Thursday, July 24, 2025

How does Santos the phony phony differ from Trump the genuine phony?

Imitating Trump’s illusion of invulnerability does not protect one against self-destruction.

'How the FBI Created a Terrorist:' Agency Accused of Entrapping Mentally Ill Man in...

One journalist investigates the FBI’s use of informants in sting operations in an exposé called "How the FBI Created a Terrorist." Join Democracy Now discusses an elaborately orchestrated FBI sting that took place in 2012.
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This is voting in 2016: Armed intimidation squads, purged rolls, 868 fewer polling stations

All of this comes as this year’s presidential election is the first in half a century to take place without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act.

US-backed Rafah massacre: Calls for immediate suspension of Israeli aid after 45 civilians killed

International outrage mounts as images of the Rafah bombing reveal horrific civilian casualties, prompting demands for the U.S. to cease military support for Israel.

Can’t Hillary Haters All Just Get Along? (Part 1)

Can Hillary Clinton accomplish the inconceivable: uniting the long-divided political Left--in opposition? Part 1 of 2

Why the GOP’s Fence Fantasy Is a Farce

Trump, Cruz, Rubio and the other “just build a wall” simpletons either don’t know what they’re talking about or are deliberately trying to dupe voters.

What ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Should Mean to Us

Our continuing alliance requires us all to repeat "Je suis Charlie" in the aftermath of the atrocious terror attack on a Parisian satire magazine. It is important to look closely at what we are defending.

The vision and legacy of Berta Cáceres

An interview with Berta Zúñiga Cáceres and Laura Zúñiga Cáceres.

Exxon’s Weapons of Mass Confusion on Climate Change

The real power, and our great hope, is in the People's rebellion: marches, civil disobedience, trainings, teach-ins and other actions to pressure leaders to put people and the planet over corporate profiteering.