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Lake America, Bad Moon Rising
US Politics

Labor Day Under a Bad Moon Rising

Russ Baker 09/07/26

Let’s truly celebrate labor by getting out there and protecting it

AfD, campaign information, table.
International

Germany’s Establishment Parties Get Burned by Their Anti-AfD Firewall

Klaus Marre 09/07/26
Georgia, mailbox, voting
Elections

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Allow Trump’s Mail Vote Suppression Scheme to Proceed

Klaus Marre 09/06/26
Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Roy Cohn
Cartoon

Donald Trump Is Teaching Todd Blanche To Be His Roy Cohn

DonkeyHotey 09/06/26
Stand up for Science, protest, Explain How Gutting NIH Makes America Great
Opinion US Politics

Donald Trump’s Crusade to Destroy America, Part II

Klaus Marre 09/06/26

Deep Dives

Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893-1910

All That Matters

Jonathan D. Simon
Block Island Wind Farm, foundations

The Workers Caught in Trump’s Offshore Wind Crackdown

Abigail Riely
private prosperity zones

Saturday Hashtag: #PrivateProsperityZones

Sean Ogden
Pete Hegseth, testifies, Senate Armed Services Committee, hearing

Pete Hegseth’s Obsession With Manhood Is Nuts

Milicent Cranor

Technology

New Deal Art, mural, Charles Ward
Labor

Where’s the Labor in Labor Day?

William T. Dowell 09/05/26

Robots won’t be needing any holidays, so let’s enjoy this one while we can.

Super Genius, business card
Technology US Politics

Saturday Hashtag: #SuperGeniusMyth

Sean Ogden 09/05/26
Data Center, sign, AI,
Technology US Politics

A Canary in a Data Center

Klaus Marre 09/02/26

Iran

Houthis, Red Sea, Israel, Jordan
Iran

A New Wrinkle in Trump’s Iran War: The Houthis

Peyman Pejman
Out of bombs, Donald Trump, Iran war, failure
Cartoon

Where Have All the Dollars Gone?

Ted Rall
Benjamin Netanyahu, leading the way, Donald Trump, 2025
Deep Dives

More Bombing Won’t Stop Iran From Turning Into a Quagmire

William T. Dowell
Donald Trump, President, Burning Hills Amphitheatre
Iran

Trump Floats Mob-Like Protection Racket for the Strait of Hormuz

Klaus Marre

Journalism & Media

New Jersey Civic Info Consortium
Journalism & Media

New Jersey Consortium Seen as Model for Reviving Local Journalism

Glenn Daigon 09/03/26

A consolidated and corporatized media ecosystem has given rise to a growing number of “news deserts.” One state has taken the lead in funding oases.

Newspaper printing presses.
Journalism & Media Opinion

Change the Model, Change Everything

Jeff Schechtman 08/27/26
The Atlantic, Republicans, Elephant
Journalism & Media

Why I Think Most Media Stink

Neal Gabler 08/21/26

Elections

Georgia, mailbox, voting
Elections

DOJ Asks SCOTUS to Allow Trump’s Mail Vote Suppression Scheme to Proceed

Klaus Marre
Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893-1910
Deep Dives

All That Matters

Jonathan D. Simon
Supreme Court Building, Washington DC, District of Columbia, Supreme Court Building
Courts

Flurry of Decisions Gives Both Parties Something to Cheer

Klaus Marre
Missouri Supreme Court
Elections

Trump Rails Against Missouri Ruling Putting Gerrymandered Map on Ice

Klaus Marre

Editors' Picks

US economy, labor, workforce, August jobs report, surprising gain, rebound

August Jobs Report Delivers Unexpectedly Strong News for US Economy

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, astronomy, galaxy, research, dark matter, new evidence

Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

Whowhatwhy Editors
climate crisis, global warming, U.S. heatwaves, electricity grids, blackouts, heightened risk

Blackout Risk Rises As Heatwave Stresses Largest US Electric Grids

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, health, pollution, human brain, air quality, particulate matter, home filters, brain boost, new study

Home Air Purifiers May Boost Brain Function After Just a Month: Study

Whowhatwhy Editors

Courts

Supreme Court Building, Washington DC, District of Columbia, Supreme Court Building
Courts

Flurry of Decisions Gives Both Parties Something to Cheer

Klaus Marre 09/04/26

Various legal battles across the country that could have a major impact on the outcome of the midterms are heating up with less than two months to go before Election Day.

Official senate portrait of Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Courts Elections

Democrats Notch Big Win in Court Battle Over Political Ad Rates

Klaus Marre 08/26/26
President, Donald Trump, UFC Freedom 250, Ultimate Fighting Championship,
Courts

Trump Keeps Reminding Americans That He Was Found Liable for Sexual Abuse

Klaus Marre 08/17/26

Criminal Justice

Emil Bove, Todd Blanche, oath of office, Attorney General
Criminal Justice

Blanche Kills Irony in Front of Cops and Police Academy Cadets

Klaus Marre
Thomas Homan, 2025 AmericaFest, Bribe, CAVA bag
Criminal Justice

Homan Wants Body Cameras for All

Klaus Marre
ICE Agents, protesters, face off, Broadview, IL
Criminal Justice

Slain Immigrant Got the ICE Treatment Republicans Think He Deserved

Klaus Marre
Department of Justice
Courts

DOJ Has a Rotten Week That Screams Out for Strict Oversight

Klaus Marre

Environment

ecretary of Energy, Chris Wright, ARPA-E Summit
Environment

US Companies Are on the Cusp of Big Climate Solutions. Thank the Government.

Jake Bittle 09/03/26

The Department of Energy’s moon shot funding program is working. President Trump seems inclined to keep it.

Block Island Wind Farm, foundations
Deep Dives Environment

The Workers Caught in Trump’s Offshore Wind Crackdown

Abigail Riely 09/01/26
Firefighters, wildfire, Spain
Environment International

Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Triple the Destruction of European Wildfires by 2100

Julia Conley 09/01/26
Flash floods, Nepal
Environment International

The Floods in Nepal May Be Sending Us a Message

William T. Dowell 08/29/26
Mark Carney, Remembrance Day
Environment International

Mark Carney’s AI Strategy Will Block Renewables From Canada’s Grid

Mitch Anderson 08/27/26

Podcast

Bond Market, madness

The Bond Market Always Gets the Final Vote

Jeff Schechtman
Trump supporter, Jesus, protest sign, January 6

The Religious Movement That’s Done With Democracy

Jeff Schechtman
Police, arresting dissidents, Moscow, Portland

The Rule of Law Dies When People Get Too Comfortable

Jeff Schechtman
boiling frog

A Timeline of Western Decline

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

Donald Trump, Republican candidates

Trump and the Dems Share a Wish: Making the Midterms About Trump

Jon Richards
Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Roy Cohn

Donald Trump Is Teaching Todd Blanche To Be His Roy Cohn

DonkeyHotey
Donald Trump, corruptions, Supreme Court

Supreme Cover: How Trump Gets Away with Everything

Ted Rall
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