Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Tag: democracy

A vote against crisis

Votes on important issues could take place at any time, and since it would be done via the Internet, voters could vote at any convenient time.

Stand Up America urges lawmakers to pass measure to extend vote-by-mail...

“Lawmakers must act immediately to provide emergency funding to the states to ensure that every eligible voter can cast their ballot this fall.”

How democracy ends

Not with a bang but with a whimper...

Buying the presidency

This is how oligarchy destroys democracy.

A fine republic, but can we keep it?

What other parts of the Constitution does President Trump consider “phony”?

Make Washington sane again: Here’s how in six easy lessons

Fed up with gridlock in Congress? Want to make America respectable again? If you voted for Trump, 2020 is your chance to redeem yourself.

‘Democracy for sale’: Cambridge Analytica & big tech’s history of manipulating...

“So was Facebook responsible for Donald Trump getting elected? I think the answer is yes.”

How Citizens United got us Trump

Why the past 10 years were the anti-democracy decade.

With support of just one Republican, House passes ‘historic’ bill to...

"If we want a true democracy, we must protect the right to vote for all."

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The first trillionaire – no big deal?

Multi-billionaires are bad enough; a trillionaire is a magnitude worse
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, which serves Jackson, Mississippi. Photo: Sabrina Dalton, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Appeals court rules the constitution guarantees no right to clean water

A dissenting judge compared the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis to Flint's
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during an enforcement operation in Los Angeles, June 12, 2025. Photo: DHSgov (public domain)

ICE agent shoots delivery driver in Austin as officials question who will investigate

The Department of Homeland Security says it is leading the inquiry, with its Homeland Security Investigations unit in charge, a role the FBI has historically held, CBS News reported.
A satellite view of Tehran, Iran. Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Trump says he is in ‘deciding mode’ on destroying Iran

The Pentagon's own death count is undercounting US troops killed in the seven-month war, the Washington Post has reported.
A military pharmacy. Photo: U.S. Air Force / Airman Trevor Calvert

Secret Pfizer and Lilly contracts favor drugmakers over patients, records show

The deals let companies raise prices overseas while carving blockbuster obesity drugs out of required discounts.