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Tag: 2024 presidential election

Global alarm as Donald Trump’s re-election sparks fears for human rights...

An in-depth look at the unprecedented concerns raised by Donald Trump’s re-election, from threats to democracy and civil rights in the U.S. to fears of escalated global instability.

What Trump might do in his second presidency and what it...

While the U.S. will not likely become a full blown authoritarian regime, it is certainly no longer a fully functioning democracy.

Trump condemns Iowa poll showing Harris in the lead, calls for...

Describing the well-regarded poll as “suppression,” Trump claimed it was skewed against him and called for it to be made “illegal,” raising concerns about his ongoing attacks on press freedom and the electoral system.

10 ways to be prepared and grounded if Trump wins

It’s important we squarely face the possibility of a Trump victory and what we’d have to do about it. 

Imagine the redemptive marvel when a fully-qualified woman of color with immigrant ties triumphs. And even more terrifying reveal—if she loses

What white, moderate Democratic male, of the right age, stature and competence, would not throttle an unfit, criminal menace whose horror-show regime had a first failed run?

‘Put them in trauma’: Inside a key MAGA leader’s plans for...

1776 and 1860: A key Trump adviser likened the country’s moment to those fractious periods in American history.

Trump and Musk are a match leading us to Hell

The two dangerous demagogues are openly colluding with one another to seize political power so they can milk taxpayers and dismantle government regulations that protect the public.

We need to reimagine masculinity and ask why men are supporting...

 If the traditional man is exalted for providing and protecting his kin and family, could a healthy masculinity reflect someone who wants to protect society and the planet?

This is not a drill. Fascism is on the ballot. But...

Rather than being for personal absolution, voting is a tool in the political toolbox—if the goal is to avert the worst and improve the chances for constructing a future worthy of humanity.

What’s certain about results of the presidential election

While we don't know who the next president will be, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen.

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The real evil empire may surprise you

Serving in (or thinking about) the U.S. military for 40 years.

One in ten Americans lives in a sinking city, new study finds

Groundbreaking research from Columbia University reveals that land beneath America’s largest cities is sinking—mostly due to groundwater extraction—posing a hidden but growing threat to infrastructure, flood safety, and climate resilience.

Texas voters reject far right school boards in sweeping backlash to book bans

Dozens of candidates who backed book censorship policies lost their seats in school board elections across Texas, signaling public fatigue with partisan attacks on students, educators, and libraries.

Millions would lose Medicaid under GOP cuts, says new CBO report

A nonpartisan analysis shows Republican efforts to slash Medicaid by $880 billion would strip healthcare from millions of low-income Americans in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.

GOP advances sweeping plan to fast-track drilling, mining, and logging on public lands

A new Republican bill would open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel and timber companies while gutting environmental review processes, in a bid to help fund massive tax cuts.