The US really has a "Free Trade" problem, but rather than managing the economy to make it work better, the bully's "solution" is to manage it for his own profit.

The US government continues presenting gross undercounts of the number of civilian casualties.

This practice started under Dubya and continued under Obama.

Amnesty International Calls on US to Investigate All Claims of Civilian Casualties.

If one more state ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, Congress could vote to extend the deadline so that the amendment would pass.

This might be possible in January.

A UN report says that Republicans are deliberately trying to increase inequality and poverty in the US.

When US children grow up in poverty, it is nearly impossible for them to escape poverty, now that the government no longer offers much help.

I think the underlying reason for this is that American rich consider most Americans superfluous as workers, and would rather eradicate them than allow them any hope. The plan is to turn them against each other based on various kinds of racial, ethnic or gender groupings.

India has launched effective programs that have reduced deaths from heat waves.

If we keep heating up the atmosphere, we will make this a moving target. It is more effective to turn the heat down than to cope with its increase.