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National Nature Assessment Cancelled

By Frank Lingo A first-of-its-kind report on the state of nature in the United States authorized by President Joe Biden has been canceled by order of President Donald Trump. A Feb. 10 New York Times article covered the coverup.

Town Halls are Getting Even Uglier for Republican Lawmakers

Emily Singer | Daily Kos

Pushing America Toward Recession, Trump Spews New Anti-Biden Nonsense

By Oliver Willis, Daily Kos Staff

The Lyin’ King Sets Rules

"Trump really hit his stride on Jan. 24, when he fired 17 inspectors general, who are responsible for investigating waste, fraud and abuse, and instead put Elon Musk’s Department of Govern Efficiency in charge of those tasks." - JMC

An AI Bot Won’t Take Your Job. Will It?

CEOs and tech investors are desperate to deflect workers fury over the joblessness that awaits them when AI makes a workerless workplace possible. By Jim Hightower

If You Get Ebola, Don’t Forget to Thank Trump

The last time Americans faced the possible spread of Ebola to U.S. territory, in 2014, Donald Trump irresponsibly stoked public fears and barked at Barack Obama while doing nothing useful to protect us. By Joe Conason

How America’s ultra-rich dismantled democracy, one Supreme Court ruling at a time. By Thom Hartman

Trump’s EPA Threatens Efforts to Clean Up Dangerous Air Pollution

By LISA SONG, ProPublica; In just two weeks, Donald Trump has made drastic changes to the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how they could impact efforts to reform toxic hot spots across the U.S. and who will be left to safeguard these communities.

Getting Rid of Trump Is One Thing. But Don’t Forget the Downballot Races

Well, here we are—Crunch Time! It’s become a drag to think about/listen to/research/opine on the distance between Rs and Ds, and how massive the differences have become. If I have to read …

Of Violence and Betrayal in Ohio

As with every state in the union, Ohio has been scene to tragic violence. From historic attempts to erase indigenous peoples, to deadly race riots, to the unprovoked murders of four Kent State …

Trump Probably Doesn’t Give a Damn About IVF

Donald Trump said he wants the government or insurers to pay for in vitro fertilization treatments. For those lacking coverage, the American taxpayer would presumably pick up the entire cost.  …

The formal term for what the Trump Cult has visited upon the Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio, is “blood libel.” Although foreigners and outsiders have doubtless been blamed for …

Why the Far Right Lies  About Immigrants

When my dad moved to southwest Ohio in the early 1970s, the Dayton-Springfield area’s second city was home to over 80,000 people. When I was growing up nearby in the 1990s, it was 70,000. …

The Big Lie is GOP’s Brand

There is no bottom to Donald Trump’s Republican Party. And his running mate is digging further.                         …

Baraboo, Wisconsin, is known as the former home of the Ringling Bros. Circus’ headquarters. But even that extravaganza of acrobats and clowns could not surpass the dazzling tent show playing …

Trump’s Voters Deserve Demeaning

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and has written eloquently on human rights for many years. But recently Kristof said Democrats shouldn’t …

Healing Amidst Divisions: How a Small Town Fights for Its Library 

After a year of controversy over LGBTQ book displays, county commissioners in a small North Carolina town began proceedings to withdraw their public library from the regional system, a move that …

Stars and Stripes and Fascists

I’ ve rarely been taken to task, by friends or readers, for the kind of maudlin, low- rent patriotism that fuels alt-right pseudo-populism and spawns grotesque politicians like Donald Trump. …

What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial Reveals About a Potential Second Term

There’s a tape that both the defense and the prosecution played in summations in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial. In it, you can hear the chaos of Trump’s office at …

Campus in Crisis: Clueless on Gaza?

The energy and idealism of college students is a precious resource in the risk-taking vanguard of major political movements and changes. Problems occur when youthful enthusiasm is peer-pressured and …

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