Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Bernie surges on

I don't know if Bernie will be nominated, but his latest surge in the polls puts him ahead in Iowa, N.H., and Nevada. Biden leads in South Carolina.

Biden proposal for fossil fuel leasing on public lands called ‘massive climate failure’

The center is among more than 500 groups that responded to the rule with a letter urging Biden to "rapidly phase down federal fossil fuel extraction and production on public lands" to near-zero by 2030.

The Organization of American States is eroding faith in democracy

Under its pro-Trump secretary general, a politicized OAS has botched electoral missions across the hemisphere — and even precipitated a coup.
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‘We are way, way behind’: US lags on coronavirus testing & medical experts warn...

We spend the hour looking at how the Trump administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of infections because of ongoing problems with access to testing, and how other countries have responded.

‘This is a trap’: Progressives sound alarm as GOP attempts sneak attack on social...

“Senate Republicans are using the coronavirus crisis as a cynical cover to attack our Social Security system.”

Mercenaries and morons: the failed for-profit Venezuela coup

Whatever one thinks of Venezuela’s government, the country’s long suffering people deserve better than being cast as expendable pawns in a struggle to secure the country’s vast oil and other resources for American and other multi-national corporate interests.

Is Stacey Abrams progressive?

While she likes to describe herself as a progressive and as a pragmatist, Stacey Abrams is now on a national path that looks far more “pragmatic” than progressive.

A progressive response to Trump’s inaugural

It takes creativity to fashion an effective strategy that would restore democratic power to all people equally.

Bernie Sanders and others respond to Trump’s Muslim ban

“Trump's anti-Muslim order plays into the hands of fanatics wishing to harm America.”

“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.”