STUDY: DEBUNKING TRUMP LIES MAKES HIS BASE BELIEVE HIM MORE. A new study published in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Misinformation Review (9/11) found that fact-checks of lies from Donald Trump …

‘SOCIAL SECURITY IS ON THE BALLOT,’ SAY ADVOCATES, AS TRUMP THREATENS CUTS. When President Biden told Congress during his State of the Union speech (3/7), “If anyone here tries to cut Social …

TRUMP UNDERPERFORMANCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA IS ANTI-MAGA TRIUMPH. When Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley won 43% of the vote in New Hampshire’s GOP primary Jan. 23, it seemed like a …

RFK JR’S APOLOGY OVER SUPER BOWL AD DOESN’T PASS SINCERITY TEST. In 1960, John F. Kennedy became the first Democratic candidate to effectively use TV spot ads in a presidential race—a strategy …

REPORT FINDS INFLATION LARGELY DUE TO CORPORATE GREED. A new report from Groundwork Collaborative shows the inflation we continue to see across the country is mostly driven by corporate profits. …

Among the writers appearing in the inaugural issue who are still writing for us are Jim Hightower, Hal Crowther, Jesse Jackson and Ralph Nader (as well as Jim and Art Cullen). Other inaugural …

MORE JOBS DROP UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FURTHER. The Department of Labor showed another strong jobs report Dec. 8, which showed the economy added 199,000 jobs in November, dropping the unemployment rate to …

TRUMP MOCKS JIMMY CARTER, CONTINUES FASCIST RHETORIC, VOWING TO ‘DRIVE OUT THE GLOBALISTS.’ Donald Trump has been getting increasingly unhinged and aggressive in his speeches and social media …

TRUMP’S OMINOUS PLAN FOR REVENGE. Donald Trump and his inner circle have been mapping out plans to use the federal government, including the military and Justice Department to “punish critics and …

TRUMP CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASE HAS TURNED INTO ESPIONAGE CASE. Prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith who have been questioning witnesses about Trump’s revelation of classified US …

UAW WINS PROTECTION FOR GM BATTERY PLANT WORKERS iN MAJOR CONCESSION. MEMBERS STRIKE AT MACK TRUCK FACILITIES AFTER REJECTING DEAL. United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain told the union’s 145,000 …

NLRB’S RECENT DECISIONS ARE GOOD NEWS FOR WORKERS. Public excitement about workers’ efforts to organize is spreading, more and younger workers are unionizing, and changes to the government rules …

REP. JAMIE RASKIN BLOWS UP REPUBLICAN LIES ABOUT ALLEGED BIDEN CORRUPTION. As House Republicans gear up to impeach President Joe Biden, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has released a thorough statement …

HOUSE FREEDOM CAUCUS IS READY TO FORCE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. The House Freedom Caucus has set the stage for a government shutdown, issuing a list of demands that they know will never be met, Laura …

TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS THINK TRUMP JAN. 6 CHARGES ARE SERIOUS, BUT LESS THAN HALF THINK TRUMP SHOULD DROP OUT. ABC News/Ipsos is the first outlet out of the gate with polling on Donald Trump’s …

NO WONDER REPUBLICANS BELIEVE IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES. Republican Congress members held another of their many, many rage-filled hearings July 20, Mark Sumner noted at Daily Kos (7/21). This one had …

BIDEN ACTS TO LIMIT UNEXPECTED HEALTH COSTS. President Joe Biden announced he’ll use his executive power to build on the Affordable Care Act and strengthen consumer health protections with three …

The Republican National Committee this week reaffirmed its loyalty to GOP mob boss and standard-bearer Donald Trump, who is now facing 71 criminal counts in two cases, one at the federal level and …

HOUSE GOP HELLBENT ON TANKING ECONOMY—ONE WAY OR ANOTHER . President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met (5/22) for further talks on the impending debt ceiling crisis, following another …

DOCTORS FLEE STRICT ABORTION BAN IN IDAHO. At a brewery in Sandpoint, Idaho, hundreds of people recently held a wake of sorts to mourn the closure of the city’s only labor and delivery ward, …