Sunday, August 30, 2026

First Democratic Convention Abolishes Superdelegates

The Maine Democratic Party just eliminated the superdelegate.

The Georgia way: How to win elections

An oral history recounts the organizing that led to 2020’s historic presidential and senatorial victories in Georgia.

Gitmo’s shameful twentieth anniversary

The U.S. prison at the Guantánamo Bay naval base reached its shameful 20th anniversary of operations on January 11 — with a...

Global food crops also face Earth’s sixth great mass extinction

We need to get away from a focus on ‘feeding the world’ and move toward ‘nourishing the world.’

Nation unified as scandal-rich contest IDs ‘Trump’s most damning legacy’

Just because we don’t know the worst yet to come doesn’t mean we can’t have fun in the meantime.

Lawmakers demand tax reform as major corporations pay executives more than federal taxes

Senators Warren and Whitehouse, along with Representative Casar, lead a call for fair taxation amid revelations of corporate tax avoidance and CEO overcompensation.

America’s nuclear gamble: The dangerous push to resume atmospheric testing

Experts warn of catastrophic fallout as calls grow to restart nuclear weapons tests abandoned since 1963.
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U.S. admits role in civilian deaths in Mosul

These elite attitudes toward ordinary Iraqis are probably more dangerous to the future of the country than a few mere terrorist attacks.

HEROES Act to give $350 million in coronavirus aid to 50 of the richest...

“Should American taxpayers from lower-income areas be subsidizing the lifestyles of the rich and famous?"

Gov. Cuomo announces legalization of marijuana with proposed adult-use cannabis program

It's no longer a question of whether New York will legalize marijuana, its how to go about the legalization. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...