Noam Chomsky

• Republican Party official suggests he discussed the possibility of secession
  Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne is starting to draw attention for recent comments suggesting an interest in secession.The Casper Star Tribune' recent report flagged the remarks, which Eathorne made in a conversation with Steve Bannon on his podcast. They were discussing the future of the Republican Party."We are straight-talking, focused on the global scene, […]
  Cody Fenwick
• Psychological study reveals that the conservative mind is more resistant to science
  Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is fond of saying, "facts don't care about your feelings," a quip that implies that empirical data is more important than anecdotal evidence. Yet a recent psychological study suggests that conservatives, not liberals, are far more apt to let their feelings to get in the way of accepting facts.In a paper […]
  Salon
• Trump's downfall marks an end to a global shame
  A few weeks ago, I was contemplating writing a piece for right about now suggesting that as a symbolic gesture and public service, one of Joe Biden's first orders should be to tear down much of that ugly hurricane fencing around the White House and the surrounding neighborhood. After four years of corruption and skullduggery, […]
  Common Dreams
• Biden reportedly plans to block Keystone Pipeline — a 'huge victory' for Indigenous-led protests
  President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning on the day of his inauguration to rescind a federal permit allowing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States, a move environmentalists said would represent an immense victory for the planet attributable to years of tireless Indigenous-led opposition to the dirty-energy project.CBC News reported Sunday that […]
  Common Dreams
• World Health Organization warns we're at the 'brink of a catastrophic moral failure' on vaccine distribution
  "I need to be blunt: the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure—and the price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world's poorest countries."That ominous warning comes from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), who on Monday criticized wealthy countries and pharmaceutical companies for […]
  Common Dreams
• Trump just tried to change U.S. COVID policy in Biden's term — but Biden's team says it won't happen
  In a bizarre move on Monday, President Donald Trump released a proclamation seeking to lift the pandemic-related travel restrictions on much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil. The administration had recently put the restrictions in place, understandably, to limit spread of the virus. But the odd feature of the new decision to lift […]
  Cody Fenwick
• My grandfather was a Nazi — here's what everyone should know of my family's story of complicity
  My grandfather was a Nazi. As others, like former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, have also noted, the political events of today remind me of my family's past. My grandfather wasn't among the first to join the party. In fact, it took years to convince him. But Johann Bischoff eventually became a Nazi for the power […]
  Salon
• Democrats have a shortcut to start undoing parts of Trump's legacy
  by Daniel Farber, University of California, BerkeleyThe Trump administration dedicated itself to deregulation with unprecedented fervor. It rolled back scores of regulations across government agencies, including more than 80 environmental rules.The Biden administration can reverse some of those actions quickly – for instance, as president, Joe Biden can undo Donald Trump's executive orders with a […]
  The Conversation
• 'It'll be harder to hide': Ex-FDA chief warns mutant coronavirus strains 'may change everything'
  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 11.1 million people in the United States have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. But the rollout is much slower than had been promised. And former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, in a Twitter thread posted over the weekend, expresses […]
  Alex Henderson
• How Bill Barr's work 'laid the groundwork' for the Capitol siege: journalist
  In December, then-Attorney General William Barr infuriated many diehard supporters of President Donald Trump when he acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect and told the Associated Press that he saw no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. And following the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Barr was sharply critical of Trump's role […]
  Alex Henderson