Voter backlash defies MAGA’s anti-reality hokum, entrapped by its own BS, rip-offs, venom &...
Trump promised unremitting revenge but that is a sharp, merciless two-edged sword about to redound on him and MAGA.
Bill Gates gave $3.5M to think tank run by climate crisis denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right
There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.
Military moral injury, iolence, and the parable of the Guinea worm
An unexpected encounter with compassion.
10,000 Palestinians buried beneath Gaza’s rubble as families dig by hand
With more than 10,000 bodies still trapped under the ruins of Gaza, families search with shovels and bare hands while aid agencies warn that recovery could take years amid explosives, disease, and ongoing destruction.
Subsidies for private health insurance set to expire, costs expected to rise for Americans
Without an extension, premium costs could double for many Marketplace enrollees.
As Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1 trillion package
As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted CEO Elon Musk a pay deal that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, prompting fierce backlash from lawmakers, labor unions, and progressive groups.
Lessons from the movement to stop the ‘war on terror’
Jeremy Varon’s new book, “Our Grief is Not a Cry for War,” honors the commitment and complexity of the movements to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
How wars ravage the environment—and what international law is doing about it
For global climate governance to succeed in averting disaster, wartime emissions must be brought into full view.
Earth’s Greatest Enemy shows us we have no choice
A review of Abby Martin's new documentary, Earth's Greatest Enemy.