Today, we published Megan Wachspress on a hypothetical Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presidential run. Keen observers noted that it is not really an endorsement or a call […]
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Troops Must Be Fit and Tall to Attend Trump’s UFC Fight
In preparation for President Donald Trump’s UFC fight on the White House South Lawn next month, Pentagon officials are hoping to lure hundreds of troops […]
Working people can defeat Trump!
Millions of people across the country are marking International Workers Day in the true tradition of the holiday that was born right here in the […]
A Casual Comment Gets a Deeper Dive
I realize there’s a “Day” for just about everything, just as the Catholics have a stunning collection of patron saints. But fact-checking? Now there’s a […]
Capital of the American Century
Mike Wallace’s Gotham at War offers a guidebook to a half-vanished city, and brings to life the immense human drama that unfolded in New York […]
Trump says he could replace Freedom 250 artists himself
Just days after organizers unveiled a star-studded entertainment lineup for Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., a growing number of performers have […]
Republicans want to make the Texas Senate race about manliness
This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of The 19th. Meet Shefali and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Republicans […]
Lawmakers Press to Eliminate Private Jet Travel Subsidies
One of the great injustices of our current tax system is that working people often end up subsidizing the luxury consumption of the billionaire class. […]
Congress Is Poised to Integrate US and Israeli Militaries More Closely Than Ever
At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the […]
Appeals Court Revives Texas Immigration Law Allowing Arrests on Suspicion
A sweeping 2023 Texas immigration law that lets state authorities arrest and deport people suspected of having illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border can go into […]
Fortress Europe: The Fight for Refugees in Greece
In 2015, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and repression were trying to reach safe havens in Europe. From his home in Norway, Tommy […]
Jake Tapper left shook by Trump’s bonkers proposal: ‘Didn’t think this was real’
President Donald Trump made the unorthodox proposal Saturday to replace the shrinking number of artists for the Great American State Fair concert with himself – […]
CBS attempts to spin the Colbert replacement show’s flop as a sound financial move
In an attempt to get some positive press after making good on pulling Stephen Colbert’s popular “The Late Show” off the air and replacing it […]
Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove—for Good Reason.
Last November, six members of Congress, all Democrats, posted a video that reminded U.S. military personnel of their duty to “refuse illegal orders.” That well-established […]
Greg Bovino Keeps Posting to Get His Job Back. No One Is Listening.
Greg Bovino, the Nazi-garbed former Border Patrol commander, was ousted in January after CBP and ICE agents during his tenure killed Minneapolis protesters Renée Good […]
Trump’s angry tirade after judge blocks “Trump Kennedy Center”
President Donald Trump is threatening to hand control of the Kennedy Center back to Congress after a federal judge blocked plans to rename the institution […]
Democrats’ mean tweets trigger Fox News
For nearly a decade, Democrats have been trapped in a paralyzing cycle of rhetorical hand-wringing. Ever since Donald Trump first upended the political landscape in […]
Exponiendo cinco mentiras sobre la resistencia del Líbano
Es importante exponer las mentiras del gobierno de Estados Unidos y de los medios corporativos sobre las fuerzas de resistencia del Líbano.
Trump’s Latest Medical Report Is An Embarrassing Cover-Up Of Decline
It is okay for people to get older. In fact, staying alive is a good thing, but when an administration that lies pathologically mixes with […]
What Americans Really Think in These Troubled Times
These may be confusing and difficult times in America, but I consider myself pretty lucky. Most weekends, I get to hang out with an extraordinary […]