The Anderson Files
Another reason to vote
The tide is turning. Donald Trump’s popularity is sinking fast, and it looks like the Democrats may win control of the U.S. House and...
The path to a Bernie victory
Bernie Sanders can win. On Super Tuesday, Clinton won in “red” conservative states of the South, which Democrats will lose in the general election,...
Labor upsurge promotes democracy and prosperity
We had “Hot Labor Summer” across the country, and working-class discontent continues to smolder. Health care employees, flight attendants, pilots, television and film writers...
Trump lives in shadow of Watergate
Recently, long-time investigative reporter Jefferson Morley authored an eye-opening piece in The New Republic entitled “Democrats Are Trapped in Trump’s ‘Deep State’ War.” He...
Tax cut madness
It’s difficult to exaggerate the significance of what the Republicans are trying to do with their grotesque and brazen tax scam. They are determined...
Trump, TPP and progressives
Donald Trump is portrayed in the mainstream media as the primary critic of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This is ironic since the coalition against...
Beware the corporate takeover
“Bernie’s where the Democrats need to be. He’s speaking to fears that working families have about the future, but he’s not dividing people the...
You want it, you got it
Many Americans wanted big change this year. A majority of voters in a nationwide Election Day exit poll by Reuters/Ipsos agreed that “America needs...
Infrastructure for the 1 percent
The American Society of Civil Engineers grades our national infrastructure a D-plus. We desperately need to modernize our roads, bridges, schoolhouses, railways, airports and...
Starting at the grassroots
Many on the Left approach the coming year with trepidation but also some hope. The Democratic victories in November were encouraging and the election...
The doublespeak of The Donald
Many in the mainstream media talk about how similar Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are. Supposedly they are both “anti-establishment” populist candidates who are...
The devil is in the details
When he was on the campaign trail, Donald Trump denounced “free” trade agreements, promising something “much better” for working people than the North American...
