Noam Chomsky

• Our ‘firenado’ of a president
  It was August 2017 and Donald Trump had not yet warmed up to Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s portly dictator. In fact, in typical Trumpian fashion, he was pissed at the…
  Tom Engelhardt
• A lesson in power: Charges of Republican hypocrisy are insufficient to change the course of RBG’s replacement
  The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. …The object of persecution is persecution.…
  Common Dreams
• Evangelical Christians don’t care about endangered GOP senators as long as they get their SCOTUS replacement: report
  In a candid interview with the New York Times, the leader of a Christian-based anti-choice group admitted that she didn’t care if some GOP lawmakers on the November ballot go down to…
  Tom Boggioni
• Team Trump’s pandemic response is now a worldwide embarrassment
  A new Pew Research Center poll shows an unfortunate truth of the Trump pandemic era: Across the world, other nations are all in agreement that the United States’ COVID-19 response—to use…
  Hunter
• Trump is headed for a ‘Biden blowout’ in November: political analyst
  Based upon the most recent polling, Donald Trump will not only lose in November but will be blown out by Democratic challenger Joe Biden, according to CNN polling analyst Harry Enten.…
  Tom Boggioni
• Ricin poison found in mail package addressed to Trump
  A package containing the poison ricin was reportedly sent to President Donald Trump this week but was intercepted by authorities.CNN quoted two law enforcement officials confirming the attempted poison attack,…
  Elizabeth Preza
• Trump critics and European allies challenge Pompeo claim about snapback of UN sanctions on Iran: ‘A farce’
  The international community is pushing back against U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Saturday night claim that United Nations sanctions on Iran have been restored—the administration’s latest attempt to escalate…
  Jessica Corbett
• Democratic donors set records in donations following Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
  With the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, Democratic candidates have seen record levels of fundraising donations. According to ActBlue, in less than 72 hours, almost $100…
  Walter Einenkel
• ‘Far left radical dead’: What right-wingers are saying about Ginsburg’s death
  After yesterday’s passing of 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right-wing pundits were quick to paint her as a slaughterer of babies for her defense of Roe v. Wade and other…
  Daniel Villarreal
• Trump’s appeals to white anxiety are not ‘dog whistles’ — they’re racism
  Bethany Albertson, University of Texas at Austin President Donald Trump’s rhetoric is often referred to as “dog whistle politics.” In politician speak, a dog whistle is language that conveys a…
  The Conversation