Monday, February 9, 2026

Tag: presidential debates

Our Long National Debate Nightmare is Over

Until the public demands better, the puppet show will go on.

Missing From the Debates: Climate Change, Poverty, Campaign Finance and More

The presidential candidates have not been asked questions on some of the critical issues facing us, and Chris Wallace has no plans to ask them.

Back to the Future

Five questions that weren't asked during the 2012 presidential debates and are unlikely to be asked in 2016.

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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.