One Mega Revelation Not in Mary Trump’s Book
Reading Time: < 1 minute Forget analyzing Trump — how about the American voter?
McCarthy to Cohn to Trump
Reading Time: 18 minutes Joe McCarthy may have been America’s most vicious demagogue. But he passed all his “skills” onto Donald Trump. To understand McCarthy is to understand what we are living through.
America Decides 2020: Early Voting, Explained
Reading Time: 4 minutes COVID-19 has created new interest in voting by mail, but there is another way to protect yourself and avoid long lines on Election Day. That is: in-person early voting.
Stressed-Out Nurses Say Nation’s Hospitals Need More of Them to Care for Patients
Reading Time: 7 minutes Could minimum staffing requirements improve outcomes for hospital patients, while easing the burden on nurses?
When MGM — and the FBI — Chased ‘The Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Reading Time: 7 minutes Excerpt from new book on how President Harry Truman, the FBI, and Hollywood corrupted what was to be an idealistic anti-bomb movie into… pro-bomb propaganda.
Even if You Vote… Will It Count? Scrutineers, Part I
Reading Time: 19 minutes The founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition talks about efforts to stop your vote from being counted — and what you can do about it.
Nursing Home Owners Get a Free Pass on Pandemic Accountability
Reading Time: 5 minutes Despite 45 percent of US COVID-19 fatalities having occurred in nursing homes or long-term care facilities, some states are passing legislation that offers the owners freedom from accountability.
Privacy Concerns Plague Georgia Voting Initiatives
Reading Time: < 1 minute Georgia’s new digital voting system continues to take heat over technical glitches, vulnerabilities, and privacy issues. Here’s what you can expect in November.
Two Visions of America
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s Trump’s vision — not that of the protesters — that threatens American democracy.
Distanced Dining: The New Normal Night Out
Reading Time: 4 minutes Restaurants are struggling worldwide. Will Europe’s cafes and restaurants ever be the same?