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Threat Under the HIgh Seas, Boat Strikes
Cartoon International

At Least They Care

Ted Rall 12/06/25

The US could strike anyone … but they chose you.

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International

Saudi Arabia Emerging as a Global Powerhouse

James M. Dorsey 12/06/25
Trump, FIFA Peace Prize
International

Trump Wins Consolation Peace Prize Created to Stop Him From Ruining World Cup

Klaus Marre 12/05/25
map, history, United States, 1921
Podcast

What If the America We Think We Live in Never Existed?

Jeff Schechtman 12/05/25
Donald Trump, sleeping, cabinet meeting, Joe Biden dream
Cartoon

Dreamy Donald

Jon Richards 12/04/25

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

Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller
Opinion

Stephen Miller and Fox News Try to Sell Americans on War Crimes

Klaus Marre 12/04/25

Stephen Miller would like Americans to believe that standing up for the rule of law is the same thing as siding with terrorists. 

Pete Hegseth, Admiral Frank M. Bradley
International Justice

Was the Killing of the Two Survivors of US Attack ‘Just’ Murder or a War Crime?

William T. Dowell 12/03/25
Senator, Mark Kelly, Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth
Justice US Politics

Pete Hegseth Opens Investigation of Mark Kelly: Kelly Responds

Michael D. Sellers 11/26/25

Environment

Caldor Fire, Eldorado National Forest
Environment

California Endures Whipsaw Climate Extremes as Federal Support Withers

Aaron Cantú
Microsoft, Azure, datacenters, Wenatchee, WA
Environment

How to Make Data Centers Less Thirsty

Naveena Sadasivam
Dixie Fire, Northern California
Culture

What Catastrophes Get Our Attention, and Why It Matters

Kedrick James and Derek Gladwin
Epstein, Trump, protest posters, Washington, DC
Environment

Jeffrey Epstein, Climate Change Doubter

Sara Peach

International

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International

Saudi Arabia Emerging as a Global Powerhouse

James M. Dorsey 12/06/25

Rare earth minerals, weapons, consumer goods, and chips join oil as sources of the kingdom’s regional and global leverage.

Trump, FIFA Peace Prize
International

Trump Wins Consolation Peace Prize Created to Stop Him From Ruining World Cup

Klaus Marre 12/05/25
Pete Hegseth, Admiral Frank M. Bradley
International Justice

Was the Killing of the Two Survivors of US Attack ‘Just’ Murder or a War Crime?

William T. Dowell 12/03/25

Economy

Donald Trump, tariffs
Economy

Trump Inadvertently Admits That US Businesses Pay for His Tariffs

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Numbers, Trillions, Fake
Economy

If Trump Has Raked in Trillions, Where Is the Money?

Klaus Marre
Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Bill Gates
Business

Our Craven Country: Why Corporations Keep Bowing to Trump

Neal Gabler
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, CMA CGM Brazil
Economy

IMF Predicts Slowdown as Trump’s Tariffs & Volatility Impact the Global Economy

Klaus Marre

Technology

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 10/02/25

These industry players and allies push a misleading narrative the Trump administration now parrots.

Drone, training exercise, Kyiv, Ukraine
Technology Ukraine

Technological Warfare: Introducing AI to Killer Drones in Ukraine

Stefan Weichert 07/23/25
Palantir, dragon
Hidden Power Technology

The Most Dangerous Corporation in America

Robert Reich 06/21/25

Epstein

Epstein, Trump, protest posters, Washington, DC
Environment

Jeffrey Epstein, Climate Change Doubter

Sara Peach
Good Trouble Protest, Anti Trump, Epstein Files, DC
Epstein

Trump Folds on Epstein Files

Klaus Marre
Best Friends Forever, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, Sunset
Criminal Justice

Desperate Donald: Trump Tries New Tactic to Distract From His Epstein Ties

Klaus Marre
Ghislaine Maxwell mug shot
Criminal Justice

Club Fed: Dems Inquire Why Epstein Confidante Maxwell Gets VIP Prison Treatment

Klaus Marre

Culture

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Culture

When Birds Move as One — and We Struggle To

Russ Baker 12/01/25

In an exhausting time, I find watching these birds restorative. See if you agree.

Petit Désert, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, 1920
Art

ARS POETICA: A Conversation

Gerald Jonas 11/30/25
Dixie Fire, Northern California
Culture Environment

What Catastrophes Get Our Attention, and Why It Matters

Kedrick James and Derek Gladwin 11/27/25
San Francisco, Poet
Culture

What Comes of Saying Hello: The Beauty and Bounty of Talking to Strangers

Russ Baker 11/24/25
People, working together, hands
One Small Thing

One Small Thing: Keep On Keeping On

Darlena Cunha 11/12/25

Podcast

map, history, United States, 1921

What If the America We Think We Live in Never Existed?

Jeff Schechtman
How to, talk, family, during the holidays

Eat, Don’t Talk: Why You Did Not Win That Thanksgiving Argument

Jeff Schechtman
Andreessen Horowitz, Palantir, Anduril, Flock Safety, Tesla, Fanduel, Draft Kings, Polymarket, Cheddr, DoubleSpeed, Cluely

Who’s Building Our Tech Future? Innovation Without a North Star

Jeff Schechtman
ICE, Chicago

What’s Really Happening in Latino Communities

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Threat Under the HIgh Seas, Boat Strikes

At Least They Care

Ted Rall
Donald Trump, sleeping, cabinet meeting, Joe Biden dream

Dreamy Donald

Jon Richards
Donald Trump, Job Approval, Ratings

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Polls

Jon Richards

Editors' Picks

climate crisis, global warming, winter weather, average temperatures, increases, NOAA, map, new report

Seasonal Suppression: How Much Winter Has Warmed in Your City

Whowhatwhy Editors
science, climate crisis, global warming, meteorology, cirrus clouds, creation, discovery

Scientists Uncover Surprise Origin of Wispy Cirrus Clouds

Whowhatwhy Editors
big tech, Silicon Valley, image, media bubble, image, CEO stars

Big Tech Is Creating Its Own Media Bubble To ‘Win the Narrative Battle Online’

Whowhatwhy Editors
science, biodiversity, carnivores, Yellowstone National Park, coyote reintroduction, impact

Reintroduced Carnivore Impact On Yellowstone Ecosystems Still Coming Into Focus

Whowhatwhy Editors
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