Labor Day was Monday, a day, to me, that has alway seemed to be a bit of a paradox. On one hand, it's a celebration, a three day weekend, a time to relax, enjoy and celebrate. And on the other hand it basically marks the end of the summer season. For school folk, Labor Day marks the end of ...
While the public's attention this summer has been drawn to masked ICE agents arresting folks without warrants, presidentially imposed sales taxes on goods emanating from foreign countries that have been invalidated by three federal courts, and the fruitless Kabuki dance between President Donald ...
No matter what dictionary you consult, the definition of "emergency" is never "a chronic situation that the leader of a country would like to address using powers not otherwise available to him." This, though, is how the Trump administration tends to define the term. Treasury Secretary Scott ...
"Tenants are a majority, it's time we had a mayor who acted like it," says Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race. When Mamdani says it, believe him. If he wins, tenants will be favored, and homeowners will be in his crosshairs. They already are. Mamdani is vowing to ...
Over the years, our government has expanded dramatically, all with the objective of improving our lives. Yet, with all of this, confidence that Americans express in our country and its major institutions has plummeted. Of 18 of the nation's major institutions, per a recent Gallup survey, there ...
The neofascist takeover of America — of our cities, universities, media, law firms, museums, civil service, and public prosecutors who tried to hold Trump and Trump's vigilantes accountable to the law — worsens by the day. As I've traveled across the country peddling my book, trying to ...