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Confederacy Statues Tumble in New Orleans

Every so often America surprises itself. For those of you who may have missed the news: the city of New Orleans has been removing statues that honor Confederate heroes of the Civil War. These statues have stood since a few years after that war ended and had become symbols of the revisionist  history told in […]

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Healthcare in the Senate

It’s all quiet in the Senate. Apparently various groups are discussing healthcare reform, but no one wants to be the person to break ranks and tell America that its healthcare system will be dismantled … or not. Vagueness abounds. Senators duck and weave rather than talk about it. It’s almost as if they’d all prefer […]

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Budget Fog and Budget Clarity

On a clear day we can dream of being free from the farce and incompetence that is Trump. Meanhwile back in reality … The Trump budget released this week is both indescribably foggy and clear as a bright spring day. It is a perfect statement of ‘Trumpism’ from its devastation of the poor, through its […]

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