The US Senate changed its rules to accommodate senators with babies.

The cheater is thinking of undoing the principal good thing he has done: his rejection of the TPP.

or "Treacherous Plutocratic Poison" as I call it.

That treaty has the "I Sue Democratic States" provision which would give foreign companies more rights in the US than US citizens have.

The TPP would strengthen the grip of the business-dominated globalization that increasingly concentrates the world's wealth. The suffering that this form of globalization causes is opening the door to right-wing bigots such as the cheater.

The Onion: the US stands ready to escalate military contractor profits as much as it takes.

Eight Florida youths are suing the state government for willfully disregarding the danger that global heating poses to life in Florida.

Comey has become the most visible enemy of Americans' worst enemy. That doesn't mean he has been our friend all this time. Don't forget his campaign for more surveillance and against our right to privacy.

In the long term, unchecked surveillance will be almost as harmful as the bully.