An increasingly fascistic Republican Party, not ideas that lie within the continuum of pro-democracy policies, is the true threat to America

An increasingly fascistic Republican Party, not ideas that lie within the continuum of pro-democracy policies, is the true threat to America

If a terrorist threat led subject experts to warn of a near-term existential menace to humanity, the weight of the US government would mobilize in an immediate and limitless effort to save the day.

The HHS secretary uses fear of contamination to denigrate modern medicine and advance a project rooted in vulgar eugenics.

The HHS secretary uses fear of contamination to denigrate modern medicine and advance a project rooted in vulgar eugenics.

Sylvia Chou and Alexa Romberg on how scientists are supporting each other and realizing that being apolitical is a luxury belief

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The escalating trade war with Canada will hit hard in the Midwest—right where some of the most important contests in the midterms will be decided.

Reports that a covert CIA program was behind the sinking of three Ecuadorian fishing vessels should raise public alarm bells about an out-of-control operation in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific

The Justice Department's dismissal of laughable charges against a former Olympic athlete shouldn't obscure the basic fact of the president's abuse of power against an innocent man

The Justice Department's dismissal of laughable charges against a former Olympic athlete shouldn't obscure the basic fact of the president's abuse of power against an innocent man

Democrats must pair opposition to ICE lawlessness with unsparing attacks on the GOP's dehumanizing anti-immigrant hatred and propaganda

Democrats must pair opposition to ICE lawlessness with unsparing attacks on the GOP's dehumanizing anti-immigrant hatred and propaganda

The president's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen

The president's plan to spruce up a tourist attraction has mutated into self-serving claims of anti-American vandalism in the heart of D.C. and over-the-top charges against a sacrificial citizen

The Trump administration plans to provide bespoke gift bags to Afrikaners, including materials that encourage an embrace of white supremacy as the ideal way to assimilate into American society

The Trump administration plans to provide bespoke gift bags to Afrikaners, including materials that encourage an embrace of white supremacy as the ideal way to assimilate into American society

The Department of Health and Human Services is canceling millions of dollars in teen pregnancy prevention grants as it restructures priorities for the reproductive health program.

President Trump at the G7 summit said the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran "might not be the kind of document that I should be signing."

The race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico suggests that taking on MAGA requires Democrats to fully engage in fights over values as well as policy proposals

The race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico suggests that taking on MAGA requires Democrats to fully engage in fights over values as well as policy proposals

With gerrymandering set to nullify key gains of the civil rights movement, Democrats need to find a way to rally a majority against the dire threat of GOP racism and its threat to modern America

With gerrymandering set to nullify key gains of the civil rights movement, Democrats need to find a way to rally a majority against the dire threat of GOP racism and its threat to modern America

Picking a fight with a peace-mongering pontiff may well pay massive future dividends — for opponents of the president and MAGA.

Picking a fight with a peace-mongering pontiff may well pay massive future dividends — for opponents of the president and MAGA.

If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

The case for Democrats opposing budgetary support for more mayhem in the Middle East (and very possibly beyond) is overwhelming

Another Middle East war is exactly what the young voters and voters of color who flocked to Trump in 2024 did not sign up for.

Another Middle East war is exactly what the young voters and voters of color who flocked to Trump in 2024 did not sign up for.

Democrats who are considering funding the illegal attack on Iran risk tossing the opposition into a moral abyss, while betraying the American people in favor of the president

Democrats who are considering funding the illegal attack on Iran risk tossing the opposition into a moral abyss, while betraying the American people in favor of the president

SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community.

MAGA’s Fascist Mission to “Save Civilization”

But it will require Democrats to accept that only a determined opposition to Trump and his allies can change minds, rally a majority, and clarify the stark conflicts and choices our nation faces

In the Trump administration's elevation of lawless federal agents, we can see a parallel denigration of the meaning of American citizenship