A neighbor in need is a friend indeed, no matter their pedigree
Can we have the same compassion for each other that these early stonemasons had for their neighbors’ dogs?
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
Hope in a hopeless world: Churchill and the Discipline of Hope
A lesson for us in these dark times
The hypocrisy of Jamie Comer is honestly comedy gold
As he investigates the Great Autopen Caper of 2024
Special gifts for special people
Jim Hightower plays Santa Claus for some very deserving folks
The scary presidential directive you’ve never heard of
But it may wind up affecting you – dramatically
Trump doesn’t know the History of States’ Rights
The flexible principle that’s really about oppressing brown people
The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
The parallels to today are more and more obvious.
Time for us Dems to come up with our own counter-vocabulary
“Framing the narrative” is not just for Repubs
Even as Kentucky families grieve, RFK Jr undermines vaccine protections for children
“What kind of society lets children die from a solved problem?”
The truth of war demands the rule of law
Even supposed “savages” understand honor in times of war
The Trump Who Stole Christmas
A Holiday Poem for a Country Getting Mugged in Broad Daylight
The great rural grift, and why so many rural Dem candidates are angry
Ask the actual rural candidates in Virginia this year. Many didn’t see one dollar of that supposed support.
