Oh, What a Night
Last night's massive victory for Democrats gives U.S. a democracy a fighting chance.
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Fable Retraction
Trump just shut down Anthropic's latest model and banned foreigners from using it. Will nationalism destroy the AI boom?
Anniversaries
The heroism of D-Day reminds me fascism can be defeated. But the tragedy of Kalief Browder reminds me there's a war that still hasn't been won.
Totalitarianism Tuesday
What might a would-be dictator facing crushing defeat be doing five months before the midterms?
Elon's Ebola Epidemic
DOGE was supposed to be about saving money. It only spread suffering. Musk promised efficiency. He unleashed Ebola.
The Trump Financial Crisis
How Dear Leader's relentless corruption could trigger a "sell America" meltdown
The Six Billion Dollar Scam
Trump has turned the presidency into a cash machine — and a protection racket.
Everyone Hates Data Centers
Opposition to data centers is bipartisan, spans all age groups — and surpasses opposition to nuclear power plants by a wide margin
Trump Screws Workers
As inflation surged in April, real average hourly wages fell 0.5% and are down 0.3% annually.
Elon Keeps Failing Upward
Having failed to beat Sam Altman in the race to dominate AI, Elon cuts a deal to become Dario Amodei's landlord.
"Not Really Pro-Life"
Texas has executed James Broadnax based on his teenage rap lyrics even after the man whose DNA was on the weapon confessed to the crime.
Death Penalty or Murder?
Is Texas about to execute an innocent man because a nearly all-white jury was influenced by a teenager's rap lyrics?
The X Files
Leaked cable reveals that the platform formerly known as Twitter is now the Marco Rubio-approved platform for state propaganda and political psy ops
Fighting for Media Justice in the Age of Tech Oligarchs
In an age of media capture, "the data centers and the newsrooms are not separate projects," says Steven Renderos of Media Justice. Choose to push back.
Stop the Insanity
Impeachment or the 25th Amendment are the tools we should be using. But Congress must at minimum use the ceasefire to reclaim its war powers.