Supreme Court Denies Exxon Request to Get Rid of Citizen Lawsuits
The oil major’s bid was one of several fossil fuel industry efforts to get a Supreme Court shield from accountability.
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FBI’s ‘Nothing to See Here’ Epstein Memo Will Surely Placate MAGA Faithful
The FBI sent out a memo on Sunday night debunking a couple of conspiracy theories popular with the MAGA crowd. Some right-wing influencers are already pushing back.
The Trump Tariff Circus Is Back
If you understand what the plan is this week on tariffs, then you’re way ahead of the Trump administration.
Texas Floods Reveal Some Ugly Trolls
Criticizing government officials for the decisions they make and policies for which they advocate is always fair game. Shaming the victims of disasters for their political affiliation never is.
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: Where It Came From, What It Does
A masterstroke of branding in the Orwellian tradition.
How Long Will Americans Put Up With Trump’s ICE on Steroids?
While much of the damage that the GOP megabill does will be delayed, turning ICE into a Gestapo-like internal police force is going to happen right away. How much of that are Americans going to put up with?
Trump and the Rise of the New Confederacy: It’s All John Roberts’s Fault
More than any other individual, Chief Justice Roberts has paved the way for the resurgence of racism in America.
Elise Stefanik Is Taking a Break From Fighting Antisemitism
After Donald Trump made yet another antisemitic comment, the silence from Republicans is deafening.
Gestapo? Ja Vol, Mein Herr. Wir Haben Eine Gestapo.
Even the Gestapo and the Nazi Brownshirts showed their faces.
When The World Was Their Beat
Tales and wisdom from three foreign correspondents who covered conflicts across decades, when journalism drove the global narrative.
GOP Bets It All on Trump’s Big Bill
Donald Trump’s megabill is so big and all-encompassing that we should know fairly quickly whether it leads to a boom or a bust. And no president and his party have ever owned a law so thoroughly.
Abrego Garcia Alleges Torture in Court Filing
In a new court filing, the attorneys of Kilmar Abrego Garcia allege that he was tortured while in El Salvador and detail a harrowing ordeal that reveals the cruelty of Donald Trump’s deportation program.
Props to Every President Not Named Trump
The president’s blatant corruption makes all of his predecessors look better by comparison.
An Early ‘Independents’ Day?
What if a few moderate Republicans stood up and left their party? A bold move could weaken Trump and help democracy and the planet.
Trump Tours Everglades Auschwitz; Top MAGA Brass Revels in Its Own Cruelty
Republicans are loving “Alligator Alcatraz,” a detention camp that reflects how they feel about immigrants.
A Vindictive, Lying Con Man – Trump Keeps Telling Us Who He Is
Donald Trump is so routinely crazy and corrupt that he has gotten the media to not pay attention anymore when he does things that would doom any other politician.
Trump Has Empathy for Leaders Like Him Who’ve Been Treated Very Badly
He claims nobody has been treated as badly as he is, but Vlad and Bibi come close.
Zohran Mamdani, Bill Moyers, and Making People Mad
Movers and shakers are doing their thing. Can you feel the earth move under your feet?
Lawless & Disorderly: Trump Just Offered Crooks Another Way to Escape Justice
More evidence has been revealed that the Trump administration’s indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is, at best, shady.
GOP Senators Advance Mega Bill to Save Their Own Hides from Trump
Republicans once again abandoned their stated principles to give Donald Trump a major victory.
We Found That Elusive Socialist Fox News Has Been Warning Us About
Republicans have spent decades trying to scare Americans into believing that socialism is just around the corner. Under Donald Trump, parts of it are now here.
What’s Really Behind the Israel-Iran Bombing Campaign?
The danger of cultural misinterpretation, when what you say isn’t what they hear, and vice versa.
Unmasked: The Illegal, Covert, and Costly Operations Behind ICE Authority
Be All the Fake Cop You Can Be — As a Private Contractor Deputy
How America’s Prairie Was Nearly Destroyed — And Why It Should Be Restored
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.
Israel’s ‘Dirty Harry Moment’: How 12 Days Changed the Middle East Forever
Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren reveals the “original sin” and decades-long miscalculation that led to this moment — and what comes next.
Bezos Holds Three-Day ‘Tax the Rich’ Rally in Venice
It’s tough to say when Americans will finally be sufficiently fed up with the excesses of unrestrained capitalism… but this weekend would be a good time.
Hegseth Diagnoses Trump With Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Without realizing it, Pete Hegseth told us something important about Donald Trump’s mental health.
Donald, You Can’t Just Make It All Up — Reality Always Gets the Last Word
Karl Rove was wrong: Creating your own reality is not just dangerous; it’s ultimately futile.
Trump vs. Birds: Proposed Budget Eliminates Critical Research Programs
Experts say there’s “no substitute” for the Bird Banding Laboratory or the Breeding Bird Survey, which help reveal the health and status of avian populations across the country.
New Yorkers Reject the Status Cuomo; Mamdani Shows Democrats a Path Forward
The Democratic primary for New York mayor offers lessons that have nothing to do with apparent winner Zohran Mamdani’s specific policies, and everything with the type of candidate he is.
Yes, the Iran Thing Kinda Worked Out, But Let’s Not Forget That Trump Is Nuts
Even on a day in which he celebrated a genuine success, Donald Trump can’t help being totally weird.
Trumpworld: This Week’s Ride on the Crazy Carousel
We begin with bombs and end with tubas.
GOP Congresswoman Blames the Left for Her Run-In With Florida’s Abortion Law
Kat Cammack doesn’t blame the Republicans who passed the six-week abortion limit for throwing her miscarriage treatment into legal limbo — she blames the left for talking about it too much.
Trump Bombs Iran and Nukes the Constitution
With his attack on Iran Saturday night, Donald Trump dragged the US to the verge of a war he has no authority to declare.
Crisis Actors — A Cabinet Picked for Appearances Faces Trump-made Challenges
Donald Trump is plunging the country, and the world, from one crisis to the next, and his cabinet, which was chosen for reasons unrelated to competence, is ill-equipped to handle any of them.
An Open Letter to ICE Agents: You Don’t Have to Do This
Dictators can only do their evil deeds if they can count on enough henchmen to do their bidding. But what happens if they stop going along to end up on the right side of history?
Cool as ICE
Many are called, few are chosen … to be secret deportation gestapo.
One Small Thing: No Kings Is Only a Start
Protesting is more than hitting the streets with a sign. Be safe, be prepared, be helpful every day, not just one.
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America
Peter Thiel’s Palantir epitomizes the potential perversion of miraculous technology to nefarious purposes.
The American Economy: Coasting on Fumes but Built to Last
Despite global chaos, America’s economy shows puzzling resilience in the face of emerging capital flight, dangerous policy uncertainty, and spiraling debt.
Everybody Now Agrees That Bombing Hospitals Is Bad
Iran is offering some pretty flimsy excuses to explain how dozens of people were injured in a missile attack that hit a hospital… and Israel is not buying them.
State Bills Are Redefining Gas as ‘Clean Energy’
Dark money groups with ties to oil and gas are behind a legislative campaign to thwart local energy transitions.
News Outlets Could Make a Simple Change to Highlight ICE’s Gestapo Tactics
To get more Americans to pay attention to how the Trump administration is trying to turn the US into a police state, the media needs to do a better job of describing the actions of masked ICE goons.
Trump and Iran: How His Parade Bomb Could Mean Bombs Away
It would be deja vu, except that Bush, Powell, and Rumsfeld were arguably sane.