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Donald Trump Counts on Republicans To Excuse His Bad Behavior
Trump has learned that his fellow Republicans are eager to accept and excuse his most vile conduct directed at the most vulnerable members of our society.
By Tripping Up Trump, Jeffrey Epstein’s Miserable Life Could Serve a Purpose
It’s said that the cover-up is worse than the crime. That is not true in Jeffrey Epstein’s case. However, Donald Trump’s apparent unwillingness to let the full truth be revealed could change history.
Speak, Words, for Me: The Fall of Caesar and the Tyranny of Trump
Do we dare bring yet more words to this gunfight?
Trump Refuses to Rule Out Pardoning Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell
In the context of Donald Trump not being worried about being implicated in the Epstein files, what he said today would be bizarre. In any other context, it makes a whole lot of sense.
The Ghost in the Machine: How William F. Buckley Birthed Today’s Extreme Right
How the aristocrat’s blueprint for populist conservatism became today’s reality.
Extreme Heat Has Animals Trapped in a Climate Doom Loop
Nearly all farm animals in the US are confined in industrial operations that lack adequate space, ventilation, or cooling systems.
Bougainville’s Long Goodbye to Colonialism
A mineral-rich island in the Pacific races to become the world’s 194th nation — and to free itself from generations of foreign control.
Epstein, Lacanian Disavowal, and MAGA Breakdown
How the Epstein scandal could dethrone Trump.
Technological Warfare: Introducing AI to Killer Drones in Ukraine
New drones equipped with AI may be able to stop the Russian invasion. The downside is letting machines decide when and where to kill a human enemy.
The Gabbard Hoax Is a Microcosm of Trumpism
Anybody who makes the ridiculous claim that is a “hoax” to tell the American people that Russia tried to help Donald Trump in 2016 — which is beyond dispute — should never be taken seriously again.
US Socked With 15 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters During the 1st Half of 2025
Four of the top 20 costliest weather disasters have occurred in the last year.
What Can You Do? No, I Mean Literally, What Can You Do?
Millions of us taking small actions is empowering and effective.
One Small Thing: No One Is Alone
Being part of a group is great, but connecting to individuals and creating a community is what really makes a difference.
Trump Tries Out New Ways to Distract MAGA From Epstein
Donald Trump has tried everything to distract his base from Jeffrey Epstein. Will the prospect of Barack Obama in prison or an order to get an NFL team to revert to its racist name do the trick?
Pam Bondi Claims the Jeffrey Epstein Case Is Fairy Tale
Is Donald Trump positioning his attorney general as the scapegoat for the Epstein coverup?
Thank You for Your Service, Tulsi Gabbard!
In an effort to distract MAGA Nation from Jeffrey Epstein, Tulsi Gabbard presents the flimsiest of straw men, and allows us the opportunity to once again debunk the president’s ludicrous claim that Russia did not help him win in 2016.
As Go Our Town Halls, So Goes Our Democracy
Town halls — real town halls — offer a traditional alternative and antidote to our over-scripted and online politics.
Debate Doesn’t Matter
What if everything we believe about changing political minds is wrong? The real work of transformation happens elsewhere.
TACO Trump Reverses Course, Directs Bondi to Produce Meaningless Epstein Files
Hoping to get a grip on a situation that is spiraling out of control for them, both Donald Trump and House GOP leaders are trying to pacify an irate MAGA base with token measures that will do nothing to shed light on the Epstein scandal.
I Asked ChatCPT To Analyze Stephen Miller
If AI gets it, isn’t it about time we get it too?
Nature Is ‘Not for Sale’
Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Sen. Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
Flailing Trump Disavows His Core Supporters Over ‘Epstein Hoax’
Donald Trump was probably right when he said that he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and not lose voters. But could he be part of the Epstein coverup without losing any? We’re about to find out.
Faux Populist Hawley Introduces the ‘I Hope My Constituents Are Idiots Act’
Earlier this month, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) voted for severe cuts to Medicaid. Now, he is introducing legislation that would roll them back. It’s all part of a pattern.
From Prison to the Front: Ukrainian Women Prisoners Join the Fight
Ukraine has been enrolling criminal offenders, many of them women, in its military for over a year.
The Science Behind Texas’s Catastrophic Floods
At least 130 people died in the flash floods. The disaster has the fingerprints of climate change all over it.
GOP, Fox, MAGA Influencers Comply With Trump’s Directive to Move on From Epstein
While Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill and in the media seem willing to comply with his wishes to bury the Jeffrey Epstein story, so far, his base is far less accommodating and demands answers the administration appears to be unwilling to provide.
Texas Flood Disaster: God’s Will? How Religion Distorts Reality
Convenient for the oil companies if global warming is just part of God’s great plan.
A Golden Opportunity for Democrats Arises After Trump Bungles Epstein Response
If Democrats can make Donald Trump’s voters believe that their hero is covering up child trafficking and Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, then they can drive a wedge between the president and his most loyal supporters.
Trump’s Plan to Fire Federal Reserve Chairman Powell Comes Into Focus
Donald Trump said on Sunday that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “should quit.” But his underlings are working on a plan that they think will allow the president to force Powell out of office before his term expires next year.
The GOP Is Working Overtime to Take the People Out of Democracy
Republicans across the country are trying to get those pesky (Democratic) voters out of politics as much as they can get away with.
Donald Trump Uses Only the Best Words To Troll His Enemies
Trump’s words seem designed to encourage his supporters and MAGA acolytes to denigrate the rest of his fellow Americans as miscreants and traitors.
Trump Tries New Tactic to Distract MAGA Base From Epstein
Donald Trump spent his Saturday morning fantasizing about stripping entertainer Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship, which is an authority he does not have.
Medicaid: Millions Have It, and Don’t Even Know It
What will they do when they find out? Turns out “socialized medicine” was keeping them alive — until the GOP cut it.
Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Indiscriminate Arrests of Brown People in LA
A federal judge ruled on Friday night that the Trump administration has to stop its practice of indiscriminately rounding up Hispanic people in Los Angeles.
One Small Thing: A Time for Action
A good activist will still make mistakes. How you handle those mistakes is what matters.
Iran’s Final Gambit
A regime that once ruled through fear now faces its own collapse. Shay Khatiri explains why this moment changes everything — and what happens next.
Trump Goes Full Mobster on Brazil
It’s never more clear that Donald Trump runs the US government like a crime syndicate than when he tries to shake down other countries.
Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Order Will Likely Impact Gulf Coast States, Biodiversity
The US military is a major interest in this new extractive industry, which is poised to emerge both off- and on-shore.
Trump Assures MAGA That Farm Worker Amnesty Is Not Amnesty
Much to the chagrin of rank and file MAGA supporters, the Trump administration wants to create a work program that will allow some undocumented immigrants to legally remain in the US.
Media Still Dancing Around the Actual Danger Trump Represents
Big Journalism must — finally — tell the full truth about what is underway.
Epstein Question Rattles Trump
Donald Trump on Tuesday blew up when a reporter asked a question about Jeffrey Epstein, which will likely only fuel speculation about what is in all those files the FBI has been reviewing.
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.