covid 19 "My hind leg!" Ranting Tennessee megachurch pastor says he will forbid mask-wearing in church Mark Frauenfelder
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
politics MAGA intellectuals say U.S. is to blame for Israel attack because it was too busy spying on Catholic Church members at home Mark Frauenfelder
politics Lula wins Brazil's presidential election, defeating far-right incumbent Bolsonaro Rob Beschizza
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
trump Televangelist and 'prosperity gospel' pastor Paula White joins Trump administration Xeni Jardin
piketty After Notre Dame bailout Yellow Vests urge more Victor Hugo tributes, starting with "Les Miserables" Cory Doctorow
politics Meet 'Spread The Vote,' a nonprofit helping voters get IDs, rides, support so they can vote Xeni Jardin
trumpism Judge slams ICE for targeting migrants based on their political opposition to ICE Cory Doctorow
religion The Cheesecake Factory has bankrolled a huge temple in an unincorporated California town Cory Doctorow
happy mutants The Women's March and the Judean People's Front: After Occupy, after trumpism, a new networked politics Cory Doctorow