Sunday, August 30, 2026

Surging hunger in the US signals alarming trend as food aid cuts take toll

As vital food aid programs expire, millions of Americans face rising hunger challenges, reveals Hunger Free America's 2023 National Hunger Survey Report.

Backing Biden for 2024, conformist Democrats have been in denial. Now they’re in a...

“The truth remains that a president is not his party’s king and has no automatic right to renomination.”

This master framework—complexity vs. over-simplification—separates all serious debate from hokum

While those favoring complexity see foes as ignorant or wrongheaded, reductionists insist not only is “their truth” the only truth, but foes act from malice and bad faith.

Skyrocketing drug prices under scrutiny as pharma CEOs summoned to Senate hearing

"A life-saving drug is not effective if the patient who needs that drug cannot afford it."

The highly-revealing election dogs that didn’t bark, isolating howling, blowhard election deniers

Baseless election denial delusions make former Joe McCarthy or Nixon backers look downright reality-bound.

The 8th Circuit Court ruling and the future of voting rights in America

The court's decision limits enforcement of Section 2 to attorney general, posing a threat to voting rights.

Two roads diverge in a very dark wood: vengeance vs. stability 

Behold Trump as fully sadistic,/ Damocles sword going ballistic.

Defrosting the cold war with China

Biden and Xi urgently need to go to a couples counselor to air their grievances, identify mutual interests, and commit to the process of getting to maybe.

Congress avoids government shutdown

The temporary funding bill will keep some government offices open through Jan. 19 and others until Feb. 2.

Shocking revelation: Trump’s secret “Agenda47” and Project 2025 unveiled—threatening democracy’s very core

The aim of building an ideological army to push forward a far-right authoritarian agenda in 2025.