Some Florida and Arizona Republicans show how to counter 2020 election lies
Developments in two swing states showcase how election records can be used to debunk disinformation and provide more transparency of vote counts.
Best nations really are the brightest. Solution: Close the reason gap
America's pushing dumb and dumber, while dumbing down the next generation.
With billions in fines, US Chamber of Commerce’s ranks are ‘packed with rogues’
A new report catalogues 15,896 federal and state violations from more than 100 U.S. Chamber of Commerce members, including major fossil fuel companies.
How the populist right twists leftwing ideas to appeal to voters
One of the more interesting aspects of rightwing populism, especially in the form it’s taken in the United States, is its use...
Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses
The Supreme Court ruled that under the law that created OSHA it "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures."
Protests at the pump
The first major protest of the post-Communist era in Eastern Europe was not about corruption. It wasn’t about disappointments with democracy.
Sanders demands refunds for seniors hit by Medicare premium hike
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday demanded refunds for seniors who have been hit by the 2022 Medicare premium hike after federal health...
Saving the Iran Nuclear deal requires balancing it
As talks for reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran nuclear deal, resume in Vienna, it has become...
Worshiping markets, genuflecting to grand fortune
Our conventional political wisdom, here in the United States, tends to see utopians as lefty egalitarians of one sort or another, clueless...
Sanders says democrats need ‘major course correction’ to prevent GOP takeover
Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an interview published Monday that too much of the Democratic Party has "turned its back on the...