The Crypto-Populist Pyramid Scam
Here’s how to connect Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele to Sam Bankman-Fried and Bored Ape Yacht Club.
White Riot
Exposing the links between the Trump team and the far right is important for saving American democracy and defeating global fascism.
The Plot Against America
They say comedy is tragedy plus time, but it is clearly too soon for the events of Jan. 6 to be presented as comedy.
Reseal the Deal with Iran
A renewed JCPOA provides a way to avoid the threat of war that would arise should Iran at some point move toward nuclear capability.
Biden FY 2023 Budget Maintains Trump-Era Spending on ICE and CBP
Over the span of 20 years, spending on ICE and CBP more than doubled alongside steady growth in other forms of militarized spending.
When the Left Is Right…Far Right
How is it possible that so many left voters in France are willing to choose a far-right candidate in the second round of the presidential elections?
Clarence Thomas’ Conflicts Put Our Whole Constitutional System at Risk
Federal law requires Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
The Five Plagues Testing Humanity
Nationalism and internationalism are conducting an uncivil war, and humanity is being tested like Job.
A Five-Alarm Emergency for Democracy
The GOP’s voter suppression laws are working. They need to be stopped before more states adopt them.
Suicide Truckers
The “Freedom Convoy” in Canada wants to spread its anti-government, antisocial, and ultimately self-defeating messages far and wide.
The Terrifying World of 2025
Imagine that the current attacks on experts and expertise morph into a full-blown MAGA Cultural Revolution in 2025.
Media, Take Note: The GOP Is Now Openly Aligned Against Democracy
The media has a responsibility to tell Americans that a major party now openly endorses using violence to overturn elections.
President Trump Axed an IRS Report on the Richest 400 Americans. Let’s Bring It Back.
Turning up the spotlight on tax dodging by the wealthy would increase momentum for fair taxation to pay for needed public investments.
The End of Us
One year after the January 6 insurrection, is the United States on the verge of break-up?
The Party of January 6
The coup attempt turned into a road map for the national GOP. Whether democracy survives is up to us.