Tuesday, November 10, 2026

‘Conspiracism’ poisons the rightwing fringe; progressives not immune, just much smarter

What changes before 2024 if the GOP can’t exit the pandemic-decimated, insurrectionist Trump train wreck?

MAGA’s nightmare cult embodies the manic venom of old-time religion without the good

Like religious fundamentalism, MAGA Trump broaches no dissent, indeed feeds upon opposition to justify undeserved privileges, dividing the world between the saved and sinful deserving punishment.

Koch-Backed ‘Dark Money’ Groups Fined for Failing to Disclose Donors

Three conservative organizations agree to pay FEC combined $233,000.

Two Iraqi peace activists confront a Trumpian world

As the Trump administration weighs war, Iraqis prepare a carnival for peace.

Scenario: Trump resigns after extorting pardons – deluded he’ll fend off recrimination and penalties

Many voices must apply maximum pressure, but it’s no slam dunk that anything overcomes Trump’s impenetrable defenses.

Trump’s job boast

“The entire announcement appears to be a restatement of commitments that were first made informally as early as 2015, and made more formally in early 2016, at least six months before the election.”

Malaysia to return 3,300 tons of plastic waste illegally imported from countries including the...

"Malaysia will not be a dumping ground to the world ... we will fight back."
A ballot drop box. Photo: Paul Sableman / CC BY 2.0

Ballots rejected for late postmarks rose where the Postal Service cut rural mail pickups,...

Oregon rejected 7,314 primary ballots for late postmarks and Washington counties saw rates several times higher than in 2022, while the Postal Service says it is taking extra steps for November 3.

Sanders Might Soon Be Out of the Race, But Not the Revolution

Five ways to build on the momentum of the Bernie Sanders campaign and transform American politics in ways his supporters envisioned.

Exclusive: The Pentagon’s massive accounting fraud exposed

How U.S. military spending keeps rising even as the Pentagon flunks its audits.