The Presidential Election Results and Meaning
An increasingly radicalized white supremacist right wing wants a strongman to institute “law and order” to keep Black and Latino people “in their place”.... Read more.
Trump’s “Herd Immunity” Could Kill Millions
This what we face at least as long as the Trump administration is in power: A new upsurge of cases, then hospitalizations, and deaths without any federal plan to... Read more.
The Supreme Court and Denial of Democratic Rights
The takeover of the Court by the Republican Party has been augmented by Trump’s appointment of many far right judges in lower federal courts, which have been ratified... Read more.
Trump on the Virus: Let It Run Wild
Over 210,000 people have died in the U.S. as of October 6, and new predictions are that could double by the end of the year unless mask wearing and social distancing... Read more.
The Explosion of Fires in Western U.S.
Biden and other Democrats have attacked Trump for his climate change denial. But they support continued burning of fossil fuels. The Democratic governor of California... Read more.
Trump’s Bonapartism
Marx analyzed this in the rise of Louis Bonaparte, the nephew of his famous uncle Napoleon Bonaparte. Unlike Napoleon, Louis was a mediocre political figure, like... Read more.
The California fires and Climate Change
Record wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area rapidly erupted in less than two weeks, in the midst of a scorching heat wave. As of August 24, nearly 120,000 have... Read more.
Trump Plans to Sabotage Elections to Retain Power
Trump and the Republicans are planning to sabotage the November election in order to throw it into chaos. They hope to use this to keep Trump in power and the Senate... Read more.