Monday, June 15, 2026

Is Joe Biden right that the Russians are committing genocide in Ukraine?

President Biden admitted that he is making an argument from the gut when he says this, and that jurists of international law will make the final determination.

From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol, killing civilians is a crime

Exposed lies and double standards that corrupt the Pentagon's latest effort to whitewash its criminal non-compliance with the Geneva Conventions.

How the Supreme Court could make your life more dangerous

If Republican appointees on the Supreme Court succeed in gutting regulatory agencies, we all lose.

Defending Ukraine’s draft dodgers

How can we call Ukraine a part of the 'free world'?

Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner?

What do canny observers from the Middle East say about Saudi motives here?

Franklin’s ‘keep the republic’ demands Democrats must win over the majority—or else

The absence of outrage, if not indictments, to the Big Lie is as significant as the wickedness of the disgrace.

New efforts seek to build trust in elections, in the face of a still-thriving...

Believers of Trump’s big lie about the 2020 election continue to ignore national media and election experts. Will they be convinced by poll workers and local leaders to trust the democratic process again?

Kids are really worried about the climate crisis

Middle school student activists write their elected representatives to urge climate action.

10 reasons why hydropower dams are a false climate solution

Not only does hydroelectric power fail to prevent catastrophic climate change, but it also renders countries more vulnerable to climate change while emitting significant amounts of methane, one of the worst greenhouse gases.

Some early lessons from the war in Ukraine

"We will not give up, and we will not lose. We will fight till the end — at sea, in the air, we will continue fighting for our land whatever the cost. We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets."