Archive for May 2026
Surprise! Trump’s ‘diplomatic’ China visit is just another grift.
President Donald Trump and his entourage arrived in China Wednesday for what is ostensibly a diplomatic trip where he will try to persuade Chinese President Xi Jinping to buy more soybeans from U.S. farmers and also, pretty please, maybe help with the Strait of Hormuz. But this voyage is looking a lot like Trump’s Middle East trip last May, where…Read More
In OtherWords: May 14, 2026
State lawmakers’ rush to gerrymander congressional districts has exploded since the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling gutted what remains of the Voting Rights Act, allowing Southern states to eliminate majority-Black districts under the pretext of partisan gerrymandering. This week in OtherWords, Jordan Liz argues that their express intention has been to erase the Black vote. He calls on members of both parties…Read More
How Alex Jones could impact the LA mayoral race
D-list reality TV personality Spencer Pratt’s longshot bid for mayor of Los Angeles has picked up steam in recent weeks. His campaign ads have gone viral, and some Hollywood celebrities, like Paris Hilton, have endorsed his candidacy. Indeed, a poll released Wednesday from Emerson College and Inside California Politics found Pratt in second place in the all-party primary… Source alexjones,la,mayor,spencerpratt…Read More
It’s All Bullshit
[ad_1] “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation.” -Donald TrumpThe Lincoln Project is a leading pro-democracy organization in the United States — dedicated to the preservation, protection, and defense of democracy. Our fight against Trumpism is only beginning. We must combat these forces everywhere and at all times — our democracy depends o SUPPORT THE MISSION The post It’s All…Read More
Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests
[ad_1] Exclusive: Where parties fielded multiple candidates in last week’s vote, those at top of list were more likely to be pickedFancy your chances in politics? Then perhaps you should change your name to Aaron Aaronson or Aaliyah Aardvark, figures from last week’s local elections in England suggest.A Guardian analysis of election results compiled by the website Democracy Club points…Read More
Kenneth Roberts Says the Left Pays a Steep Price for Breaking with Democracy
Kenneth Roberts is the Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government at Cornell University. He is the coauthor (with Santiago Anria) of Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn. The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. The left pays a very steep price when…Read More
Voters Don't Trust Trump or RFK Jr. to Handle a Public Health Crisis
A hantavirus outbreak has intensified scrutiny of the Trump administration’s capacity to respond to infectious disease threats, particularly due to President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and his decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, as well as the controversial leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.A new Data for Progress…Read More
5/12/2026 — What You Can Do This Week
JOIN OUR LIST Every week, People’s Action shares actions you can take online and with our member groups They are trying to rig the maps so they can win. Because Trump’s approvals have hit record lows, and even Fox News polls are showing people trust Democrats more than Republicans on the economy. They know they can’t win fair and square. So while…Read More
RSVP Now for Thursday: More Good News on Our Campaign to Victory Call
RSVP Now for Thursday: More Good News on Our Campaign to Victory Call RSVP Now for Our Campaign to Victory Call Thursday, May 14, 9pm ET/6pm PT Join us for good news and inspiration about recent wins and more on the horizon on our Campaign to Victory call. We’ll debrief the results of the primaries today, lay out how we…Read More
A Complete Inversion
By David Glenn Cox It is by any stretch of the imagination a complete inversion of the truth. The headline read: President Trump to meet with Xi to pressure the Chinese on Iran War. Kudos! George Orwell would be so proud and award them the Winston Smith Award for journalistic excellence. Take the story like the Chicago River, take it…Read More