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People protest, Paris, 2026
International Rights & Liberties

As Discontents Flare Up, Fascists Feed on the Flames

Neal Gabler 10/21/26

Will violence, disorder, and chaos play into the hands of France’s far right?

JD Vance, press conference, alleged fraud
Government Integrity

Republicans Would Probably Rather Talk About Even Epstein Than Trump’s Corruption

Klaus Marre 10/21/26
RFK Jr, testifies, Senate, HELP committee
Health & Medicine

RFK Jr.’s Next Move

Paul Offit MD 10/21/26
giraffe genome, evolution theories, human hypertension therapy
Opinion US Politics

President Correctly Identifies a Giraffe

Klaus Marre 10/20/26
Donald Trump. Natalie Harp, renovating, East Potomac Golf Links
Cartoon

Par for the Course

Jon Richards 10/20/26

Deep Dives

Jack boot, mail-in ballot, voter suppression

Trump Advised: Do Anything Necessary to Retain Power

Russ Baker
Hacking, computer code, election equipment.

Push Comes to Shove: The Unspeakable Threat to Election 2026

Jonathan D. Simon
Donald Trump, supporters, rally

Trump Supporters Are Beginning to Question What They Enabled

Russ Baker
DC, Election 2020, campaign signs

Red State Legislators Work to Throttle Direct Democracy

Glenn Daigon

Elections

Vote, sign, Election, Primary, Voting,
Elections

Trump Is Building an Election Trap: Millions of Americans May Not See It in Time

Thom Hartmann 10/09/26

From missing mail to armed federal agents and sweeping voter investigations, the warning signs suggest a democracy being squeezed before Americans even reach the ballot box.

Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kash Patel, Markwayne Mullin, Todd Blanche
Elections Opinion

Will a Midterm Loss Lead Republicans To Step Up Voter Suppression Efforts?

Klaus Marre 10/08/26
Donald Trump, Blue wave, approval rating.
Elections

Why Computerized Election Theft Is Worse Than Martial Law

Jonathan D. Simon 10/06/26

Justice

People protest, Paris, 2026
International

As Discontents Flare Up, Fascists Feed on the Flames

Neal Gabler
Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, signs, bomb, Iran
Justice

From Gregg to Hegseth: America’s Long Fall From Grace

Jonathan D. Simon
Supreme Court Building, Washington DC, District of Columbia, Supreme Court Building
Courts

SCOTUS Greenlights Use of Flawed Database to Determine Voter Eligibility

Klaus Marre
Trump, Blanche, DOJ, “Just Us”
Courts

Judge’s Block of Trump’s WH Press Ban Also Highlights Limits of US Legal System

Klaus Marre, Jon Richards

International

People protest, Paris, 2026
International

As Discontents Flare Up, Fascists Feed on the Flames

Neal Gabler 10/21/26

Will violence, disorder, and chaos play into the hands of France’s far right?

Zero-Click cyberattacks
Apprentice Stories International Technology

There’s a New Global Cybersecurity Threat Outpacing Regulation, and It’s Not AI

Audrey Hill 10/19/26
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, joint news conference, Anchorage, AK
Ukraine US Politics

Angry at Ukraine, Trump Defies Congress and Waives Sanctions on Russia

William T. Dowell 10/19/26

Environment

Chinstrap Penguin, Half Moon Island, Antarctica
Environment

Climate Crisis Likely Caused World’s Largest Penguin Colony to ‘Crash’

Stephen Prager
Passengers, Fall River line, train, Boston
Environment

The Future of Commuter Rail Could Be Taking Shape in Boston

Benton Graham
Electric heat pump, installation
Environment

Chevron Gave $150K to Bay Area Group Accused of Using AI To Fight Heat Pump Rule

Miranda Green
Flamingo Revolution, protests, Albania
Environment

The Flamingo Revolution: The Race to Save Europe’s Last Wild River

Ruchi Kumar

Editors' Picks

Elections, U.S. midterms, voting, ballot marks, disqualification, false rumor debunked

Poll Workers May Mark Your Ballot. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, genetics, DNA, data breach, 23andMe, $6M California settlement

California Settles 23andMe Data Breach Claims for $6 Million

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, biodiversity, birds, barn owls, new NYC family

Rare Family of Barn Owls Moves In, Captivates NYC

Whowhatwhy Editors
Tech, security, hacking, malware, ads, phones, zero-click spyware discovery

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Infecting Phones via Targeted Ads

Whowhatwhy Editors

Arts

Theseus, Pakthenon, Handbook of Archaeology
Arts

Triptych for B, Part I: An End To Grieving

Gerald Jonas 10/04/26

When tears begin to dry

Aerial view, Central Park, New York, NY.
Arts

Cracks in the Heat Dome: a Poem

Gerald Jonas 08/23/26
Head of an Old Man, Sebastiano Ricci
Arts

Pleasantries: A Poem

Gerald Jonas 07/26/26

Economy

Ouroboros Tree of Life
Economy

Saturday Hashtag: #InfluenceLinchpin

Sean Ogden
Capitalism Isn't Working, Occupy London protest
Economy

Donald Trump Is the Quintessence of Ruthless Capitalism, and He May Be Its Doom

Neal Gabler
Donald Trump, delivers remarks, economy, Mount Airy Casino Resort
Economy

Final Pre-Election Jobs Report Adds to GOP’s Woes

Klaus Marre
New Deal Art, mural, Charles Ward
Labor

Where’s the Labor in Labor Day?

William T. Dowell

Apprentice Stories

Zero-Click cyberattacks
Apprentice Stories International Technology

There’s a New Global Cybersecurity Threat Outpacing Regulation, and It’s Not AI

Audrey Hill 10/19/26

A group of cybersecurity researchers unveiled evidence showing that an Israeli spyware operation was able to infect targeted devices, including those of journalists, simply by displaying ads without the users having to click on a link.

Anti-ICE protest, Broadview USCIS Processing Center
Apprentice Stories Rights & Liberties

‘Broadview Six’ Defendant Opens Up About the Toll of Being Targeted by DOJ

Annie Goode 08/13/26
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, 2026
Apprentice Stories Elections

How Close Is the US to a National Popular Vote?

Annie Goode 08/08/26
Ralph Norman, House, Senate, Save America Act
Apprentice Stories Elections

With Midterms Looming, Trump’s SAVE Act Push Is Running Out of Time

Quinlan Forrest 07/23/26
Election Truth Alliance, sign
Apprentice Stories Elections

Election Truth Alliance: Conspiracy Theorist or Guardian of Election Integrity?

Quinlan Forrest 06/24/26

Podcast

People in line, sorting

What One Subway Death Reveals About a Country That Stopped Listening

Jeff Schechtman
Illustration, Enjoy Capitalism

How Fast Food Became the Laboratory for Modern Capitalism

Jeff Schechtman
sharing the same brain? Collaboration, AI,

AI Is Making Work Sadder: And What Happens When Everyone Shares the Same Brain?

Jeff Schechtman
Dan Osborn, James Talarico, Jon Ossoff, Angie Nixon, Abdul El-Sayed, Josh Turek, Troy Jackson

One Win Is Not a Lasting Majority

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Donald Trump. Natalie Harp, renovating, East Potomac Golf Links

Par for the Course

Jon Richards
Donald Trump, Central Casting, White House Press Secretary

Now That Katie Zacharia Has Returned to Not Practicing Law, What Will Trump Do?

DonkeyHotey
Pete Hegseth, Bible, public executions

An Idea for ‘Christian’ Hegseth: Why Not a Crucifixion Instead?

Jon Richards
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