Saturday, November 14, 2026

Twelve movies about American demagoguery to watch this weekend

Bored with the transfer of presidential power? Here's an alternative viewing list of great films.

New from Trump University

Election rigging 101

EPA nominee Scott Pruitt gets grilled on fossil fuel ties at confirmation hearing

“Simply put, Scott Pruitt is unprepared and unfit for the job.”

Don’t judge Sessions by his cover

He wrote the book on discrimination.

The long ordeal of whistleblower Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning is expected to be released on May 17.

Big protests are fine, but here’s a to-do list for lasting change

After the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we’ll need to build power where we live.

Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education

The keys to authentic education have always been interest and ability and when these are absent so too is authentic learning.

Trump, Betsy DeVos and the plan to end democratic education

Trump’s victory and DeVos’s voucher advocacy could motivate Republican supermajorities to cut further from education in an effort to move public education into the private sector.

When women revolted

The coming years promise grave challenges, but a revived feminist movement can move us in the right direction.

Trump’s interior dept. nominee, Rep. Ryan Zinke to face questioning on climate record, support...

The National Parks Action Fund gave Rep. Zinke an “F” for his voting record on bills that would impact national parks.