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ICBM test launch
International US Politics

Nuclear Arms Race Looms After Last Weapons Control Treaty Expires

Klaus Marre 02/05/26

For the first time in decades, no nuclear arms treaty is in place after a deal between the US and Russia that had capped the number of deployed nuclear warheads expired on Thursday.

Billboards, London, Picadilly Circus
Environment

Whistleblowers Warn That Ad Industry Is Fueling Online Hatred and Climate Crisis

TJ Jordan 02/05/26
USS Abraham Lincoln, Multinational task force
International

Bridging Gaps in US-Iran Talks Is Easier Said Than Done

James M. Dorsey 02/04/26
sign, Tel Aviv, Cyrus The Great Is Alive
International

Trump Gets to Claim He Made Peace, Israel Gets Billions, Palestinians Get Death

Klaus Marre 02/04/26
Melania movie, box office flop
Cartoon

Show of Force

Jon Richards 02/04/26

Deep Dives

Trump Tower, Epstein

Stumper: Why Was Jeffrey Epstein Obsessed With Donald Trump Back in 2011?

Russ Baker
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, filibuster scene, Jimmy Stewart

Shutdown Post-Mortem: Straightening Out the Democrats’ Circular Firing Squad

Jonathan D. Simon
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, David Boies, Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein: Dirty Secrets Emerge From a Painful Book — and the Powerful Squirm

Russ Baker
Peter Thiel, Antichrist, The Devil, Greta Thunberg

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

Russ Baker

Justice

They Branded Her A Domestic Terrorist Before They Even Knew Her Name, protest sign
Rights & Liberties

Are You a Domestic Terrorist?

Jill Filipovic 01/30/26

The ominous government memo you may not have heard about that brands you an enemy of the state.

Heinrich Himmler, Greg Bovino
Rights & Liberties

Sorry, Greg Bovino, the Gestapo Boot Fits

Klaus Marre 01/26/26
Kristi Noem, observes, immigration enforcement efforts, Chantilly, VA
Rights & Liberties

Republicans Abandon Second Amendment

Klaus Marre 01/25/26

Elections

U.S. politics, voting, party affiliation, young people, independents 45%
Elections

At Least Trump Isn’t Subtle About Wanting to Steal the Midterms

Klaus Marre
Texas, Capitol in Austin, TX
Elections

Seismic Shift in Deep Red Texas District Is an Alarming Sign for Trump

Klaus Marre
Georgia, election workers, hand count, ballots
Elections

After GA Raid, Trump Shares Kooky Conspiracy Theory to Justify Election Theft

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump ,addresses the nation, shooting, National Guard soldiers
Elections

Trump Will Try to Steal the Midterms; Let’s Plan Accordingly

Klaus Marre

International

ICBM test launch
International

Nuclear Arms Race Looms After Last Weapons Control Treaty Expires

Klaus Marre 02/05/26

For the first time in decades, no nuclear arms treaty is in place after a deal between the US and Russia that had capped the number of deployed nuclear warheads expired on Thursday.

USS Abraham Lincoln, Multinational task force
International

Bridging Gaps in US-Iran Talks Is Easier Said Than Done

James M. Dorsey 02/04/26
sign, Tel Aviv, Cyrus The Great Is Alive
International

Trump Gets to Claim He Made Peace, Israel Gets Billions, Palestinians Get Death

Klaus Marre 02/04/26

Economy

Narendra Modi, Kennedy Center
Economy

As Americans Pay for Trump’s Tariffs, the Rest of the World Makes Deals

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve
Economy

The Upside to Threatening Powell: A Blueprint for Post-Trump Accountability

Klaus Marre
Farmworker, Suvarna Yadav, collapsed, extreme heat
Environment

Extreme Heat Turns Work Deadly

Sanket Jain
Donald Trump, addresses the nation, Christmas, New Year, 2025
Economy

In Biden Redux, Trump Tries to Convince Americans Their Struggles Aren’t Real

Klaus Marre

Government Integrity

Donald Trump, announcing, $12 billion, aid, farmers
Environment

How Trump’s Big Ag Bailout Is Alienating His MAHA Base

Ayurella Horn-Muller 12/23/25

The administration’s pro-industry tilt — across three executive agencies — is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent.

Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, Web Summit 2022
Government Integrity

Dear Reader, I Hereby Pardon You

Klaus Marre 12/12/25
Pete Hegseth, hosts, drone demonstration, Pentagon
Government Integrity

Hegseth Does Not Know the Meaning of the Word ‘Exoneration’

Klaus Marre 12/04/25

Culture

Black and White, layers, textures
Culture

What Old Men Talk About When They Talk to Themselves

Gerald Jonas
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Culture

MLK’s Words Ring Especially True This Year

Klaus Marre
Armed, Federal Agents, stalk, Park Avenue, Minneapolis
Culture

We Fell For It: How ICE’s ‘Mission’ Fits the Heroism Quest of Some Young Men

Daniel Barkhuff
Gollum statue, 2012 Comic-Con.
Culture

Ring In the New? A Hard Question for You and Me — and Our Species

Jonathan D. Simon

Environment

Billboards, London, Picadilly Circus
Environment

Whistleblowers Warn That Ad Industry Is Fueling Online Hatred and Climate Crisis

TJ Jordan 02/05/26

Anonymous group of senior executives say major ad agencies are “enabling harm rather than doing good.”

Smoke plume, 2016 Rey Fire, California
Environment Health & Medicine

Wildfire Smoke Linked to 17,000 Strokes Annually in the United States

Emily Gardner 02/03/26
Donald Trump, delivers remarks, Donald J. Trump and John F Kennedy Center
Environment

One Year of Trump: How the US Reversed Climate Progress, at Home and Abroad

Martina Igini 01/29/26
United States, oil
Environment

Big Oil Declares War on Climate Lawsuits

Emily Sanders 01/27/26
Offshore, oil fields, Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Environment International

Five Keys To Understanding Venezuela’s Oil History

Johani Carolina Ponce 01/20/26

Podcast

Greenpeace International, action, UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, Expo City Dubai

The Climate Fight Without America: Why Hope Isn’t Optional

Jeff Schechtman
Jonathan D Simon, Election Integrity, 2008

Democracy’s Pulse Is Beating — But For How Long?

Jeff Schechtman
Police, guard, US, Supreme Court

What the Hell Happened to Police and Criminal Justice Reform?

Jeff Schechtman
Microplastics, Water Bottles, Tires, Medical Waste, and Plastic Bags, da Vinci man

From Ocean to Bloodstream: The Reality About Plastic

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Melania movie, box office flop

Show of Force

Jon Richards
Donald Trump, Melania, Oscars, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Be Prepared for Armageddon If the Melania Movie Doesn’t Win an Oscar

DonkeyHotey
stock market, manipulation

Saturday Hashtag: #GlobalFinancialTremors

Sean Ogden

Editors' Picks

US economy, wealth inequality, inflation, spending gap. new study

Wealthy Ramp Up Spending As Other Americans Tread Water

Whowhatwhy Editors
space exploration, NASA, manned moon mission, Artemis II rocket, hydrogen leaks, launch postponed until March

Unable To Tame Hydrogen Leaks, NASA Delays Artemis II Launch Until March

Whowhatwhy Editors
climate change, global warming, extreme weather, southern Australia, North America

Snowstorms in North America; Record Heat In Australia. Is This Climate Change?

Whowhatwhy Editors
science, biodiversity, global warming, polar bears, research, Norwegian Arctic, size surprise

In a Twist, Polar Bears Are Getting Fatter in the Norwegian Arctic

Whowhatwhy Editors
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