The Supreme Court has now become merely an extension of Fox News

It’s exceedingly rare that the Supreme Court simply snatches away an established constitutional right, let alone one impacting personal bodily...

Hey, Federalist Society: I got your 'Federalist' right here

The right-wing “Federalist Society” is one of the most colossal scams ever perpetrated on the American people. An organization...

Privacy advice for those seeking reproductive care as states begin to criminalize abortion

In the coming weeks, we can expect a lot of new doors to be kicked open by law enforcement and their friends in Republican-dominated state...

This Supreme Court is poised to gut the federal government's ability to fight climate change

Having already confirmed its intent to force people who become pregnant to bear unwanted children under the penalty of criminal laws and...

Send in the clowns? Don't bother, they're here

In the Academy Award-winning 1984 film  Amadeus, F. Murray Abraham brilliantly portrayed Antonio Salieri as a mediocre court composer who was so...

Jan. 6 hearings reveal how easily millions were conned—and why they won't stop believing in Trump

Con artists are a special breed of predator. Not only do they traffic in humanity’s most basic passions—their hopes, fears and expectations—but...

It doesn't matter what Republicans say they 'believe' or 'think.' What matters is how they vote

As Democrats, we often fall into the trap of finding comfort in polls which suggest that many Republicans “feel” or “believe” certain things...

Putin is counting on Trump and the GOP's pro-Russia lackeys to stab Ukraine in the back

The New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman recently authored an interesting column in which he candidly acknowledged his surprise at the vehemence...

Conservative pundit Andrew Sullivan amplifies fake news and buries himself in pink slime

It was a story designed to send any conservative into apoplexy. A suburban Chicago high school decided to implement a “race-based” grading system...

The Supreme Court is on its way to becoming a hostile work environment

The third pillar of our esteemed federal system is entering a chaotic phase as the investigation heats up into the premature and embarrassing leak of...

The Gun God is not accustomed to having its sacrifices questioned

There are a lot of opinion pieces out there in the media after Tuesday’s massacre at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, just as there were...

After Roe is gone, even your prenatal care will depend on what state you live in

Most people who’ve had kids know the routine (some of us know it several times over): At certain points during pregnancy, tests are administered at...

What we've lost through the digitization of music

It was summer 1979. The new Dylan album everyone had been talking (arguing) about was finally out. I tore off the plastic wrap, gone went the...

Pennsylvania is revealing Republicans to be nothing but opportunistic, seditious liars

So we’re knee deep in potential recount territory in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. On one side we have a TV huckster named Mehmet Oz; on the...

Who could possibly ever trust this 'Supreme Court' again?

The first “leak,” though unprecedented, was survivable. There have been other instances of justices telegraphing their opinions on a forthcoming...

States ready to ban all abortions when Roe is reversed won't say how those laws will be enforced

It took next to zero effort for pandering Republican state legislators to obtain cut-and-paste, ALEC-generated laws banning and criminalizing all...

Overruling Roe will unleash an economic and social calamity. Guess who will end up paying for it?

A lot of the commentary in the past week regarding the leaked Supreme Court opinion overruling Roe v. Wade has understandably focused on the sheer...

Chief Justice Roberts is very concerned with 'betrayal' and 'breach of trust'

Chief Justice John Roberts is understandably upset about the leaking of his fellow conservative, Samuel Alito’s, wrathful, misogynistic diatribe...

Judge orders Trump supporter who defaced LGBTQ mural to write 25-page essay on Pulse club massacre

Nineteen-year-old Florida resident Alexander Jerich was looking for a way to commemorate the birthday of his hero, Donald Trump. Simply driving around...

Donald Trump Jr. and alleged wife abuser Eric Greitens release video praising shooting of liberals

Content warning: This story contains descriptions of child abuse. In an effort to generate publicity for his scandal-ridden Senate campaign, Missouri...

Far-right Marine Le Pen pledges submission to Moscow, reminding us what Trump 2.0 would look like

In the span of a few weeks, the tilt of the geopolitical world has shifted so quickly that perhaps Americans just haven’t had enough time to...

Anita Hill reminds us why we should not forget how Ketanji Brown Jackson was treated

In the post-Trump era, it seems like nothing can really shock Americans anymore. That is why Republican senators like Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and...

Russia's most prominent state propagandist apparently agrees that Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian agent

During the course of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s state-controlled propaganda networks have relied heavily on translated...

The insurrection of Jan. 6 gave Putin all the motivation he needed to attack Ukraine

At this point the staggering miscalculation shown by Vladimir Putin in invading Ukraine is fairly obvious to everyone (except perhaps to Putin...

How President Biden and NATO succeed in getting under Vladimir Putin's skin

The Biden administration and NATO have shown remarkable unanimity on one singular piece of phrasing in response to Russia’s unprovoked attack on...

The Moscow apartment bombings of 1999 and the curious rise of Vladimir Putin

It’s disturbing but predictable that, as the Ukraine crisis continues to unfold, many Americans are getting what amounts to their first “crash...

Putin once again demonstrates the disastrous effects of leaders believing their own lies

Despite Vladimir Putin’s draconian efforts to control the flow of negative information about his ill-conceived and (so far) poorly executed war on...

The obscure 'Russian Christian Fascist' philosopher motivating Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

It’s hard to tease out what truly motivates a dictator, president, or other head of state to instigate an unprovoked, unnecessary war. It may be...

The Party of Putin has an awful lot to answer for, but don't hold your breath

Most people taking that horse dewormer are Republicans, and it's still not doing a damn thing

Health policy researchers led by Michael L. Barnett, M.D. of Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health have confirmed what many have...

America now has its own 'Fifth Column,' and its name is Fox News

Russia has now embarked on what is unquestionably a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, so it seems an appropriate time to revisit some of the media...

U.S. intelligence: Russia has list of Ukrainians 'to be killed or sent to camps' after invasion

How do you subdue a hostile nation of 44 million people with an army consisting of just 190,000 troops? The only way would appear to be by inflicting...

Is it really time to 'open everything?' Yes, writes Yascha Mounk for The Atlantic

This piece, written by Yascha Mounk and published this week in The Atlantic, has generated considerable debate (and engendered considerable angry...

Man tries to swat Ottawa, Canada, police with bomb threat, but calls Ottawa, Ohio, police instead

The purportedly homegrown display of economic sabotage currently unfolding in Canada and on the U.S.-Canadian border has garnered a large share of...

It isn't often a political party actually videotapes itself committing treachery

Dec. 14, 2020 was a heady day for Arizona Republicans. Despite the fact that their candidate Donald Trump had been defeated in Arizona, despite...

The U.S. media are making a deadly mistake with Trump

The U.S. media are still flummoxed by the question of how to cover Donald Trump’s actions, even a full year after his ejection from the Oval...

Trump now wants his voters to commit voter fraud in 2022 and 2024

One of the time-honored, irrefutable laws of the political right is to accuse others of doing heinous things that you’re actually doing yourself....

Omicron is the 'fastest-spreading virus known to humankind,' even if anti-vaxx views aren't new

The omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is spreading throughout the U.S. at an incredible pace. As reported by CNBC: The U.S. reported a record...

In 2022 we'll see if our democracy can withstand the GOP's baseless fears, fantasies, and delusions

There’s a woman who works in a jewelry shop near my home. I’ve gone there to fix my watchband a couple of times. I’m not sure exactly where she...

Ahmaud Arbery's family's statements at his killers' sentencing reveal a powerful truth about racism

On Friday the mother, father, and sister of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year old Black man brutally murdered by three white men after he was observed...

In seven days, Trump showed Americans exactly what kind of human being he is

Imagine testing positive for COVID-19, then deliberately not telling anyone for a week that you tested positive while continuing to go about your...

Peter Jackson's new eight-hour opus on the Beatles is revelation, but not for the faint of heart

The reviews are in: “[S]o aimless it threatens your sanity” declares The Guardian. “A mesmerizing feast for the eyes,” reports...

Hospitalized for a month with COVID-19, man returns to apologize to ICU staff for being unvaccinated

One of the hardest things to do in life is to admit you’ve made a mistake. Admitting mistakes strikes directly at our notions of identity and...

I love the smell of Republican recriminations in the morning

In the final vote count for the so-called “bipartisan” infrastructure bill now sailing towards President Joe Biden’s desk to become the law of...

There are no more 'dog whistles.' There's just blatant racism from the GOP vs. the rest of Americans

In a way, it’s good to have this finally stated. Over the past 30-odd years, we’ve been treated again and again to more than obvious attempts by...

Right-wing hack running for Pennsylvania Supreme Court forced to change ad after State Bar warning

Kevin Brobson is the Republican candidate on the ballot for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The race has garnered an unusually high degree of...

GOP national fundraising arm goes full cult, calls nondonors 'traitors' and 'deserters' to Trump

You only have to look at Republican fundraising tactics to gain a real appreciation for the sheer contempt Donald Trump and the GOP establishment...

The number of people quitting their jobs for better opportunities soars to record heights

It appears that American workers are, at long last, weighing in on the asymmetric relationship between labor and capital in this country. Nearly 3%...

California becomes first state to require COVID-19 vaccines for all eligible K-12 students

Just like mumps, just like chickenpox, just like measles. As reported by  The Washington Post, Californians have another reason to be thankful...