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Taxes and Millionaires: A State Constitution and a Popular Petition

Constitutionality aside, the best thing about the new tax may be its name. “Millionaires’ tax” is great branding. “Millionaires” don’t need the money.  They probably get their riches by exploiting workers.  And they’re somebody else.  They’re other.

Debt-Debt-Debt-Dumb

When Trump announced a new round of tariffs, I asked my chatbot, ChatGPT, if free trade with...

Just What are the Democratic Socialists of America, and What do they Stand For?

Democracy is a process for achieving a range of objectives. Socialism is both an objective to achieve and a condition to maintain. 

Endless Wars: Why Putin and Trump Can’t Stop

Putin and Trump might have immersed themselves in quagmires at wildly different paces.

Six Months In: Mixed Reviews for Seattle’s Mayor

With Mayor Katie Wilson’s honeymoon period over, Seattleites are grading her six-month performance as the city’s mayor....

Inspired Mayhem: The Life and Lunacy of Adman Terry Heckler

Terry Heckler died on May 5 this year, a little less than a year after his friend and former business partner Gordon Bowker passed away. Their era is over but their legacy of inspired lunacy lives on.