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DOJ, FBI, investigating, Mary Peltola, Ilhan Omar, Todd Blanche, Kash Patel
US Politics

Hey, NY Times: Peltola and Omar Aren’t the Biggest Threat to This Country

Russ Baker 11/02/26

But what is TRULY scandalous?

Haley Stevens, Jewish Democratic Council of America, 2025, Leadership Summit
Elections

Haley Stevens Nukes Own Political Career, Gets Trump Tweet as Consolation

Klaus Marre 11/01/26
Demonstrators, No Kings: Vote Early, rally, Washington, DC
Elections Opinion

Make Your Voice Heard, America!

Klaus Marre 11/01/26
DonkeyHotey_Not_Hitler_Yet_3x2.jpg
Cartoon

Adolf Hitler Wasn’t HITLER in 1932; Trump Isn’t HITLER in 2026

DonkeyHotey 11/01/26
Daylight Savings Time, fall back, clock
Culture Science

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow… Thoughts on Falling Back

Jonathan D. Simon 11/01/26

Deep Dives

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, coup et tat

(How) Will Trump Try to Sabotage the Midterms?

William T. Dowell
Shootout at the White House

Snipers for Trump

Russ Baker
Jonathan Simon, chart, 2004 presidential election, National Press Club

Election 2026: How Little We Know

Jonathan D. Simon
Jack boot, mail-in ballot, voter suppression

Trump Advised: Do Anything Necessary to Retain Power

Russ Baker

Justice

State Senator, Charlane Oliver
Apprentice Stories

She Stood Up for Voting Rights, Then Republicans Tried to Put Her in Her Place

Ava Johnson 10/30/26

When Republicans redrew Tennessee’s congressional maps to disenfranchise the state’s African American voters, one Democratic lawmaker took a stand and was made to pay for it. Now she is fighting back.

People protest, Paris, 2026
International Rights & Liberties

As Discontents Flare Up, Fascists Feed on the Flames

Neal Gabler 10/21/26
Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, signs, bomb, Iran
Justice

From Gregg to Hegseth: America’s Long Fall From Grace

Jonathan D. Simon 10/10/26

Technology

Map, US states, ICE, ERO One
Cartoon

Saturday Hashtag: #TheDigitalDragnet

Sean Ogden
Plant Vogtle, nuclear power plant
Environment

Why Google Is Paying to Upgrade Nuclear Power Plants

Emily Jones
MechaGodzilla, AI, Apocalypse
Artificial Intelligence

Saturday Hashtag: #AIDebtMonster

Sean Ogden
Zero-Click cyberattacks
Apprentice Stories

There’s a New Global Cybersecurity Threat Outpacing Regulation, and It’s Not AI

Audrey Hill

Elections

Haley Stevens, Jewish Democratic Council of America, 2025, Leadership Summit
Elections

Haley Stevens Nukes Own Political Career, Gets Trump Tweet as Consolation

Klaus Marre 11/01/26

In endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens on Sunday not only tanked her own political career but also managed to unite the entire Democratic Party behind Abdul El-Sayed.

Demonstrators, No Kings: Vote Early, rally, Washington, DC
Elections Opinion

Make Your Voice Heard, America!

Klaus Marre 11/01/26
Mary Peltola, Alaska, Representative
Elections Journalism & Media

The Media Is Focusing on the Wrong Attempt to Steal Alaska’s Senate Seat

Klaus Marre 11/01/26

Government Integrity

JD Vance, press conference, alleged fraud
Government Integrity

Republicans Would Probably Rather Talk About Even Epstein Than Trump’s Corruption

Klaus Marre
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Medal of Science
Government Integrity

Billionaires Broke US Politics; It’s High Time for Americans To Fight Back

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Government Integrity

Bestie Bailout: Trump Gives a Helping Hand to Putin and the Finger to Congress

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, Tech, West Wing Lobby, press, White House, Elon Musk
Government Integrity

Rich Immigrant Wants To Buy Himself a Congress

Klaus Marre

Editors' Picks

Science, space, NASA, telescope, Swift Observatory, failed rescue, crashing to Earth

NASA Telescope on Verge of Plunging to Earth After Failed Rescue Mission

Whowhatwhy Editors
Big tech, Gen Z, Instagram, Tik Tok, social media addiction, digital detox, tools

‘My Social Life Completely Plummeted’: Gen Z Is Fighting Back Against Big Tech

Whowhatwhy Editors
Science, health, pollution, PFAS, 'forever' chemicals, removal challenges

‘Forever’ Chemicals Are Everywhere. Can New Tech Get Rid of Them for Good?

Whowhatwhy Editors
Tech, datacenters, Google’s latest push, Finland forest stripped, anger

Anger in Finland as Google Illegally Fells 250,000 Trees for Data Center

Whowhatwhy Editors

Environment

Plant Vogtle, nuclear power plant
Environment

Why Google Is Paying to Upgrade Nuclear Power Plants

Emily Jones 10/29/26

In the race to power data centers, could tech company cash help carbon-free energy win out?

Upsala Glacier, Argentina
Environment

2026 State of the Climate Report Shows a Planet Reaching Its Limits

Grace van Deelen 10/27/26
DIGGER, Official final trailer, screenshot
Arts Environment

‘Digger’ Has a Lot Of Haters. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.

Frida Garza 10/22/26

Journalism & Media

Mary Peltola, Alaska, Representative
Elections

The Media Is Focusing on the Wrong Attempt to Steal Alaska’s Senate Seat

Klaus Marre
Scott Jennings, Republican Jewish Coalition, Jewish, Conference, expo, liar
Journalism & Media

We Wholeheartedly Endorse Political Influencers Suing Each Other

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, walks from, Oval Office
Journalism & Media

Who Has the Best Words, Trump or Obama? Time (Magazine) Will Tell

Klaus Marre
Donald Trump, barred, major media, CNN, Politico, MSNOW
Journalism & Media

Explaining Journalism to an 11-Year-Old

William T. Dowell

US Politics

DOJ, FBI, investigating, Mary Peltola, Ilhan Omar, Todd Blanche, Kash Patel
US Politics

Hey, NY Times: Peltola and Omar Aren’t the Biggest Threat to This Country

Russ Baker 11/02/26

But what is TRULY scandalous?

Donald Trump, National Medal of Science, tech company leaders
US Politics

Why the Most Powerful Men in America Are Monsters

Neal Gabler 10/30/26
Vice President, JD Vance, 2026 Founder Ball,
US Politics

Vance Says Clinton Should Have Won in 2016

Klaus Marre 10/29/26
Shootout at the White House
Deep Dives US Politics

Snipers for Trump

Russ Baker 10/26/26
Donald Trump, hosts, Rose Garden Dinner, hunters, fishermen
US Politics

Trump’s Extortion and Bribery Tour May Come to a High School Gym Near You

Klaus Marre 10/22/26

Podcast

Game theory politics, Capitol

Maybe American Politics Isn’t Broken? It’s Playing Out as the Game Was Invented

Jeff Schechtman
Two men, arguing, politics

Have We Lost Sight of What Politics Is For?

Jeff Schechtman
People in line, sorting

What One Subway Death Reveals About a Country That Stopped Listening

Jeff Schechtman
Illustration, Enjoy Capitalism

How Fast Food Became the Laboratory for Modern Capitalism

Jeff Schechtman

Cartoon

DonkeyHotey_Not_Hitler_Yet_3x2.jpg

Adolf Hitler Wasn’t HITLER in 1932; Trump Isn’t HITLER in 2026

DonkeyHotey
Map, US states, ICE, ERO One

Saturday Hashtag: #TheDigitalDragnet

Sean Ogden
Israel, Genocide, Palestinians, Gaza

A Palestinian State Remains Elusive No Matter Who Governs Israel Next

Ted Rall
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