It’s easy to feel despair about what looks like a new age of government censorship. But being around for 160 years gives you perspective.

Trump is mad that he didn’t win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe’s MAGA groveling.

The fight for true Palestinian liberation is far from over.

You don’t have to be radical leftist to be concerned about the way Donald Trump and his MAGAs are threatening the well-being of ordinary Americans—and

Prologue I spent about eight days in late September-early October 2025 with my son and his family traveling in Greece. We started with Kefalonia /

When the President called Portland, Oregon "war ravaged," those in the reality-based community considered it a joke. Not a funny joke, since it was the

Will the Trump-Netanyahu deal at least pause the mass killing of Gazans? Maybe, and Gazans have every right to celebrate. But we have repeatedly learned

The influential computer scientist Mark Weiser once wrote that “a good tool is an invisible tool. By invisible, I mean that the tool does not intrude on

A threatened tariff that is never implemented does not hurt the economy as much as a threatened tariff that is actually implemented. That simple point

Democrats know they have a problem with working-class voters but don’t agree on the cause. Commentators chalk Kamala Harris’s 2024 loss to high prices, an

Dear Peace Diary, It’s been too long since I wrote in you. Don’t take that personal. I’m still an activist, I still cry out for peace, I’m still slightly

It’s always comforting to hear politicians reveal wisdoms and novel notions long known to those who vote for them.  This tendency endears the dim rascals

History is catching up with the United States. The center of the most globe-spanning empire in history, empire is now coming home to its own shores. The

The current presidential administration has become a “manosphere,” a growing cult championing male supremacy.  Its champions are led by: • Donald Trump,

Forest genocide is not new. Its cumulative detrimental effects now threaten our terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. A warming planet and extended regional drought drive air and water temperatures higher, simultaneously as baseline and trend. Clearcutting…

Leaders at Dallas HERO argued the city was descending into anarchy despite falling violent crime rates. Residents, including some law enforcement officials and at least one prominent Trump supporter, fear the push could be used as a playbook.

The Nation Magazine

The proliferation of privately held companies during the Reagan years laid the foundations for Trump’s approach to government.

Democratic Party leadership is way out of touch with where the American people are, and it’s almost frightening to see the kind of anger and contempt that people feel toward it.

The Nation Magazine