Epstein, Trump, and the “Manosphere”

Epstein, Trump, and the “Manosphere”

Jeffrey Epstein has risen from the dead. Whether by suicide or skullduggery, he died in his jail cell 7 years ago during the first Trump administration.  He remains a symbol of male misogyny and pedophilia, which is why Donald Trump would like folks to forget all...
That Billionaire Boondoggle Bill

That Billionaire Boondoggle Bill

That Big Beautiful Bill that Just Passed? Well it is a big one, but . . . .what beauty is there in running up huge fiscal deficits, putting U.S. government’s creditworthiness at risk, all to give billionaires more tax breaks and cutting back health and food benefits...
Our Very Passionate Border Czar

Our Very Passionate Border Czar

In hearing Tom Holman interviewed the other day, I was struck by his passion for “enforcing the law.” He was being interviewed by Natalie Kitroeff for the NY Times Daily Podcast on June 16th, 2025, as the federal troops were still in L.A. at Donald Trump’s orders....
A Wave of Repression in El Salvador

A Wave of Repression in El Salvador

85,000 citizens of El Salvador have been imprisoned, most of them without fair trials. In a May 20 broadcast of The World (from PRX), Marco Werman interviews Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal, the Salvadoran human rights group.  Werman and Bullock talk...