Is Doing ‘The Honorable Thing’ Still an Option for Biden?
For now, Democrats wanting Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race are being polite about it. Don’t expect that to last.
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The Media Is Blowing It… Again
Journalists have found a new way to screw up their election coverage: Knowing about Joe Biden’s frailty but keeping quiet about it.
To Prevent America From Falling Into Fascism
Eleven suggestions for the next 117 days.
She Meant Nothin’ to Me, I Swear
Trump claims he knows nothing about Project 2025, but he’s denied lovers before.
Fossil Fuels, the Courts, the Religious Right, and the Road to Minority Rule
Central to the trajectory America has followed for several generations is a still enormously powerful fossil fuel industry.
The SAVE Act Epitomizes the MAGA GOP
It’s already illegal for noncitizens to vote; that hasn’t stopped Republicans from creating legislation that uses this nonexistent threat as an excuse for voter suppression.
Water Scarcity Likely To Increase in the Coming Decades
Hydrological modeling suggests that by 2100 more than 65 percent of the world’s population might, at least sporadically, lack access to clean water.
The Bad Guys’ Full-Court Press
What’s gone on with the Supreme Court may sound technical, but that’s the sound of your country going down the drain.
An Easy, Outside-the-Box Solution to the Democrats’ Biden Problem
Want to convince Joe Biden to drop out? You don’t need polls or good arguments… just stage an act of God.
Trump, Breitbart Hilariously Lack Introspection About Electoral College
Without a shred of self-awareness, right-wing news outlets and Donald Trump appeared to lament European electoral systems that denied populist parties equal representation. If that bothers them, they must be really upset about the Electoral College.
The Democrats’ Binary Choice Fallacy
After calls for the president to drop out of the race, the Biden campaign wants to make this election about a binary choice. But that’s how the country got into this mess in the first place.
John Roberts Throws Open a Pandora’s Box of Authoritarianism
The US Supreme Court uses tortured logic to give all future presidents absolute immunity for “official acts” while in the White House. The lack of clarity in the ruling will ensure years and years of litigation.
The Supreme Court Is the Tyrant Now
In many ways, the past few weeks have seen the Supreme Court issuing a Declaration of Dependence on themselves, on corporations, and on Donald Trump.
The Democrats Are Blowing It
Obviously, Joe Biden has very little in common with Donald Trump. He is not a crook or a menace; he is just old. But they apparently share a desire to hold on to power — and there are some similarities in how their parties are handling events that should disqualify both of them from being president.
Make America a Mall Again
Can the great indoor shopping space cure our national loneliness?
Elon Musk Is a TRAITOR
If there is a right-wing piece of misinformation out there, Elon Musk is happy to amplify it.
Donald Trump Disagrees With Document He Claims to Know Nothing About
Donald Trump knows nothing about the Heritage Foundation’s controversial “Project 2025”… except that he doesn’t agree with parts that might hurt his campaign.
Has the American System Reached Its Expiration Date? A July 4th Examination
Felon vs. aging incumbent: Is this the best America can do? How our constitutional system is failing us, and how radical systemic changes could save it
What Right Shift? Labour Crushes Tories in UK Election
Across the globe, it’s bad to be the ruling party right now. Everybody seems to be unhappy. But why?
Zelenskyy Uses Independence Day Message for Passionate Appeal to Americans
The US is unquestionably Ukraine’s most important ally. It not only provides weapons and other support to the country but also functions as the main deterrent against further Russian aggression.
While We Were Shopping, the Country Was Lost
On July 4, let’s pause to get our priorities right
Trump, GOP, Fox News Are Screwing It All Up
Donald Trump is crowing about his lead over Joe Biden. But what if he ends up facing another candidate and has to scramble to find new lines of attack (and another childish nickname for his new opponent)?
Don’t Worry, America, Hunter Biden Is on the Case
Hunter Biden is advising his father on whether to stay in the presidential race. Let’s hope making bad decisions doesn’t run in the family.
Trump Needs Right-Wing Evangelical and White Chistian Nationalist Votes to Win
The emerging strategy is not convincing undecided voters but persuading infrequent voters who already like him.
Supreme Court Gets the Job Done for Trump, NY Sentencing Delayed
Donald Trump’s sentencing hearing in the New York documents case has been pushed back to September.
It’s Not Just Biden Who Has to Put Country Before Self
This decision cannot be left to Biden’s inner circle.
‘Shocking’ ‘News’
The Biden/Trump debate was a terrible celebration of the obvious.
If Biden Is the Best Democrats Can Do, They Are in Deep Trouble
Claiming that only Joe Biden can defeat Donald Trump, or that he is best-positioned to do so after last week’s debate, is not just ridiculous but also sells short the entire Democratic Party.
Supreme Court Crowns Next Authoritarian President King
Every reasonable person seems to think that giving someone like Donald Trump total immunity is crazy. But maybe this license would cause him to focus more on defrauding taxpayers to enrich himself than causing more serious damage elsewhere.
How to Undercut a Demagogue: Turning Trump’s Own Words Against Him
Democrats are finally learning: Being the adult in a food fight no longer works.
Counting to 10 After the Debatcle
It still seems to be an election hinging on which candidate voters worry the most about.
Joe Biden Knocks Himself Out, But Gets Up Off the Mat
President Biden had difficulty completing thoughts and sentences at the debate in a way that confirmed his supporters’ worst fears about his ability to function. The future will tell if voters will forgive this failure or demand a change in the ticket.
The President Has No Clothes
It is unfair that Joe Biden is being asked to step aside just for being too old while a narcissistic felon can stay in the race. But life isn’t fair, and Democrats better get through the seven stages of grief quickly or risk disaster in November.
Polling 202: Reason for Hope?
It’s quite possible that the most reliable pollsters — “correcting” for their big collective misses in 2020 and 2016 — are significantly overestimating Trump/GOP strength now in 2024.
What’s Wrong With You, America?
It is a sad testament to US politics that Americans have to choose between Donald Trump and Joe Biden… neither of whom they like. How come?
Betting Markets Reflect Biden’s Abysmal Debate Performance
On Thursday, if you bet $50 that “another Democrat” would win the 2024 election, you’d get $6,500 back. On Friday, after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, that number has changed drastically.
Weathering the Storm: A TV Meteorologist’s Fight for Facts in a Post-Truth Era
When did weather forecasting become life-threatening? Meet Chris Gloninger, the TV meteorologist who faced death threats for reporting on climate change. A tale of science vs. politics.
GOP, Fox News Get High on Biden Drug Conspiracy
If there is one thing you can count on, it is that Donald Trump, his GOP allies, and Fox News will embrace any conspiracy theory that suits whatever their narrative is… no matter how absurd or stupid it may be.
Biden Doesn’t Just Need to Convince Independents but Also His Own Voters
President Joe Biden is not just battling Donald Trump but also the perception that he is not up for the job and that his views are too liberal. He has to try to reassure Americans tonight that they are wrong on both accounts.
Inside Big Oil’s Business as Usual: Failure on Climate and Profits from War
A new report shows oil majors fall short of meeting Paris Agreement targets while fueling global military conflicts.
The Supreme Court’s Most Significant Decision Was to Delay Trump’s Immunity Case
In what is a real travesty of justice, the Supreme Court still has not released its decision on whether Donald Trump was allowed to stage a coup.
Turnoff Classic Movies
The presidential debate will feature some well-worn tropes.
Reaction to Assange Deal Bridges Partisan Divide
Julian Assange has been a highly divisive figure in the US, with some hailing him as a hero of a free press and others condemning the WikiLeaks founder for jeopardizing national security and working with Russia to get Donald Trump elected. News of his release reflected these two extremes.
Is It Climate Change? Americans Mostly Say Yes
Most Americans think climate change plays some role in creating extreme weather, though their perceptions didn’t always align with scientists’.
Collapse of the Thwaites Glacier Has Accelerated
“It will take decades, not centuries.”