Wednesday, April 29, 2026

As job gains slow, the Fed and Congress apply the wrong medicine

This is hardly the time to put on the fiscal brakes.

Elizabeth Warren Recalls a Time When Big Donors May Have Changed Hillary’s Vote

With our corrupted campaign finance system, elected officials design policy with special-interest money in mind.

Leaks reveal reality behind US propaganda in Ukraine

Like in previous U.S. wars, the veil of propaganda is unraveling around a senseless and unnecessary war that is killing a generation of young Ukrainians.

French Paradox: Terror Attacks Continue as ISIS Loses Ground

If the Republicans actually want to hinder terrorists, they might consider confirming a new treasury undersecretary and tightening up legislation.
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Republicans don’t own patriotism

True patriots don’t put loyalty to their political party above their love of America.

Clooney, Holt, and others push ageist tropes against Biden instead of addressing Project 2025

George Clooney pushed ageist tropes against Biden in New York Times. Then Lester Holt and others piled up as well, instead of whistleblowing Project 2025.

‘Escalation dominance’. . . and the prospect of more than 1,000 Holocausts

Daniel Ellsberg was shown a document calculating that a U.S. nuclear attack on communist countries would result in 600 million dead. As he put it later: “A hundred Holocausts.”

Welcome to a new form of rule

Psychopaths in power are dangerous because of their inability to feel the pain of others.

Will teachers save our democracy?

A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”