Democrats danced in the streets last Tuesday.  Special elections painted some red states blue, and California’s redistricting plan succeeded in waving a middle finger at Texas’s efforts at gerrymandering.  Yet danger to our democracy persists. Oligarchs, aided by low taxes and t

My blog last week concluded that the joke is on us if we keep giving money to billionaires who turn our dollars against us. I was referring to America’s addiction to consumerism and convenience at the expense of democracy. While our economy drives the globe’s, our prosperity is un

When Donald Trump says he wants to make America great again, he isn’t talking about reverting to isolationism. He’s said  America shouldn’t stand alone.  What he envisions is a global strategy that divides the world into three spheres of influence the way the U. S., Britain, a