Sunday, July 26, 2026

Majority of Americans of all religions or none want legal abortion, except for Evangelicals...

Even if you add all abortion critics in all the religions together, they are a minority of the country.

The slow rise of social democracy in the US

“The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity. We have been cursed with the reign of gold long enough. Money constitutes no proper basis of civilization.”

Historic CEO pay tax passes in Portland

The Oregon city has just adopted the first tax penalty on corporations with extreme gaps between their CEO and worker pay.

What to do when you see science denial at the science museum

I went to DC’s Smithsonian Museum of Natural History expecting to learn about the history of our planet. Instead, I stumbled upon a Koch-funded climate denial disaster.

Leftist presidential candidate’s landslide win promises clean sweep of Pinochet’s fascist legacy

Chileans turned out in large numbers in a dramatic run-off election between a hard-right open admirer of Pinochet named Antonio Kast and a 35-year old leftist and veteran of a decade of protest actions against the government, Gabriel Boric.

DNC chair Tom Perez, the Democratic Party’s grim metaphor

Sometimes a party’s leader seems to symbolize an enduring malaise.

The next big fight

Hands off Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security — expand and improve these programs — don’t cut them.

America last

Will Trump set a record for the history books?

New bill introduced to hold US military accountable to civilian casualties

“Maximizing transparency will prevent further loss of life.”

The problem goes way beyond Kellyanne Conway: Trump’s team of TV surrogates constantly lie

Have we ever had a modern-day press secretary who put so many substantial lies up on the board in just a few short weeks?