Thursday, October 22, 2026

Republican states manipulate electoral college to favor Trump in 2024

Republican-led states Nebraska and Georgia are exploring or implementing changes to their Electoral College processes, potentially shifting the 2024 presidential election in Donald Trump’s favor. These changes could undermine the popular vote and democratic principles in favor of partisan gains.

Here’s a review of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson’s Secretary of State hearing so far

Tillerson said he does not see climate change as a big national security threat.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Jarek Tuszyński / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule

North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.

Spain, Brazil and South Africa create alliance to tax super-rich at UN conference

Oxfam said the alliance created at the UN conference shows the political will for taxation of the super-rich that countries must follow their lead and join forces.

While lobbying to kill Build Back Better, Pharma hikes costs of 866 drugs

"Outrageously high prescription drug prices are now even higher."

How Putin’s skill-set shows up Trump’s. One’s a calculating, thuggish, earth-jolting authoritarian, the other...

Their personalities and very different strengths and weaknesses will determine their fate and final standing.

Bernie and Hillary Agree to Debate in Brooklyn

One last debate will be held, between Sanders and Clinton, after the Wisconsin and Wyoming primaries and before the New York primary.

Four takeaways from the Supreme Court’s census citizenship question ruling

A divided Supreme Court ruled last week that the Commerce Department’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census violated...

Uh-Oh Monsanto: EU Glyphosate License Set to Expire this Month

Glyphosate may soon be off European shelves permanently.

How Americans became poor

If we want to create a vibrant middle class, we have to abandon slogans and simplistic solutions and understand the bigger picture.