Here’s What Real Tax Reform Looks Like
President Donald Trump will not succeed in carrying out any significant tax “reform,” but it is likely that he…
The Indypendent
Social Security
In the Bible—Book of Genesis, to be precise—Esau returns, exhausted and famished, from working in the fields, and sees…
Social Security for the Next Generation? If You’re Under 40, You Should Be in the Streets
I will start drawing Social Security next month. I think I've earned it. On the other hand, I have…
Obama’s Tax Cut Debacle: When Compromise is the Enemy of the Good
This article was originally published on CommonDreams.org from Dissent Magazine. I think we need a new aphorism or analogy…
Yes, I Can: Straight Talk on Balancing the Budget
The federal budget deficit is like the weather. Everybody talks about it; except for Bill Clinton, no one ever…
Let’s Break from the Party of War and Wall Street
People cannot live without hope. The long night of the eight Bush years was tolerated only because many of…