Trump's biggest actual success was as an entertainer. Hegeseth is a TV news guy. Of course a public firing squad execution broadcast live sounds good to them.

Human Rights & Justice

Israeli Security Minister Plans a Moat for Palestinian Prisoners With Crocodiles as Guards

Crocodiles are not deployed here because they are efficient security tools. Rather, they evoke fears that prison walls, cameras and sensors do not.

Climate & Environment

Climate Change: 300 Glaciers Have Disappeared From the American West Since the Mid‑20th Century

The shrinking and eventual loss of all of these glaciers across the West will affect ecosystems, as well as waterways humans and wildlife rely on.

Progress & Solutions

Making the Most of a Post-Trump America

How do you define a better game than the one being played now, once it has been forced to end? It turns out the Framers of the Constitution had a pretty good notion of that.

Opinions & Commentary

Trump, the Campaign Killer, Is Torturing the Republican Party Right Now, and Nobody Should Stop Him

Every time Trump talks—and as we know, he never shuts up—another Republican in a safe district loses a voter.

Fact Heroes

How an Arizona Election Official Changed From Election Skeptic to Election Defender

Michelle Burchill had doubts about election integrity when she took a voter registration job in a rural Arizona county. Not any more.

Quick Facts

AI Companies May Be Liable When Their AI Models Harm Their Clients and Customers

AI may change how professional work gets done, but it does not change where the buck stops.

Racism (Us vs Them)

Armed Poll Watchers: The Cautionary Tale of New Jersey’s 1981 Racist Voter Intimidation Campaign

This November, Republican tactics in 1981 are worth remembering. They demonstrate that the safeguarding of polling places from imaginary fraudulent voters is not a new idea.

Money Over People

The Changing Struggle of Gig Workers—Making Ends Meet Is Harder Than Ever

Gig work platforms are getting richer by the day from the labor of gig workers. But the workers themselves? Not so much...

Larry's Observations

Memorial Day Blues

This is not a day of celebration but a day of expressing grief and sorrow, a day to ruminate about the horrors of war and give thanks to the brave and willing.