Thursday, May 28, 2026

The plot against democracy

Let’s face it: American politics, as we know it, is over.

‘Carbon Copy:’ How Big Oil and King Coal Ghost Write Letters for Public Officials,...

A coal mining company has been writing protest letters for allied policymakers and business groups. These letters are almost identical to one another requesting time extensions to begin implementing new rules in dictating the coal industry. Sketchy, right?

Bernie Sanders takes lead nationally as Biden nosedives post-Iowa: Quinnipiac poll

“This poll reflects a fundamentally different race than pre-Iowa, one in which Bernie Sanders is the clear front-runner.”
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“An unprecedented attack on democracy”: Trump escalates effort to overturn Biden election victory

“The voters have spoken, and what we’re seeing is a president who refuses to recognize and embrace the will of the people.”

The GOP’s border stunt isn’t helping anyone

Right-wing governors are following Abbott in confronting the migrating families with “Keep-Out” military-style force.

Angling toward Armageddon

You might think that the Washington establishment would be hard at work trying to prevent the ultimate catastrophe—a nuclear war.
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‘Educational arson’: Trump moves to abolish Dept. of Education amid broader attack on public...

We speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an “extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity.”

‘What we must do’: Following Obama eulogy for Lewis, Bernie Sanders backs call for...

“President Obama is absolutely right,” said the former Democratic presidential candidate from Vermont.

Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s ban on asylum for immigrants who illegally cross

The trump administration's ban conflicts with current immigration law.

What Happened to the Moral Center of American Capitalism?

“We can have huge wealth in the hands of a relatively few people or we can have a democracy. But we can’t have both.” We need to get big money out of politics.