Politics

The last days of empire are carnivals of folly. We are in the midst of our own, plunging forward as our leaders court willful economic and environmental self-destruction.

The political elite, the wealthy and Corporate America only dislike government spending when they aren't the beneficiaries.

The Republican-Tea Party alliance operates a weapon of mass deflection, protecting capitalism from criticism. Sadly, the Democrats neither expose nor attack the Republican project, says Wolff.

The radicals who tried to hijack America didnu2019t understand one very basic thing. While most Americans donu2019t like big government, Americans revere our system of government.

The result of the government shutdown could be catastrophic or the political epiphany this country needs. Here are some possible outcomes.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in what has become its annual dismantling of campaign finance law.

Mohamed Elmeshad: Dozens killed in clashes across Egypt over the past week, highlighting the violent nature of the country's US-backed coup regime.

Eager to maintain a political symmetry in which both sides are responsible for sparking conflict, the press effectively gives Republicans a pass for adopting truly outside-the-norm behavior.

They're crazy too. Iu2019m going to shoot you. That will be the method.

More than jihadism or Iran, China is now Washington's obsession in Africa and beyond.