Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Bernie Sanders’ Plan Would Help Income and Jobs Soar, Says Top Economist

A top economist from the University of Massachusetts says that Sanders' plan would raise the medium income by thousands and would create jobs by the millions.

The Leadership Institute: Conservative PR school

Trumpism, most unfortunately, is still with us—as is The Leadership Institute with its arch right-wing operation, now extending globally.

Robocalls told at least 800,000 swing state residents to “stay home” on election day....

A firm that tracks robocalls said more than 3 million calls were made on Nov. 3, which contained a cryptic message instructing people to “stay safe and stay home.” The tactics join other efforts to confuse voters this election cycle.

The myth of meritocracy

Meritocracy remains a deeply held ideal in America. But the nation is drifting ever-farther away from it.

Climate deniers in congress received over $80 million in dirty money

142 representatives and 38 senators have received a total of $82,882,725 from the coal, oil and gas industries.

Top-secret NSA report details Russian hacking effort days before 2016 election

“It’s not just that [an election] has to be fair, it has to be demonstrably fair, so that the loser says, ‘Yep, I lost fair and square.’ If you can’t do that, you’re screwed.”

Koch brothers pledge to spend $400 million on midterm elections

The annual winter donor conference the Koch brothers recently held was the biggest they have ever had with 550 attendees. 

Congress’s romance with cowardice

War without war powers (the not-so-new American way)

Valhalla awaits! After white terrorism at Oslo mosque, what if Trump spoke about supremacists...

Why don’t moderate white people denounce the extremists among them?

Supreme Court slices and dices 1789 law protecting non-citizens

International law in the 21st century has expanded to include the protection of human rights.