What version of democracy will prevail?
A mix of parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems defines the world’s democracies today. Growing concerns over democratic decline raise questions about which models adapt best.
Never in a million years
Ten reasons why Trump should never be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Urgent next steps for Palestine at the UN
How an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can pass a binding resolution to recognize Palestine and launch a UN-led arms embargo, economic boycott and other concrete measures to force Israel to end the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.
White House plan would erase age from Social Security disability decisions
Sources say the administration may raise the age threshold from 50 to 60 or remove it entirely, a move that could cut benefits for 750,000 people and reduce payouts by $82 billion.
Gov. Newsom signs legislation to prohibit use of algorithms to artificially raise prices on...
Advocates of the law called AB 325 "groundbreaking" and said it's a "critical step in addressing California's affordability crisis by cracking down on tech-enabled price manipulation."
What if every American entering the government had to take a lie detector and...
Let's explore a fictitious scenario in which every person who wanted to be considered for a government job would have to take both a lie detector and a mental test, and pass them, to be accepted.
MAGA men, rage, and the road to nowhere
And no less unfortunately, we’re speeding down it quickly with a maniac in the driver’s seat, and it lacks the guardrails of a law-abiding Supreme Court and a constitutionally aware secretary of defense.
Hegseth: The gathering, post-mortem: ‘No more dudes in dresses…No more beardos’
Trump and his minions do not deal with history or reality, only a mish-mash of self-serving fantasies.
Judge halts Trump’s Portland troop plan as governors warn of martial law
Federal judge Karin Immergut blocks National Guard deployments to Oregon and beyond as the White House escalates rhetoric and appeals the ruling.
The Kimmel fight revealed the anti-Trump opposition’s secret weapon
The people have more power than we realize. And the people in power are terrified of it.









