Saturday, October 31, 2026
The Trinity nuclear test, July 16, 1945. Photo: Jack W. Aeby, public domain

(Mis)Reading the Times

World's End, Up Close and Personal
A No Kings protest in Washington, D.C. Photo: Nvss132 / CC BY 4.0

‘You say you want a revolution’ – where’s the coalition against the relentless tyranny...

When else in a marginal democracy have so few done so much damage to so many in such a short time?
The US Capitol at night. Photo: Diliff, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Will America reactivate its decency gene, closing the spigot of scorched-earth MAGA schemes?

Only a midterm rout turns back the suicidal, corruption-laden Trump bulldozer, ploughing ahead (crypto, emoluments, inflation, blackmail, AI) to enrich the rich by impoverishing the poor
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

America’s Archvillain, And His Arch of Tr(i)ump(h)

Tom Engelhardt on the 250-foot triumphal arch Trump plans to build in Washington, D.C.
Demolition of the White House East Wing. Photo: Sizzlipedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

Trump conned by his own worst enemy: himself – and the fixated lunacy of...

Thus do clear MAGA victims of an unjust economic system make themselves double marks from an even worse, more costly betrayer.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: FEMA/Bill Koplitz, via Wikimedia Commons

The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
The Old City of Sana'a, Yemen's capital, which has been under Ansar Allah control since 2014. Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The urgency of recognizing the Ansar Allah government in Yemen

A near-strike this weekend, reversed at the last minute, is the latest turn in a war that hinges on which Yemeni government Washington recognizes.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage at Landing Zone 1. Photo: SpaceX (CC0)

The first trillionaire – no big deal?

Multi-billionaires are bad enough; a trillionaire is a magnitude worse
Rep. Ro Khanna speaks at a 2020 Bernie Sanders campaign rally. Photo: Σ / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028

RootsAction and Progressive Democrats of America will launch a campaign after the midterms urging the two lawmakers to seek the 2028 Democratic nomination.