Trump administration suppresses CIA torture report
“No senator, chairman or not, has the authority to erase history.”
Ten problems with Biden’s foreign policy – and one solution
Biden should jettison the worst of Obama’s and Trump’s policies, and instead pick the best of them.
FCC refuses to investigate net neutrality comment fraud
The FCC continues to take no action to remove the fraudulent comments or to prevent them from being filed.
Nearly every House Republican votes against codifying right to contraception
"If they had the chance they would ban it," said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
Standing on the brink—the President’s war on the press
The freedom we cherish in America owes a great deal to the symbiotic relationship between “the news”—free-wheeling journalism, warts and all—and an accountable government.
The war in Ukraine, diplomacy and the progressive left
Solidarity across borders could allow us to work together to find solutions to the problems we face in common like hunger in our own countries and the global south and the existential risk of climate change.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine reports on space nuclear propulsion
National Academies report urges nuclear-powered rockets for trips to Mars and lays out "synergies" in space nuclear activities between NASA and the U.S. military.
Rightwing victimhood, the Great Replacement and the cult of Qanon
“Bigoted conspiracy theories like QAnon have an enormous influence on the context in which local government operates.”
When big money buys off criticism of big money
Big money should not be influencing what should be investigated, revealed, and discussed – especially about big money.
Federal judge rules Trump administration must release detained children from ICE detention centers
“They need to make the sensible choice and release the parents to care for their children.”