Kuttner: Voter Suppression More likely Than a Trump Coup

By staff | May 5, 2026
From “The Real Reason to Worry About the Midterm Elections: Some worry about a November Trump coup. That’s far-fetched, but the ordinary forms of voter suppression are the greater concern” by Robert Kuttner at The American Prospect: …Trump has been desperately trying to gain control of the election machinery, so far to no avail. His executive orders trying to assert control…Read More

Forever war in Ukraine loses majority support

By Carl Beijer | May 4, 2026
For the first time since Russia’s invasion in 2022, support for fighting “as long as necessary” has slipped below 50% in Ukraine according to recent polling from the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.Only 48% of respondents now support indefinite war, according to KIIS. A third of Ukrainians now say they only support another year or less of fighting, with an…Read More

Republicans Made Children More Expensive: Here’s How to Fix the Problem

By Steven Pressman | May 4, 2026
The Department of Agriculture estimates that in 1960 it cost middle-income families $259,711 (in 2025 dollars) to raise a child. In 2015, it cost $414,000 (again, in 2025 dollars), an increase of over 50 percent—substantially more than median household income increased over this time period. As a result, women are having fewer children. During the 1950s and early 1960s, the…Read More

The Met Gala’s MAGA Problem

By Chasity Hale | May 4, 2026
“Who would you never invite back to the Met Gala?”  That’s what Late Late Show host James Corden asked Anna Wintour, then-editor-in-chief of Vogue, in 2017, during a game called “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts.” “Donald Trump,” the fashion executive answered, to thunderous applause. And although neither Trump nor his immediate family have been present at fashion’s biggest…Read More

New Poll: Michiganders Want Data Center Transparency

By Progress Michigan | May 4, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan May 4, 2026 Contact: Levi Teitel, [email protected] New Poll: Michiganders Want Data Center Transparency People are also mostly concerned about increased energy costs and water use MICHIGAN – Recent polling conducted by Progress Michigan in partnership with Public Policy Polling shows that 77 percent of Michiganders overall would support additional transparency laws for data centers that…Read More

The Progessive Bros Who Hit Back At Trump — And Win Points With Young White Men

By Matthew Rozsa | May 4, 2026
President Donald Trump is widely believed to have the unwavering support of a majority of white men — yet some so-called liberal “bros” are fighting to change that.In a profile of liberal influencers Harry Sisson and Jared Shult, USA Today’s Jay Stahl recently observed that the New Yorker and Texan (respectively) aim to build the Democratic Party’s support among Generation…Read More

Chuck Grassley’s revealing, unscripted moment

By Laura Belin | May 3, 2026
Iowa’s longest-serving member of Congress forgot that every mic is potentially a hot mic. What Senator Chuck Grassley blurted out during a Judiciary Committee hearing this week highlighted an unwritten rule for Republicans: they must humor President Donald Trump’s lies and delusions. “What would be wrong if they said Biden won?” For those who haven’t seen the viral moment from…Read More

Friday Open Thread

By Jeralyn | May 1, 2026
Our last open thread is about to hit 200 comments and close. Here is a new one all topics welcome. I'll add some content here when I'm done with work for the day. In the meantime, it's your turn. Source link www.talkleft.comRead More