Thursday, February 12, 2026

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Rightwing populism in a time of crisis

When the smoke clears, let’s hope the scales fall from the eyes of their supporters and the only recently growing phenomenon of rightwing, anti-science populism is consigned to the dustbin of history, where it belongs.

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Senate GOP blocks effort to overturn $10.3 billion corporate tax break tied to IRS...

Resolution targeting Trump administration guidance on corporate minimum tax fails 51-47 as advocates warn of expanded loopholes.

The fight to keep ICE from reopening a notorious prison

Survivors of abuse at a shuttered federal prison known as “the rape club” are teaming up with local activists to keep ICE out of Northern California.

The bottomless, MAGA Trump indecency swamp

But what reforms come without great pains?/The status quo sneers at balls and chains.

Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan

Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.

MAGA outgrows isolationism

Does America first mean America alone?