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Justice Alito, that has crossed a line. Seasoned political hack that he is, Alito seeks refuge in the go-to right-wing defense: claiming victimhood. Alito & Co. deserve every ounce of censure their betrayal of the Court, the Constitution, and America … Continue reading →

Tom Engelhardt laments the demise of Henry Holt-‘s-owned by conglomerate MacMillan, which is owned by German super conglomerate Holtzbrinck Publishing Group–venturesome Metropolitan Books imprint.

As Jake Johnson reports at Common Dreams, the cost of Biden’s student relief program is a drop in the bucket compared to the subsidy that we taxpayers supply the billionaires and the Pentagon. Why, then, does the New York Times … Continue reading →

Thom Hartman goes granular on the Republicans’ systematic and systemic attacks on our country. “Apparently they’ve lost all affection for the idea of democracy in a constitutional republic. Dictatorship now appeals to them.” Frankly, I can’t conceive how even the … Continue reading →

They are paying him to incite violence on their treasonous cable megaphone. Why do they get to use our airwaves for free? Why haven’t they been deported?

So September 27 at 5:30 is when I’ll be speaking at the Hudson Park New York Public Library: “I Sat in Tallulah’s Bathtub: Tales of a Biographer.” You can come, or you can tune in by Zoom provided that you … Continue reading →

Robert Reich reminds us of how we arrived at little Ron. The depraved fascist in Florida exemplifies GOP selfishness: only Ron and his deserve the opportunities of emigration.

I wrote an obituary of Ballet Hispanico’s founder for the Washington Post.

Florida is on its way to becoming a failed pariah state.

As if we didn’t already know.