Saturday, November 14, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Daderot (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

FDA tells court abortion pill review will not finish until after the election

A federal judge paused Louisiana's lawsuit in April and ordered the agency to act with all deliberate speed. The Supreme Court has kept telehealth and mail access in place.

Lost in TrumpWorld

Ostensibly big stories erupt, command universal attention, and then evaporate like the dewfall on a summer morning, their place taken by the next equally big, no less ephemeral story.
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Impeachment, Bernie’s surge, and the upcoming State of the Union

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich launches a new talk show, The Common Good, and discusses the latest on impeachment.

‘Socialism’ and other bad words from the name-caller-in-chief

It seems that Republicans don’t only dislike the idea of taxing the rich, they don’t even understand it.

Double or nothing on infrastructure

Bad news about infrastructure is as ubiquitous as potholes. Failures in a 108-year-old railroad bridge and tunnel cost New York commuters thousands of hours...

Making sense of the deportation debate

How Bill Clinton and Barack Obama laid the groundwork for Trump’s immigration policies.
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Overcrowding, rotten food & nooses: DHS watchdog confirms horrific conditions at immigrant jails

Now Homeland Security’s own inspector general has revealed how detained immigrants are subjected to rotten food, severe overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and broken and overflowing toilets.

The Link Between Armed Conflict And Climate Change Just Got A Bit Stronger

Conflict outbreaks following climate disasters are no coincidence, according to new research.

Over 2,100 anti-war protesters arrested in Russia

A total of 5,500 anti-war protesters have now been detained since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military assault on Ukraine.

“No, he doesn’t,” say experts as Trump claims he has the right to stop...

“This is just about him trying to set up a situation to sow seeds of confusion and fear so that if he loses in November, he can try to delegitimize a completely valid election.”