Friday, November 13, 2026

Be warned, Donald Trump: Ghosts are everywhere

Harry Truman understood the importance of allies in Europe. President Trump does not.

Kabul bomb blast kills at least 90 people. We need to know their names

We may never know who is to blame, nor, sadly, are we likely to learn the names and the life stories of the victims.

Trump holds a trump card: The power to pardon

U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2 on pardon power of the president: ‘The President shall...have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.’

Making NAFTA worse

Trump promised to negotiate the widely loathed trade deal, which would be great – except he's giving corporations even more power to offshore jobs.

BREAKING: Wisconsin may bring the Koch brothers one state closer to rewriting the constitution

Legislators are debating whether to call for a constitutional convention, a prize of corporate interest groups.

The Republican Party’s sickness of the soul

There is, indeed, a “poverty of spirit” at work here.

Trump’s rollback of civil rights

Trump has made clear his priorities: Benefit the most comfortable Americans and stick it to the most vulnerable.

The reign of Trump: Understanding crazy in Washington

The only way that Republicans will abandon Trump is if he actually becomes so much of a public embarrassment that he jeopardizes the re-election prospects of Republican senators and Representatives.
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Coal is in a death spiral as India cancels new plants and solar prices...

The renewable energy sector in India already accounts for 60,000 jobs, and will add a similar number by 2022.

America’s Iran hysteria

The irrationality of Iran vilification.