Market fundamentalism is an obstacle to social progress
The Bull of Wall Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. Photo by David Hogan/Flickr. A changing world order, a shrinking US empire, migrations and related demographic…
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The United States of paralysis
“Follow the Money.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Political paralysis is snuffing out what is left of our anemic democracy. It is the paralysis of doing nothing while the ruling oligarchs,…
Papering over the rot
Art by Mr. Fish/Scheerpost The death spiral of the American Empire will not be halted with civility. It will not be halted with the 42 executive orders signed by Joe…
Can progressives save Biden from disastrous economic policies?
Joe Biden at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina, April 20, 2020. Photo from Flickr. Since the 1970s, US real wages have largely stagnated. After a century of…
Strange bedfellows: Trump’s political base
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally in Arizona. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr. Earlier in his career the world had watched him with amusement, that people refused to…