Maria abandonmentOne day after a warm up speaker at former President Trump’s closing campaign rally in New York Sunday called Puerto Rico a ““floating…Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 2024
What Harris’ Bid to End Medical Debt Tells Us About Her View of Corporate Price GougingVice President Kamala Harris’ bold proposal to eliminate medical debt offers a window into the approach that informs the entire progressive…Aug 18, 2024Aug 18, 2024
The Neoliberal Empire Strikes Back — with a Help from the MAGA CourtFollowing twin court rulings Monday, the Washington Post should update its “Democracy Dies in Darkness” banner. The MAGA Supreme Court has…Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 2024
The Life and Times of Conn Hallinan, 1942–2024One of the warmest lights from San Francisco’s most storied left family, Conn Malachi Hallinan, died June 19, at his home in Berkeley after…Jun 26, 2024Jun 26, 2024
Behind the Supreme Court’s anti-union gift to StarbucksThe far-right domination of the Supreme Court has rightly drawn public scorn and outrage over its draconian rulings on reproductive health…Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 2024
