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The Justices face sharp public disapproval from identification with Trump’s autocratic rule.

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The Trump/Nixon comparison is inescapable. Even if the GOP is trying to rewrite history to obscure the present.

… Trump’s economy continues to fail miserably for most Americans except for the uber-rich and people in the AI industry, as more bad economic numbers were reported today by the Bureau of Labor Statist...

The nightmare

My view as a man of faith

October 1, 2026

A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.

September 30, 2026

The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.

September 30, 2026

This is what it looks like when a movement begins to come apart.

Entire D.C. Circuit takes up administration’s effort to force Judge Boasberg to stand down.

Ron Filipkowski joins Luke Radel to answer subscriber questions on Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads, key Senate races, Susan Collins, and JD Vance’s midterm strategy.

Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.

It has become routine for Trump to spend the weekend posting wildly on social media, and this weekend was no exception.

Not because they’ll help Republican candidates

The people who built Trump's movement are finally finding their nerve. Funny how it showed up right when it got cheap.

What separates Trump voters who consider themselves MAGA from Trump voters who do not?

It wasn’t his rivals.

With Heather Lofthouse and yours truly, Robert Reich

Scientists raced to finish a new telescope before Trump could cancel the funding. And they won.

Looking toward November 3

We really (I mean REALLY!) need to stop electing f****** stupid people!

He’s the single worst Democratic hopeful now (almost) running for president. Democratic midterm candidates be warned: stay away from him.

Good evening everyone.

After two failed attempts to nominate a Maine candidate friendly to the party establishment, the consultant class is finding better success with its third approach, co-optation.

​"The SAVE database has known errors, including incorrectly flagging numerous eligible citizens, such as recently naturalized citizens, as noncitizens," an election security expert told Common Dreams.

After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S.

Trump's speech before the United Nations makes all of us look like a bunch of ignorant, fascist bumpkins!

After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S.

September 25, 2026

Even the GOP is saying so.

Here’s what I’m hearing

On September 18, while White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was out of town, Trump suddenly announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House.

September 17, 2026

A serious message on Constitution Day

We Went Down There To See For Ourselves

In a wide-ranging interview with Ben Meiselas, Kaepernick discusses Trump, NFL owners, Jay-Z, athlete power and his new book, The Perilous Fight.

Meanwhile, Trump's family and the tech oligarchs rake in previously unimaginable wealth.

A picture from a college football game incensed the online racists. They finally gave up hiding what they are really after.

What should be humanity’s highest priority?

September 16, 2026

Seven years ago, on September 15, 2019, after about a six-week hiatus during the summer, I wrote a Facebook post that started:

Five takeaways from the Supreme Court's mail-ballot ruling.

On Saturday, September 12, Dario Amodei, the chief executive officer of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, published a 3,800-word essay calling for AI companies to slow down their improvem...