Kentucky’s incarceration rate among highest in the world
Kentucky puts six times as many people behind bars as the UK, and nine times as many as Italy.
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Why Trump cannot win: Part Four – the great poll faults
The final installment of a four-part series by Tom Lewis, journalist, editor, and author of multiple books. In this article, he looks at the polls, and why they are not capturing the reality of this race.
Why Trump cannot win: Part Three – the Third Decision
The third of a four-part series by Tom Lewis, journalist, editor, and author of multiple books. In this article, he looks at the third decision voters must make, and why Trump is forcing them to choose someone else.
Why Trump cannot win: Part Two, the rules of the game
The second of a four-part series by Tom Lewis, journalist, editor, and author of multiple books. In this article, he looks at what it takes to win, and how Trump is doing none of those things.
Democrats test whether Andy Beshear’s appeal is transferable — in Kentucky and beyond
Beshear is getting attention from those who think he could be a candidate for national office. Next month he will give the keynote address for an Iowa Democratic Party dinner.
Why Trump cannot win: Part One, the playing field
The first of a four-part series by Tom Lewis, journalist, editor, and author of multiple books. In this opening article, he examines the current playing field for the election.
Think our unemployment benefits are too high? Think again.
Repubs are constantly going on about how much we “waste” on unemployment benefits. Perhaps they should see this graph.
Today is #ShowYourStripes Day – and these stripes bring bad news
Know anyone who has trouble accepting the reality of the climate crisis? Perhaps these graphs can help them “get it.”
A bizarre KREF report
Campaign finance reporting is a pain. We know it’s necessary, but it’s still a pain in the middle of a busy campaign. But doing it poorly – or REALLY poorly – can wind up being much more of a pain.
Heat waves are making restaurant kitchens unsafe. Workers are fighting back.
The combination of hot kitchens and heat outdoors are making it dangerous to work in a restaurant kitchen.
Report exposes Christian Nationalist threats to democracy in the U.S.
Per the report, 2023 saw the “highest number of active anti-LGBTQ+ and white nationalist groups” ever recorded.
Majority of voters approve of Trump’s guilty verdict
Contrary to what some pundits are saying, the majority of voters say the trial was fair and the verdict was deserved.
Multiplying trauma: Kentucky set to add more kids to its troubled juvenile jails
Against the advice of experts, Republicans increased penalties for juveniles. Sarah Ladd looks at the trauma that awaits our children in our troubled juvenile justice system.
Guilty: Is Trumpism a movement or a cult?
It’s an important distinction, because you confront each differently.
No vaccinations? When vaccines annually prevent six million deaths?
So why is Typhoid Thomas Massie so opposed to them?
