Thursday, May 14, 2026

Tag: politics

Reflections on a low, dishonest decade

And nearly 100 Essays for TomDispatch.

10 good things that happened in 2025

Let's look back on 2025 as the year movements for peace and justice freed political prisoners, slowed the war machine, and helped turn the public against endless wars.

Trump’s push into nuclear questions economic conflicts of interest, public safety

The Trump family’s investments in nuclear fusion live under a bad cloud that threatens us all.

The dark side of Trump’s moon

A new book sheds light on the "intellectual" underpinnings of the Trump revolution.

Who’s the real outlaw at sea? Trump’s tanker grab vs. the...

U.S. murder and violence against other people and countries does not become lawful simply because officials in the White House wish that it was.

Doin’-the-Right-Thing Rag

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don't Ask Donald Trump!)

Will ambushed voters be so repulsed by MAGA’s war against America—systemic...

Could tycoons not do any better than the farcical, dishonest Keystone Kops klutzes—Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Patel, Noem, Bondi, Ludnick and RFK Jr.?

The Trump corollary

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro.

Hegseth’s alleged war crime is the exact illegal order the 6...

Have Trump and Hegseth endorsed the commission of war crimes?

Ecuadorians reject referendum to host foreign military bases

The measure, which Ecuadorian voters overwhelmingly rejected, was part of a constitutional reform proposed by President Daniel Noboa.

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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins

The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).

Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk

A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.

Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...

A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.

The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war

The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.

Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba

The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...