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20/03/2025

It is rare for Republicans to voice any criticism of Donald Trump or Elon Musk. One GOP senator who occasionally does so knows why: fear.

It is rare for Republicans to voice any criticism of Donald Trump or Elon Musk. One GOP senator who occasionally does so knows why: fear.

20/03/2025

“I wouldn’t say that the US has betrayed us,” Vlad Ivanchuk says. “But one thing is certain: We will never fully trust the Americans again. Our future is in Europe, and I know that Europe will never abandon us.” Joseph Roche reports.

Caught between Putin’s obstinate determination to keep pounding Ukraine and Donald Trump’s obvious sympathy for the Kremlin’s line, Kyiv faces a daunting future.

20/03/2025

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin brags about “driving a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion” as he guts vital protections and puts thousands of lives at risk. Brett Wilkins reports for Common Dreams via Covering Climate Now.

“The Trump administration is trying to roll back decades of critical health and safety regulations that have saved millions of lives and are all that's standing between us and runaway climate change.”

19/03/2025

Philosopher John Rawls dared to envision what a truly good and fair society would look like. It doesn’t look anything like us. Story by Jonathan Simon.

Philosopher John Rawls dared to envision what a truly good and fair society would look like. It doesn’t look anything like us.

19/03/2025

After his recent rebuke of Trump’s threats against judges, Chief Justice Roberts seems to be having second thoughts about the pseudo-king he helped create.

The Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Roberts played a major role in enabling Donald Trump (and paving the way to his election). Some hand-wringing now about statements the president made about impeaching judges does not change that.

18/03/2025

The Department of Education gets a lesson in long division.

by Jon Richards

18/03/2025

Plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons. Jackie Nuñez reports for The Revelator via Covering Climate Now.

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.

18/03/2025

From the top down, this administration is built on lies. If you’re not concerned, you should be.

Starting at the very top, the level of dishonesty in this administration is unprecedented and cause for grave concern.

18/03/2025

“Trump’s last campaign was financed by billionaires who expect a return on their investment. Trump is doing everything he can to deliver, and he’s got plenty of help.” William Dowell writes.

Trump’s first-term tax breaks are set to expire at the end of this year. To renew them, Trump needs to raise cash fast. He hopes that tariffs will do the trick.

18/03/2025

“Because this is not about 'bad politics.' We’re talking about a giant criminal ga****ng, a huge bloodletting carried out against the public and the body politic.” More from Russ Baker below.

You’re breaking laws, and ruining lives, but have you ever considered the possibility that you may, someday soon — cross the wrong person?

18/03/2025

Democratic leaders have a tendency to play things safe, which is the worst strategy to counter an authoritarian government.

Democratic leaders have a tendency to play things safe, which is the worst strategy to counter an authoritarian government. That approach has now resulted in record-low approval ratings that should serve as a wakeup call to start fighting back.

18/03/2025

Just after midnight, Donald Trump took to social media to amplify a new conspiracy theory and declare void the pardons of members of the January 6 committee—more on Navigating the Insanity from Klaus Marre.

Just after midnight, Donald Trump took to social media to amplify a new conspiracy theory and declare void the pardons of members of the January 6 committee.

16/03/2025

What more could Putin want? Destroying America’s government, insulting and threatening allies, and causing a great recession or depression?



by DonkeyHotey.

https://whowhatwhy.org/cartoon/vladimir-putin-is-applauding-the-republican-assault-on-american-government/

16/03/2025

Trump's dream of an American Empire that spans across the northwestern hemisphere might sound comical, but if his imperial ambitions lead to military action against a NATO ally, how would the world respond? by Klaus Marre.

Donald Trump’s apparent obsession with annexing more land coupled with his irrationality could easily result in him ordering an attack on a couple of NATO territories. What happens then?

16/03/2025

Cheap omelets are true freedom.



by Ted Rall.

https://whowhatwhy.org/politics/us-politics/egg-prices-soar-free-speech-sinks/

16/03/2025

House Speaker Mike Johnson is spinning tall tales, shifting blame for economic struggles rooted in the Trump administration’s broken promises of prosperity.

In order to keep Americans from souring on Donald Trump's policies, Republicans have to (once again) lie to them and pretend that it is somehow Joe Biden's fault that the previously solid economy is now faltering.

16/03/2025

At CPAC 2025, Trump and conservative leaders doubled down on fossil fuel deregulation and climate denial, with no attempts at science, just pro-MAGA rhetoric. The agenda from fracking to AI energy needs was clear: profits over the planet.

Zach D. Roberts reports for DeSmog via Covering Climate Now.

Conservative conference featured global right-wing speakers from Liz Truss to JD Vance calling for an end to climate protections.

15/03/2025

Amid the chaos and unpredictability of the Trump administration, Israel must critically examine the conditions tied to its alliance with the US, as well as the global far-right’s paradoxical support. Story by James M. Dorsey.

Israel’s times may be “a-changin,” to borrow singer Bob Dylan’s phrase.