trumpism Grifty conservative PACs raised millions pushing racist Obama conspiracies to elderly, low-income supporters, then kept almost all of it Cory Doctorow

Trump tariffs BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sounds alarm: "The economy is weakening as we speak" Carla Sinclair

politics What if California, Oregon and Washington state joined Canada instead? Rob Beschizza

politics Marjorie Tayor Greene would dissolve The Union Jason Weisberger

scotus Emboldened by right-wing Supreme Court, conservatives take aim at gay marriage Rob Beschizza

politics Colorado GOP scared of reporter Jason Weisberger

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Climate scientist awarded $1m from right-wing bloggers who defamed him Rob Beschizza

cinema Review: I wish "Oppenheimer" had ignited the atmosphere Natalie Dressed

florida Florida Board of Education doubles down on whitewashing black history Jason Weisberger

transphobia Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch ditches marketing executives responsible for post featuring transgender star Rob Beschizza

censorship Indoctrination is nothing new in Florida's schools Elías Villoro

politics Biden signs same-sex and interracial marriage into federal law Rob Beschizza

36 months after George Floyd's murder, police reform finally considered in Minnesota Elías Villoro

politics GOP's Paul Gosar hypes his white nationalist pals Jennifer Sandlin

cowboy larpers Conservatives idolize a cowboy that never existed outside Westerns and comic books Mark Frauenfelder

politics GOP Senator Tom Cotton describes slavery as "necessary evil" Rob Beschizza

guns Gatling guns, balloon corps, and other weapons introduced during the American Civil War Thom Dunn

blackwater Blackwater founder Erik Prince used ex-spies to infiltrate liberal groups for Project Veritas Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn