The Fire Man
The fire man in the White House is busy at work, setting fire after fire, while we watch it all burn on our screens.
Commentary
Articles commenting on current events, issues, and persons from a progressive viewpoint.
The Trump administration's embrace of Neo-Nazi themes isn’t ‘trolling.’ It’s the Real Deal
They're telling you who they are, so believe them.
Labor leaders say: You can’t be both
Seems pretty clear once you take off the MAGA glasses
Media makes the democracy, as Putin (and Trump) well know
If/when the three branches of government fail us, the free press is our last pillar of hope. No wonder autocrats go after it.
Ford Motor Co. gets wrecked by Trump’s tariffs – and this is still only the beginning
Everybody knows Trump's killing the economy, but nobody seems to particularly care.
Fascism’s grip tightens: Will America fight back before it’s too late?
As the Nation teeters on the edge of authoritarianism, what will it take to defend democracy and constitutional order?
The Power of the Ping: How our phones hijacked our brains — and how MAGA slipped in the side door
Rural America didn’t fall because it was foolish. It fell because it was targeted.
Union vote at battery plant is a fight for all Kentucky workers
“If those workers can come together for a voice and dignity at their workplace, why can’t we?”
Rachel Maddow: Autocracy is not ‘coming.’ It’s here.
And we’d all better wake up to that fact.
We can’t arrest our way out of homelessness
A new Trump order calls for arresting and ticketing unhoused people. My state tried that — and homelessness just got worse.
Bucking climate data, Barr joins Trump and Zeldin touting debunked benefits of coal
And increasing the number of people who will die from their policies
JCPS tries to hide from open records requests – and gets burned
How hard can this be – really?
Is Donald Trump the real problem?
Or should be actually be focused somewhere else in D.C.?
