Abdul El-Sayed answered 9/11 question honestly. CBS attacked him
Salonby Alex Galbraith2 Sept 2026
There are few consensus opinions left in American politics. The ones that remain, now that Dolly Parton has passed away, fall neatly into two camps.
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top 90%Data center backlash is panicking tech oligarchs ahead of midterms
Salonby Amanda Marcotte2 Sept 2026
Midterm elections are typically sleepier than presidential campaign years, so it’s genuinely shocking to see how much money is being unleashed, especially into GOP coffers, by the hyper-wealthy...
Lindsay Clancy's case is a test of American justice: We've already failed
Salonby Jesselyn Radack2 Sept 2026
The prosecution of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who strangled her three young children and then attempted to take her own life, is now with a jury that will determine whether or not she...
USPS whistleblower alleges rushed mail ballot systems could disenfranchise voters
Salonby Dion Nissenbaum, Votebeat2 Sept 2026
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.
ICE is arresting more people than ever
Salonby Troy Farah1 Sept 2026
Over the weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 people in Memphis, the largest raid in the city’s history, according to local immigrant rights groups.
The modern chef's job now extends far beyond the kitchen
Salonby Francesca Giangiulio1 Sept 2026
A chef used to need a restaurant. Now, they need a point of view. That was one of the clearest takeaways from the Chef’s Table Festival in Park City, Utah, where more than 70 chefs gathered not...
Trump's attacks on the press suddenly sound more frantic
Salonby Sophia Tesfaye1 Sept 2026
Donald Trump has spent a decade treating the press as an oppositional force to be delegitimized. His attacks used to have the swagger of a man who believed he was comfortably in command.
Trump's Venezuela oil deal is even sleazier than you think
Salonby Heather Digby Parton1 Sept 2026
During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump talked a lot about Venezuela. He claimed that country had emptied all its asylums and prisons and sent the convicts and patients to America to kill us all in...
Throughout Latin America, US backs autocrats in the name of liberty
Salonby Nicolas J.S. Davies1 Sept 2026
Simón Bolivar, the great liberator of South America, famously observed, “The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.” For 200 years...
The Trump administration’s plan for protecting consumers? Politely ask companies to behave
Salonby Andy Kroll1 Sept 2026
In mid-July testimony before Congress, Russell Vought boasted that, as the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he’d refashioned the agency’s approach to pursuing banks and...
Kalshi kicks out George Santos forever
Salonby Troy Farah31 Aug 2026
Kalshi, the online prediction market platform, has finally had enough of George Santos, issuing the company’s first-ever lifetime ban to the former Republican congressman.
HBO’s "Lanterns" illuminates a familiar double standard
Salonby Melanie McFarland31 Aug 2026
Trauma creates superheroes, we’re told. Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents’ murder and made vengeance his life’s mission. Superman survived his planet’s destruction.
Canada knows the US can't be trusted. It's ready to fight
Salonby Andrew O'Hehir31 Aug 2026
Canadians have made it clear: They don’t want to become the 51st state. For the record, and despite the increasingly delusional geography lessons delivered by the Trump administration, actual...
Texas and Georgia races show voters are finally sick of MAGA corruption
Salonby Amanda Marcotte31 Aug 2026
It’s easy to see why Ken Paxton thought he could waltz right into the role of senator from Texas.
"Local control" of data centers is a Big Tech con
Salonby Nicholas Liu31 Aug 2026
Despite efforts to tout AI infrastructure as a boon to the American economy, as well as a home-field advantage to a country steeped in capitalistic aspiration, hawkers of this technology have...
Don’t trust the name on the PAC
Salonby Andrew Moshirnia31 Aug 2026
The science behind the names It’s tempting to think that this tactic won’t work on the politically savvy people who pay attention to PAC names. But our research shows otherwise.
Just say no to Trump — the drug, that is
Salonby CK Smith30 Aug 2026
Dutch health officials are warning people about a potentially lethal new drug bearing a familiar face: President Donald Trump.
Trump’s answer to bad press? “FCC TO THE RESCUE!”
Salonby CK Smith30 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump is once again calling on the federal government to punish a news organization over coverage he doesn’t like — this time targeting NBC’s Kristen Welker for describing his...
Grand jury: DeSantis admin misused $10M
Salonby CK Smith30 Aug 2026
A Florida grand jury found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money and used it for political purposes — but concluded it could not determine who was...
It's critical that you see "Coyote vs. Acme"
Salonby Coleman Spilde30 Aug 2026
Every time a megacorporation does something that is so categorically, unequivocally, indisputably, jaw-droppingly, beyond a shadow of a doubt, all-caps “BAD”, one has to wonder: Haven’t the...