Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Sorry, Donald Trump, you can’t bring back coal when solar costs half as much

In the 3rd quarter of 2016, solar installations in the U.S. were up nearly 200% over the 3rd quarter of 2015.
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“It wasn’t a golden age”: Cornel West says democrats have to reckon with mixed...

Harvard professor Cornel West joins us from Detroit, where he attended both nights of the Democratic debate. He talks about the troubling...

Chief State Scientist Resigns and Accuses Republicans of Covering Up Water Crisis

State Epidemiologist Megan Davies has resigned her position because of the corruption of Governor Pat McCrory's administration.

Trump’s Tantrums: Tawdry Glitz for Hoodwinked Peanut Gallery

Though P.T. Barnum was as "self-absorbed and self-aggrandizing as Donald Trump," he was far less racists. Is this "palinesque loser" reviving the Gong Show?

We need a mass movement to demand radical progressive change

Is the Democratic Party beyond hope?

Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline on day one of presidency

“This decision to halt the Keystone XL pipeline on day one in office sets a precedent that all permitting decisions must pass a climate test and respect Indigenous rights.”

Trumpcare passed the House: Here’s how we can still stop it

The ACA remains the law of the land. There are many more steps left in the legislative process before this bill ever reaches Trump’s desk.

A Deere in the spotlight

Deere's licensing scheme is an artificial, corporate-imposed, private "law" that will squeeze independent shops out of business.

Whatever Happened to Antitrust?

America used to have antitrust laws, but no longer. Giant corporations are now taking over the economy and weakening antitrust enforcement. We are living in a land of monopolies.

The ‘thin blue line’ and the slide into authoritarianism

A Democratic administration under the right amount of pressure can at the very least help to tone down the kind of rhetoric that has only emboldened law enforcement overreach in the United States and beyond.