Vance Defends Spreading Weird Rumors, Trump Touts Event with Actual Pet Killer
JD Vance’s obsession with pets manifested in a new way this week… one that is symptomatic of what the Trump campaign is all about.
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Voters Love This Climate Policy They’ve Never Heard Of
The Inflation Reduction Act funds popular measures such as tax credits for home electrification and electric vehicles, plus investments in clean energy technology and infrastructure.
Debate Challenges: Trump Has To Appear Sane, Harris in Control
If ABC’s moderators want to do their jobs tonight, here are the kinds of questions they should ask each of the candidates (and the answers they should expect).
Does Trump’s Boasting Hamper His Chances to ‘Win’ the Debate?
Donald Trump’s inability to be humble heaps more pressure on him before Tuesday’s debate.
Trump’s Embrace of Corporations and That Infuriating Consumer Experience
You think offshore customer service hell is bad now? Just wait till Trump and the GOP get the government off the corporations’ backs!
What Should the US Do About Israel?
With the US presidential election fast approaching, what to do about Israel and Gaza has become a leading foreign policy issue. WhoWhatwhy’s International Editor William T. Dowell and contributor James M. Dorsey — an expert on the Middle East who also publishes ‘The Troubled World’ on Substack — discussed what’s at stake and the possible options.
Anti-Trump Republicans Must Do More Than Vote for Harris
It’s admirable that former Republican leaders put country before party. But they can’t just talk the talk, they have to put in the work to defeat Donald Trump.
Dupes, Dopes, or Just Deceitful Tools?
Apparently it’s worth millions to the Russian intelligence services to push propaganda videos created by podcasters and boosted by Elon Musk and others to insecure young men.
Win or Lose, Trump’s Lasting Legacy Will Be Mental Illness Awareness
Donald Trump is a gift to science that allows us to better understand a variety of mental illnesses, how cults work, and the effectiveness of gaslighting.
Did Trump Just Threaten to Prosecute Himself and Other GOP Election Cheats?
By making baseless accusations against Democratic officials and activists, Trump is playing with fire… all to save face in case he loses once again.
Trump Muses on What the Odds Are of Him Doing the Thing He Admitted To
Why would anybody believe that Donald Trump would just kiss and grope women? Oh, right, it’s because he told us.
Why Trump Can Piss on His Supporters and They Call It Rain
MAGA bundles all their frustrations, angers, hatreds in one place.
Dems Quiz Paxton Over Texas Voter Suppression Efforts
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s recent voter suppression efforts have not gone unnoticed in Congress.
Merchan Torpedoes Trump’s ‘Election Interference’ Claim
Once again Donald Trump’s lamentations and limitless funds for lawyers allow him to escape accountability.
The 9/11 Generation: How Past Trauma Shapes Today’s Young Voters
From 9/11 chaos to the 2024 ballot box: How the 9/11 aftermath still echoes in young voters’ minds.
Stable Genius Trump Lays Out One-of-a-Kind Economic Plan
The media is complicit in fooling Americans into believing that Donald Trump has a plan and knows what he is talking about.
Scientists Want to Build A ‘Doomsday’ Vault on the Moon
Climate change is threatening Earth’s biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to “back up” lifeforms?
Supreme Court Complicates Arizona Voter Registration Efforts
The court’s late August proof-of-citizenship ruling muddied the voter registration process in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. Liberals cringed. Republicans cheered. Legal scholars frowned.
The Trump-RFK Love Connection: ‘Unhinged Bully’ Weds ‘Radical Left Lunatic’
A Treacherous Liaison: Will the worm turn in the new love match between Donald and RFK Jr?
Some Very Different Advice to Kamala and the Democrats
To thine own self be true…
Trump Incriminates Himself Again
Not for the first time, Donald Trump this weekend confessed to committing one of the many crimes he is accused of.
Labor Day Question: Who Represents the Working Class?
The GOP’s party trick: being anti-labor but supposedly pro-working class.
How Would Trump Handle a Global Pandemic?
The media pretends that some of Donald Trump’s policy positions are a mystery – as though his first term never existed.
American Politics and the Weaponization of Grief
Donald Trump’s scandalous behavior at Arlington National Cemetery is just the latest example of politicians using tragedies to score points.
Russian Attacks Push Ukrainian Women to Train for New Jobs
With more and more Ukrainian men sent to the front line, Ukrainian women are taking jobs normally reserved for men.
Some Advice for the Democrats
Better listen. You don’t quite have this in the bag yet.
Supreme Court’s Immunity Gift to Trump: The Ghosts of Nixon, Bork, and Scalia
How SCOTUS turned ex-presidents into immune monarchs, made them above the law and protected by an “authoritarian constitution.”
Trump Hopes Dana Bash Is 6 Years Old So That His Clever Mind Game Works
Subtle as ever, Donald Trump is using sophisticated psychological tricks to get CNN’s Dana Bash to do her job.
When Will Climate Change Turn Life in the US Upside Down?
Intensifying extreme weather events and an insurance crisis are likely to cause significant economic and political disruption in the US sometime in the next 15 years.
LULAC Asks DOJ to Protect Latino Voters from Texas Attorney General
A prominent Latino advocacy group wants the Department of Justice to probe recent actions from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that they believe constitute illegal voter suppression efforts.
Project 2025 Takes Aim at the Public’s Health
The first of three parts: Project 2025 vs. the CDC.
Donald Trump Is Losing It — And the Media Doesn’t Care
Donald Trump made it clear once again on Wednesday that he is a sociopath. Failing to point that out is a dereliction of duty on the part of the media.
Truth: Now You See It, Now You Don’t
A quaint tale of manipulators being manipulated.
Superseding Indictment Sets Off Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a superseding indictment in Donald Trump’s coup case. The former president did not take the news well.
Trump Forgets Who Was President in 2020
Donald Trump is running for the presidency again; but does he even know what year it is?
Research Shows That What You Call Climate Change Doesn’t Matter Much
People don’t need “climate emergency” or “global boiling” to make them worried about climate change. They’re already worried.
What ‘Doing Something’ Might Mean in the Post-Convention Weeks Ahead
Doesn’t our Gus Walz moment make all too clear what kind of people we want leading us?
Trump Lays Groundwork for Dodging Debates
Will there be another presidential debate this year? Both candidates may hope not.
If the Chinese ‘Groomed’ Tim Walz, They Deserve to Win
Right-wing weirdos are certain: Tim Walz is a Chinese asset. Here are some of the leaps of faith you’d have to take to even entertain this absurd claim.
The Democratic Base Is Driving the Harris Campaign’s Success
Democratic voters were eager to get behind a candidate who could communicate an effective message that would prevent Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
There Is Only One Good Scenario Left — Trump Must Be Routed
This time around, it’s not enough to simply defeat Donald Trump. Kamala Harris has to trounce him to prevent chaos and another coup attempt.
