Donald Trump Is the Leeroy Jenkins of the Republican Party
What right-wing puppet masters have been trying to subtly accomplish from the shadows, Trump and his supporters have done in a brutish way and in plain sight.
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Pull the Lever
Biden, Trump, and the looming election may not arouse our, ahem, democratic spirit.
Navigating Chaos: Insights on a World at War
Seismic shifts in global politics: wars escalate, authoritarianism rises, and democracy faces its toughest test in today’s turbulent world.
Ukraine Comes to Terms With the Change in Its Top Command
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy takes a gamble on replacing his top general who has a higher popularity rating than he does.
Antarctic Tipping Point That Occurred 8,000 Years Ago ‘Could Happen Again’
“We now have direct evidence that this ice sheet suffered rapid ice loss in the past,” said a Cambridge researcher.
Republicans and the Magnetic Attraction of Vladimir Putin
Republicans used to be violently anti-communist. Now they’re deciding that they have more in common with the Kremlin than they do with NATO.
Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl Flight Shows What’s Wrong with Carbon Removal
A “quite radical” report suggests governments and communities, not the private sector, should be leading the carbon removal industry.
Ask Alice: What’s America’s Right Wing Doing in Putin’s Bed?
I never thought I would see the day when the American Right bedded down with a murderous Moscow-based dictator.
Azerbaijan, ‘Managed Democracy,’ and a Year of Elections
With more than half the world holding elections in 2024, Azerbaijan finds itself, free-and-fairwise, somewhere in the middle.
Donald Trump’s Constant Lies Have Corrupted His Memory
Trump possesses Olympic levels of skill for lying.
Deprogramming the MAGAverse: Mission Impossible
Tens of millions of Americans are so brainwashed by Donald Trump and the right wing echo chamber that even an act of God seems unlikely to save them from their delusion.
Behind Closed Doors
Hot gossip tells us Biden, Trump, and the rest are closer in private to who we’d like them to be in public.
Forgetfulness: A Remembrance
The media outlets all took the bait, as Robert Hur and his hatcheteers knew they would.
Better Watch Out
Some of our most beloved figures could also be accused of memory problems.
We Are Still There: Unraveling America’s Middle East Quagmire
Exploring the complexities of US military engagements in Iraq and Syria, from destroying ISIS to the challenges posed by Iran and Israel.
The MAGA-GOP Mayorkas Impeachment Circus
Note to House GOP: Be careful what you wish for.
Oceans May Have Already Seen 1.7 C of Warming
The global warming clock started ticking decades earlier than current estimates assume, according to Caribbean sponges.
Donald Trump’s Simpering Superpower
What kind of mass hypnosis would cause them to look at a cruel, corrupt, deranged criminal and see a bronzed, NFT-worthy, superhero savior?
Senate Strikes a Blow to Trump-Putin Alliance
While the fate of the legislation providing aid to Ukraine is uncertain once it reaches the House, today’s vote is a bit of a blow to Donald Trump.
Inside My Quest for a Climate-Friendly Bank
When I learned that my bank might be investing my money in fossil fuels, I went looking for an alternative.
Democrats: Damned If They Do and Damned If They Don’t
The US-Mexico border is a political booby trap, which is why MAGA wants to keep it open.
Trump Spends Super Bowl Sunday Wooing Taylor Swift
Donald Trump can’t shake off the feeling that Taylor Swift may have other plans for her endorsement in the 2024 election.
Prominent Anti-Vaxxer’s Snake Oil Store Has a Propaganda Outlet
The Daily Beast and The Daily Mail called McCullough’s company’s product line “MAGA Goop.”
Greg Abbott: Murderer or Just Repulsive Hypocrite?
Abbott’s “Christian values” mock the meaning Matthew 25:35: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” He sees strangers drowning and pushes them further under.
Déjà Vu, the Big Lie, and the Future of Democracy
Some of the political rhetoric in use today bears an uncanny resemblance to the kind of incitement that ultimately led to World War II.
Reclaiming Populism: It’s Not What We Think It Is
Discover the forgotten meaning of populism: A story of grassroots struggle, democracy, and the fight for social justice.
A US President Was First Informed of CO2’s Impact 59 Years Ago Last Month
A 1965 memo to Lyndon Baines Johnson discloses the link between CO2 emissions and climate change — showing federal climate action could have started decades sooner.
MAGA-GOP Nyet on Border Deal Is a Huge Double Favor to Trump & Putin
Why is hardly anyone in the media seeing Trump’s border-deal move as the two-fer it so obviously is?
Conspiracy Bowl
Right-wingers believe Taylor Swift was created by the government to destroy football, and presumably other things.
Chicago Could Be First Major Midwestern City to Ban Gas in New Construction
Buildings are Chicago’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, but efforts to decarbonize them are facing union opposition.
Far From ‘American Tough Guy,’ Trump Is a National Security Nightmare
Trump supporters are deluded if they think Trump keeps them safe.
Trump Expands His Base
Black voters identify with Donald Trump for all the wrong reasons.
Donald Trump Keeps Bragging About His Fumes
Trump claims the good economy is running off the fumes from his administration, and he boasts that Wall Street is breaking records due to his high poll numbers.
The Distant Revolution: Russia’s Growing Exiles Challenge Putin’s Rule
Young, tech-savvy Russians are fleeing Putin’s regime, igniting a silent exodus that could reshape Russia’s political and social landscape.
DOJ Investigation of Big Oil Is ‘Even More Urgent’ Following Shell Revelations
With more proof of Shell’s climate deception, Rep. Ted Lieu is once again urging the Department of Justice to look into whether fossil fuel companies broke the law.
Forgotten Yemen Forces the US and the World to Pay Attention
With Houthi rebels threatening access to the Suez Canal, Yemen is staking out a larger role in Middle East turmoil.
Down Will Come Border
Failure is an option, and a good one, for the GOP when it comes to the border crisis and Trump.
Plastic Bag Bans Have Already Prevented Billions of Bags from Being Used
“The bottom line is that plastic bag bans work.”
Slimy Monsters Swimming in the Republican Lake
You don’t want to swim in these political waters. There’s always something lurking below waiting to take a bite out of you.
Election 2024: What If They Take It to the House?
There are constitutional crises and constitutional crises: There was Watergate and there was the Civil War. There is no way of knowing which kind the aftermath of Election 2024 might bring.
Cheers, Jeers, Fears as Baltimore Sun Is Sold
The Baltimore Sun is snapped up by the owner of a rightwing broadcast network, who brags that he doesn’t read newspapers.
Is the Abortion Battle the New Foundation for Modern Political Activism?
Felicia Kornbluh explores the future of reproductive rights post-Dobbs, the possible impact on the 2024 election, and the hurdles in broadening the fight.
New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say
The latest documents unearthed by a Dutch climate activist are seen as “valuable sources” for litigators.
Flushed Down the Waterloo
Donald Trump may be a madman, but who’s got a big enough net?
Ukraine’s Fighting Women
Russia’s continuing onslaught is drawing Ukrainian women into the fight.