Sunday, August 30, 2026

Iran Deal: Do the Critics Want War?

Republican critics of the Iran nuclear agreement draft have long time favored war over negotiation, preparing talking points against any eventual deal. So what will their bad advice cost us this time around?

COVID-19 killed more Americans in 2021 than 2020, and the Republican Party death cult...

Many Republican governors have forbidden mask mandates and have fought vaccination mandates (routine for other deadly diseases such as polio) in the courts.

How Mesopotamia’s urban and industrial revolution started politics as we know it today

Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics takes readers to the early stages of a process that became the structure of modern life.

Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns

Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.

Could Trump’s threat to “totally destroy North Korea” launch a war crime?

What more needs to be said, by anyone, about potential, world-wide Trump disruption?

Exclusive: Portraits of Trump Supporters

Think you know what Trump supporters are like? Take a look at the pictures below, you may be surprised.

The rise of partisan conspiracy theories

There may not be more conspiracies circulating, but their dissemination has become much easier and their audience much larger.

US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows

This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.

Election annulment please

Russia hacked and attacked our 2016 presidential election and installed Donald Trump. This requires annulment. Trump didn’t even come...

‘Red line for a humane society’: 360+ DNC delegates vow to oppose democratic platform...

“Democrats who understand the profound need for Medicare for All don’t want a pat on the head. We want a genuine political commitment to healthcare as a human right.”