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Russell Vought, Adolf Eichmann, accountants
Science US Politics

The Death of Public Health: The Senseless Wholesale Axing of Vital CDC Offices

Angela Rasmussen 10/18/25

Another Friday night massacre, but this time it’s not just an essential federal public health agency that will die.

No Kings Protest, Reston, VA
Culture

The Definitive Guide to How Not to Make the ‘No Kings’ Rally a Win for Trump

Klaus Marre 10/17/25
George Santos, campaign photo
US Politics

Massie and Santos Get the Trump Treatment

Klaus Marre 10/17/25
Earth Day 1970, 20 million people participated
Podcast

Why The ‘No Kings’ March Won’t Change Anything — Until It Does

Jeff Schechtman 10/17/25
Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Bill Gates
Business US Politics

Our Craven Country: Why Corporations Keep Bowing to Trump

Neal Gabler 10/16/25

Deep Dives

Peter Thiel, Antichrist, The Devil, Greta Thunberg

The Church of Silicon: Peter Thiel’s Gospel of Unfettered Power

Russ Baker
Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, generals, admirals, flag officers

What Would Happen if the Generals Refused to Follow Orders?

Russ Baker
Pete Hegseth, Haranguing, Military Leaders

Two Key Takeaways From Quantico

William T. Dowell
Donald Trump and Erika Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump, James Comey

Kimmel’s Return: A Good Bad Week to Find Our Secret Weapon

Jonathan D. Simon

Justice

Chicago, No Kings, march, June 14, 2025
Rights & Liberties

On No Kings Day, Why Protest Matters

Daniel Malmer 10/16/25

When millions gather and demonstrate, it becomes part of the narrative, helps build a movement, and is a great antidote for those feelings of futility.

No Kings Day, sign, Kings don't belong in America.
Rights & Liberties US Politics

Republicans Are Terrified of the ‘No Kings’ Mass Protest

Klaus Marre 10/15/25
ICE raid, apartment, Chicago
Rights & Liberties US Politics

Fascism Now: Regime’s Blackhawk Helicopter Descends on Chicago Apartment Complex

Lucian K. Truscott IV 10/04/25

Culture

No Kings Protest, Reston, VA
Culture

The Definitive Guide to How Not to Make the ‘No Kings’ Rally a Win for Trump

Klaus Marre
Pope Leo XIV, leads, traditional, Wednesday General Audience
Culture

The Pope Has Entered the Chat

Klaus Marre
Global Climate Action Summit, protest, San Francisco
Culture

The ‘Silent Majority’ Who Care About the Climate Crisis

Danielle Renwick
Robert Redford, interviewed, WTTC Americas Summit, 2012, Mexico
Culture

What Robert Redford Taught Us

Neal Gabler

International

sign, Tel Aviv, Cyrus The Great Is Alive
International

After Gaza Hostage Release, What’s Next for Donald Trump and the Middle East?

William T. Dowell 10/15/25

Does Trump get that there’s more to peace than a deal?

Donald Trump, announcing, Gaza, peace plan
International

Triumphant Trump Basks in Deserved Accolades in the Middle East

Klaus Marre 10/14/25
President Xi Jinping, Rwanda
Economy International

Trump Reignites Trade War with China

Klaus Marre 10/10/25

Environment

UN delegates, celebrate, Paris Agreement, Climate Change Conference, 2015
Environment

10 Years After Paris Agreement, Countries Are Still Missing Climate Deadlines

Naveena Sadasivam
Destruction in Gaza
Environment

At Least Let Us Tell Our Stories

Mohammed Al-Sawwaf
Oil and gas industry, pushing fossil fuels, arms race
Environment

No, the US Doesn’t Need Fossil Fuels to Win ‘an AI Arms Race’ Against China

Joe Fassler
Global Climate Action Summit, protest, San Francisco
Culture

The ‘Silent Majority’ Who Care About the Climate Crisis

Danielle Renwick

Immigration

Farmworkers, pick strawberries, Fort Valley, GA
Immigration

Trump Administration Identifies Huge Threat to Affordable Food Supply: Itself

Klaus Marre 10/14/25

Hidden deep in the Federal Register, Donald Trump’s own Department of Labor has admitted that the president’s deportation policies will have a severe impact on the US food supply and what Americans pay for their groceries.

Anti-ICE Protest, USCIS, IL
Immigration

If Only Masked ICE Goons Were the (Main) Problem

Klaus Marre 10/13/25
ICE Agents, Kristi Noem, Los Angeles, CA
Immigration

We Know What ICE Does on Camera, but What Happens When Nobody Is Watching?

Klaus Marre 09/25/25

Government Integrity

John Bolton, CPAC, 2018
Government Integrity

The Bolton Indictment: More of the Same, but Also Something New

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Speaking, Quantico
Government Integrity

Open Letter to the Generals and Admirals Assembled at Quantico

Jonathan D. Simon
Jimmy Kimmel Live, FCC, scandal
Government Integrity

Defending Freedom of Speech: How to Make Your Voice Heard NOW

Marian Rose
compromised, municipal water systems, bleach
Environment

As Trump Defunds Infrastructure, Water Systems Serving Millions Face Flood Risk

Julia Conley

US Politics

Russell Vought, Adolf Eichmann, accountants
Science US Politics

The Death of Public Health: The Senseless Wholesale Axing of Vital CDC Offices

Angela Rasmussen 10/18/25

Another Friday night massacre, but this time it’s not just an essential federal public health agency that will die.

George Santos, campaign photo
US Politics

Massie and Santos Get the Trump Treatment

Klaus Marre 10/17/25
Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Bill Gates
Business US Politics

Our Craven Country: Why Corporations Keep Bowing to Trump

Neal Gabler 10/16/25
JD Vance, blaming the left, Charlie Kirk assisination
US Politics

Dissecting JD Vance’s Curious Defense of Appalling Young Republican Group Chat

Klaus Marre 10/16/25
Chicago, No Kings, march, June 14, 2025
Rights & Liberties US Politics

On No Kings Day, Why Protest Matters

Daniel Malmer 10/16/25

Podcast

Earth Day 1970, 20 million people participated

Why The ‘No Kings’ March Won’t Change Anything — Until It Does

Jeff Schechtman
Main Street, job market, Wall Street

The Economy May Be Our Last Guardrail

Jeff Schechtman
Jane Goodall, lecture, Reasons for Hope

Ahead of Her Time: My Timeless Conversation With Jane Goodall 27 Years Ago

Jeff Schechtman
Globalization, what went wrong, Jenga game

Globalization and Its Discontents: How the World’s Greatest Bet Went Wrong

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

The Buy Button In Not Enough, 007, Amazon, Kindle, audible

Saturday Hashtag: #License2KillOwnership

Sean Ogden
Donald Trump, message, Pam Bondi

Tweeted From the Heavens

Jon Richards
cartoon, Democrats, messaging, feckless

DNC Ennui

Ted Rall

Editors' Picks

The Buy Button In Not Enough, 007, Amazon, Kindle, audible

Saturday Hashtag: #License2KillOwnership

Sean Ogden
climate crisis, global warming, renewable energy, solar power grants canceled, states sue EPA

North Carolina and 22 States Sue EPA for Canceled Solar Energy Grants Worth $7B

Whowhatwhy Editors
tech, Microsoft, Windows 10, security, end of life, free updates for a year

Windows 10 Support Has Ended, But Here’s How to Get an Extra Year for Free

Whowhatwhy Editors
science, nature, flora, U.S. Northeast, fall foliage, drought effects

Drought Mutes Fall Foliage Season, But Pockets of Brilliant Color Remain

Whowhatwhy Editors
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