Monday, February 9, 2026

Tag: coup d’etat

The real ‘coup de tat’

As long as we allow ANY type of private money into electoral politics, third party movements simply cannot compete with the power of the purse held by the Republicans and Democrats.

Right, Trump gangster buffoons can pull off the first ever American...

Despite scary extremist brouhaha, authoritarian rule by coup won’t come to America because an inept, phony orange impresario waves his shiny baton.

Unforeseen consequences in Mali

The destabilization of the country is at least partially a result of the NATO intervention in nearby Libya

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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs

“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.

DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.

Trump delivers lunch to Beijing

China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.

The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? 

Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.

EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba

This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.