As Trump Defunds Infrastructure, Water Systems Serving Millions Face Flood Risk
The White House has proposed slashing funds for the nation’s water systems by 90 percent.
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Another Lie Exposed: Trump’s Bawdy Birthday Note to Epstein Emerges
In an episode that would surely damage his credibility if he had any left, the drawing of a nude woman that Donald Trump produced for his former pal Jeffrey Epstein, the existence of which Trump denied, resurfaced on Monday.
Epstein Survivors Speak Out, But Trump, the Elephant, Is on the Capitol Steps
And what has the media made of this day of collective courage?
Trump’s Ghost of Trysts Past Just Won’t Leave Him Alone
Jeffrey Epstein was a monster in life. In death, his legacy may end Trump’s monstrous reign.
Resignation of British Deputy Prime Minister Mystifies Americans
Americans can be excused for not understanding why Britain’s deputy prime minister resigned over not paying enough taxes on her apartment. After all, accountability is in very short supply over here these days.
The Media Should Be Much More Curious About Trump’s Health
Conspiracy theories that Donald Trump had died aside, the White House press corps has to do a much better job of covering the president’s apparent decline… and his mental health.
It Would Be Humorous, but…
RFK Jr certainly raises the level of melancholy.
Trump Loses Mind and Threatens Chicago with Military Intervention
Donald Trump on Saturday made it clear that he wants a military takeover of Chicago. What are you going to do about it?
As His Popularity Tanks, Donald Trump Turns to Power
Speaking of tanks, are we prepared for what’s coming?
America’s Most Expensive Lie: Why Tariffs Are Killing What They Claim to Save
How tariffs became America’s most expensive policy failure, destroying manufacturing jobs they claim to protect while emptying consumer wallets.
Lackluster Job Growth Continues in August as Unemployment Rate Ticks Up
Donald Trump claims the economy is booming and that America is the “hottest” country around. Based on Friday’s unemployment figures, that could not be further from the truth.
DOGE Nowhere to Be Found When Trump Wastes Defense Dollars
Anybody who cares about government efficiency should be horrified by a couple of Donald Trump’s announcements this week.
Trump Appeals to Supreme Court to Save His Tariffs… and America
In asking the Supreme Court to grant Donald Trump extraordinary powers to tackle an emergency that doesn’t exist, the government’s lawyers seem less concerned about making legal arguments and more about impressing on the justices that ruling against the president will destroy America.
Four Wildlife Success Stories — That Require Continued Federal Engagement
The Endangered Species Act has long enjoyed broad-based support. These species show success is an option.
No Hoax: Epstein Survivors and Massie Heap Pressure on Trump
Congress is back… and so is an issue that Donald Trump and GOP leaders had hoped would go away. But Wednesday’s press conference with victims of Jeffrey Epstein shows that the controversy over the administration’s efforts to block the release of documents related to the disgraced financier’s abuse of young women is here to stay.
Trump’s Tactic of Declaring Fake Emergencies Hits Another Judicial Roadblock
While lower courts keep ruling that Donald Trump cannot invent emergencies to grant himself extraordinary powers, the real test is yet to come whether the rule of law still applies in the US.
Moldova Wants EU Membership, Even If It Means Abandoning Ukraine
It’s complicated, because Moldova is highly dependent on Ukraine for its security.
Federal Judge: Trump Is Trying to Create a National Police Force With US Troops
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Donald Trump acted illegally when he dispatched troops to Los Angeles to perform tasks prohibited by the Posse Comitatus Act.
Antarctica Is in Extreme Peril
“Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, a new study finds.
There Is a Simple Solution to Noem Getting Upset About CBS Editing Out Her Lies
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sad that CBS edited a bunch of falsehoods from an interview she did with ‘Face the Nation.’ We have a very simple solution to how this kind of situation can be avoided in the future.
By Pushing Away India, Trump Gives China an Opening
After Donald Trump alienated India with a 50 percent tariff, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is turning toward China and Russia.
US Workers Must Unleash Their Power Before AI Replaces Them
On Labor Day, we should all be grateful for what organized labor has done to make our lives better. But it is also a time to recognize that the working class in other developed countries is faring much better, and that the time to act is now if Americans want to change an unjust oligarchic system in which their wealth is redistributed to a few people at the top.
RFK Jr. Takes a Chainsaw to the CDC to Implement His MAHA Agenda
The HHS secretary’s team of quacks and conspiracy theorists now leading the department are pushing out the experts who can expose their lies.
Democratic Voters, It’s Time to Choose Your Fighters
Democratic voters are yearning for candidates who don’t just say that Donald Trump is an existential threat to America but also act like it. Why won’t the party establishment listen to them?
One Small Thing: Keep Hounding Everyone
Activism flags when it feels like it’s all on repeat, but that repetition is what garners results.
To Save His Tariffs, Trump Needs a Subservient SCOTUS — Or to Show His True Face
When examining the impact of Friday’s court decision invalidating most of Donald Trump’s tariffs, it is important to look beyond the ruling and instead consider its implications for democracy and the rule of law.
Empire of Secrets: Robert Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein, and Ghislaine’s Dark Legacy
What Ghislaine Maxwell knows about her father Robert Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein may be the final untold chapter of two of the great scandals of our time
Trump Mandates ‘Classical Architecture’ for DC’s Federal Buildings
By mandating that federal buildings in Washington, DC reflect a “classical” style, Donald Trump is trying to shape the face of the nation’s capital.
Putin, the Election Integrity Whisperer, Gives Trump Pointers for 2026
Just how many red thumbs will fit on that electoral scale?
As Air Travel Booms, Can the Aviation Industry Decarbonize for Real?
Increasing air travel is erasing the industry’s efforts to reduce its climate impact. Here’s how the sector is adapting.
Find Someone Who Loves You as Much as Donald Trump Hates Wind Turbines
The federal government’s decision to halt construction on a nearly completed wind farm can be traced back to Donald Trump’s main passions: Golf, saying crazy things, and hating wind turbines.
Trump’s Nonsensical Drug Pricing Promise Reveals More Than a Low IQ
Even though Donald Trump sounds like a complete idiot when he vows that he could lower drug prices by 1,500 percent, he repeats this mathematical impossibility. The question is why. We came up with some troubling reasons.
Parts of New Orleans Are Sinking
Areas near the airport, along floodwalls, and in nearby wetlands are subsiding because of a combination of natural and anthropogenic forces.
Trump Troopers: New Executive Order Seems to Create a Federal Brute Squad
Ominous and vague language included in Donald Trump’s latest executive order on placing the nation’s capital under his control by utilizing armed forces makes us wonder what the endgame is.
Facing the Very Real Possibility That Donald Trump Is a Madman
The rest of us no longer have the luxury of tuning out to preserve our mental health.
What More Does Trump Have to Do to Prove He Wants to Be a Dictator?
Donald Trump said he’d be a dictator and he acts like one. Why won’t Americans believe him?
Under a Vindictive Trump, Journalism Is Becoming a High-Risk Occupation
For the first time ever, we have been forced to have frank conversations with American job applicants about the risks journalists now face.
Finally, a Democrat Is Giving the Republicans a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Trump’s communication style is schoolyard-ugly. Newsom is posting in Trump’s voice to reveal the ugliness. Conservatives are falling for it again.
If You Are Not Working to Defend America, You Are Helping Trump Destroy It
An authoritarian takeover isn’t some kind of game that you can sit out… because the destruction of the United States as we know it will affect you and everybody you care about.
Donald Trump Knows a Nice Piece of Grass When He Sees One
Two kinds of people could claim to know more about grass than the other 8 billion humans on the planet: actual grass experts (and we don’t even know who those might be) and mentally ill weirdos.
Trump, Putin, Epstein: It’s Not a Hoax
A decades-long trail of money and kompromat that isn’t just scandal — it’s a threat to the world order and to democracy itself.
UN-backed Group Confirms Famine in Gaza; Israel Rejects Findings
According to the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, Gaza is now officially experiencing a famine. While Israel rejects that conclusion, it will heap more international pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime.
Plastic-Eating Fungi: A Glimmer of Hope in the Fight Against Plastic
A group of scientists are investigating the possibility that marine fungi could be used to break down polyurethane.
What Really Happened in TrumPutin’s Alaska Speed Date?
A Nobel Prize and shades of Yalta?
Court Filing Serves as Reminder That Fox News Is the GOP’s Propaganda Arm
Fox News played an integral part in radicalizing conservatives to the point that they turned to authoritarianism. History will judge the network harshly. But we hope a jury in the Smartmatic defamation case will do so first.
Trump Wants ‘Out of Control’ Museums to Stop Teaching About the Evils of Slavery
Donald Trump thinks that museums shouldn’t teach Americans about the evils of slavery and is directing his lawyers to conduct a review of them to ensure that they teach only the kind of history he approves of.