America must take steps now to avoid a slide into authoritarianism
Without robust federal legislation, it will soon be impossible to stop America’s degeneration into a diluted pseudo-democracy Source:...
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Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
The justices on Wednesday rejected a bid by Trump to withhold the documents from the committee until the issue is finally resolved by...
read more75 Years On, the Doomsday Clock Keeps Ticking
The iconic graphic of a timepiece originated as a nuclear warning. It updates its time on Thursday amid threats like climate change...
read moreAfter a Year of Biden, Why Do We Still Have Trump’s Foreign Policy?
In the coming year, we hope that the public will remind Biden of its deep-seated aversion to war and that he will respond—albeit...
read moreBank Blocks Donations Supporting Cuban Effort to Vaccinate World
“A European bank, established in the Netherlands, has decided to put the interests of the U.S. government above the lives of...
read moreOverthrowing Governments Is a Giant Failure
The evidence is pretty overwhelming that a takeover or a “regime change” of Ukraine by either the U.S. or Russia would be...
read moreNew York Attorney General: Investigation Found “Significant Evidence” of Trump Business Fraud
A new court filing says that Trump and two of his children were in charge when misleading financial statements were issued to lenders...
read moreEssential: Reforming The Supreme Court… Will Biden Fail At That Too?
Court expansion may be the only thing that will save our democracy for the next generation. Source: Essential: Reforming The Supreme...
read moreBeware the Hawkish Pundits Pushing for War Over Ukraine
Readers seeking riotous calls to violence in Eastern Europe should turn to the Times and the Post, but those who are interested in a...
read moreAlert: Washington’s Bi-Partisan Russia-Bashers Are Determined to Start a War
Russia-bashing is a bi-partisan activity in Washington. Both parties think it makes them look “tough” and...
read moreAlert: Top 10 US Billionaires Got $1 Billion Richer Every Day of Pandemic
“Each made about the same in a single minute as the average American household earns in an entire year. This can’t...
read moreIn South Africa as in Palestine: Why We Must Protect the Legacy of Desmond Tutu
Because of Tutu, we are constantly reminded that Israeli apartheid in Palestine must be fought with the same ferocity, will, and...
read moreAlert: The Elite Political Press Is Incapable of Looking the Monster in the Eye
The monster is the Republican Party, and the modern conservative movement that is its animating force. It is bound and determined to...
read moreBiden’s Wing of the Democratic Party Is Sinking His Presidency
Much like Biden’s and Schumer’s approach to the Omicron wave, the White House and congressional leadership appear to be several steps...
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