What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?
And if you don’t know about Christian Reconstructionism, read this article.
Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction
Washington has no answer to any of these questions – only a theory of destruction.
Voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the Constitution – and ignores precedent that only states decide who gets to vote
Plus, it will disenfranchise thousands of registered voters.
Swarms of AI bots can sway people’s beliefs – threatening democracy
“Manufactured synthetic consensus” is when the bots are programmed to all support a position and then post about it.
Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does
From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is a threat to our health and well-being. And yet, the Trump administration is removing the basis for dealing with it.
ICE and Border Patrol − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive
These are not just local incidents. They are a test for the rule of law, for our Constitution, and for us.
Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge
“If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.”
Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
Follow these safety procedures if you’re going to be recording ICE or police
2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage
The Trump administration is unraveling three key components of U.S. foreign policy
The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference
It’s time we get over our “environmental amnesia” and remember how bad it was, including in Louisville, and why these laws were put in place.
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
It’s the modern-day version of the “Ministry of Truth”
The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction
The parallels to today are more and more obvious.
Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration, and slashed renewable energy subsidies
Will they continue to stand with Trump even as his policies attack their livelihood?
Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House
An Executive Order says that historical displays must “celebrate” America – and ignore painful parts of our history
The shutdown has ended – but this economist isn’t rejoicing quite yet
The U.S. economy is a complicated system, not a rubber band – it won’t snap back to normal just because the shutdown is over.
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
Will everything you do and say online wind up in a government database?
