Monday, November 9, 2026

Feeding two birds with one hand

“Nuclear weapons are always in the wrong hands.”

The Leadership Institute: Conservative PR school

Trumpism, most unfortunately, is still with us—as is The Leadership Institute with its arch right-wing operation, now extending globally.

‘Treasonous’ Patriots? Defunct exceptionalism? Inverse MAGA? The right smash-mouths its own perfidy

A cult of empty-headed, arm-waving stunts, as with the "rigged" election, is in the end no more than absurdist tomfoolery.

Trump’s legal problems are only just beginning

Multiple investigations at the state and federal level—plus private lawsuits—await Trump in private life.

Budget chair Sanders dares GOP to criticize him for using reconciliation to ‘protect ordinary...

"You did it, we're gonna do it, but we're gonna do it to protect ordinary people, not just the rich and the powerful."

Biden announces actions to address the growing hunger crisis facing 29 million Americans during...

Biden's actions are described as "equitable emergency economic relief" that would "help Americans persevere through the pandemic," according to a White House statement.

As we heal and move forward, watch out for aftershocks

The Trump presidency may finally be over, but the damage it did will persist and echo—even as President Biden takes rapid action to repair some of his predecessor’s environmental damage.

35 House democrats join Reps. Bush and Pressley in calling on Biden to end...

"We believe that rebuilding the dignity of America requires that we recommit ourselves to the tradition of due process, mercy, and judicial clemency when it comes to matters related to the criminal legal system."

NRC 100 year licensing conference: It’s time to stop this whole nuke con job

Biden could move to have done to the NRC what was done to its predecessor agency, the AEC, to have it abolished. And to push to end nuclear power in the U.S.

‘Basically trying to overturn the Senate election’: McConnell delaying Democratic takeover in effort to...

“McConnell is already abusing the filibuster to block the constitution of the new majority. Nuking the filibuster is the appropriate response.”