Most people are surprised to learn government shutdowns, and the ensuing fingerpointing, haven’t always been a mainstay of American politics. To

Like James Baldwin, thought social revolution required a reckoning of all relationships, including the individual’s relationship to herself....: ‘If our

In his rambling address to 800 Flag officers of the U.S. military, President Trump didn’t get his MAGA boost from his audience. The 800 weren’t an

Palestinians under Israel’s 24/7 aerial bombings and food, fuel, medicine, and water obstructions after the Hamas attacks on settlers of October 7, 2023,

“Brother, I am American. You are twisting my arm.” — Man shouts “I am American” while ICE agents detain him Masked gunmen. Tasers. Tear gas. Pepper spray.

Climate change has a new partner in its quest to alter life as we know it: Nuclear, the power buzzword for the AI Holy Grail of human submission to

Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket whisks us way back to 1932 amid shantytowns and lindy-hopping in the end times of prohibition as fascist creeps creep into

“The Children of MAGA” Cambridge Dictionary online defines the meaning of the phrase “pearl clutching” as follows: “a shocked reaction in which you show

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump threatened to unleash the armed forces on more American cities during a rambling address to top military brass. He told the hundreds of generals and admirals gathered to hear him that some of them would be called…

On October 7, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. What should have been a routine hearing descended into a theatrical display of personal attacks, interruptions, and challenges to the senators’ authority. What was meant…

The authoritarian leader first takes control of the nation’s power ministries – Justice, the Secret Police (FBI), the Military, and the Intelligence apparatus. Then he/she, in what is referred to as “authoritarian consolidation,” moves to control the lower…

Orchestrated brutality reflected not only Miller’s ideology but also his personality. Even his former colleagues described him as insufferable, “rude, arrogant, and consumed by a sense of his own superiority,” as Yahoo News reported. On Capitol Hill, he was…

Maria Greeley was on her way to work at the Beach Bar in Chicago, when she was accosted by three ICE agents. Fearing she might be targeted by ICE, Greeley, who is Latina, had her passport with her, proving she was an American citizen, born 44 years ago at…

If you are reading this, you know we're all in a heap of trouble if we don't alter course.

Calls to “deradicalize” Palestinians ignore Israel’s embrace of fascism.

Prevent this.

CHRIS SEARLE speaks to U.S. pianist Paul Cornish.

President Nicolás Maduro has hailed the Operation Independence 200 military drill.

Reporter Andy Kroll explains Vought’s rise from a congressional staffer to the man piloting everything from Trump's layoffs and agency closings to his shutdown strategy, controlling the fate of trillions of dollars and millions of federal workers.

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”