In January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported union membership in the United States in 2021 to be at 10.3 percent while the number of unionized workers continued its decline to 14 million. To put that into perspective, in 1983, the first year for which comparable union data are available…

“People don’t want to work anymore!” How many times have you heard someone exclaim that? At least once probably, most likely in the past two years, from a fiscally secure conservative over 50. We started hearing it a lot during the pandemic after Congress passed the CARES Act that included…

Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged in a speech the existential threat myriad political writers (including this one), pundits, podcasters, former and current politicians, and journalists have been warning about for years — the rise of right-wing extremism. One would assume, considering the speech’s gravity to warrant its…

A few months ago, I was having some work done on my house. The professional completing the work is someone I have known literally my whole life. He is well-spoken, honest, efficient, intelligent, and is as progressive as I am, which makes our occasional political conversations comfortable. This particular day…

If I were to pitch to you a story in which a former corrupt president of the United States absconded with top secret nuclear documents, one might assume it’s either too cliche or simply too far fetched to be plausible. Then again, it might be just the type of Tom…

Last night, President Joe Biden publicly acknowledged in a prime time speech the existential threat myriad political writers (including this one), pundits, podcasters, former and current politicians, and journalists have been warning about for years — the rise of right-wing extremism. While there have always been racist, xenophobic, fascistic elements…

When campaigning for the presidency, Joe Biden stated: “I propose to forgive all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt from two- and four-year public colleges and universities for debt-holders earning up to $125,000, with appropriate phase-outs to avoid a cliff.” Still riding the win from the passage of the Inflation Reduction…

There’s a convenient “either/or” fallacy that many engage in when referring to the media. There’s right-wing hate media that maligns everything not promoting faux grievance, outrage, and fear, pandering to a overtly republican base. Fox so-called “news” is an example of this. So are One America News Network (OANN), Sinclair…

In just three months, Americans will be asked to go to the polls again to vote in the 2022 mid-term election. A handful of primaries and special elections are happening has you read this. Some are hailing the midterms one of the most important elections in our lifetimes, considering it…