Friday, October 23, 2026

BREAKING: Maryland Legislature Restores Voting Rights To 40,000 Ex-Offenders

The majority-Democratic legislature voted to override the Republican governor's veto.
A grocery store checkout line. Photo: Sonny doe / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Poll: Americans Oppose Iran War, Blame it for Inflation, and Diss Trump’s Performance

Two-thirds of Americans say Trump has handled the Iran War badly, and most blame the war for rising gas and grocery prices, a new UMass Amherst poll finds.

Great mask furor: Monkey trials redux. Faith alone vs. science and reason

How much disease and death is enough to force this nation to learn from failure, reject T.V. magic shows and return to sane science?

Fast Food Industry Looks To Skirt Labor Law, With An Assist From Scott Walker

There has been a string of decisions that favor workers over the past couple years. Now the fast food industry is fighting back.

Movements matter as Puzder and Flynn are forced out

The engine driving both ousters are movements of thousands upon thousands of people across the country, saying “no” to hate, bigotry and injustice.

Donald Trump, the end times president or ETP

Making War on Planet Earth, the Rest of Us, and Even Himself.

Conspiracy theorist in chief: Trump lie about 2 million illegal votes is only the...

Trump’s conspiracy theories were so attractive that they won him the election. They could even win him a second.

Garland, Smith, Willis: Like watching grass trying to grow on the rock-solid ground in...

America’s full-of-holes System of Justice that Trump has beaten like a drum for quite some time now is like watching grass trying to grow on hard ground in the winter.

Kamala Harris unveils bold plan to expand Medicare to include home care, vision, and...

This new healthcare plan is poised to be a key issue in the 2024 presidential election, addressing the growing needs of the “sandwich generation.”
The Strait of Hormuz, off Iran's Hormozgan province. Photo: Hadi Karimi / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

US strike on Iranian wedding kills at least four, drawing war crime accusation

Iran's Red Crescent has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate, as both sides accuse each other of violating a June ceasefire.