Politics, Corruption & Criminality

Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that Thomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow Supreme Court justices to take speaking fees.

The conservative Idaho Freedom Foundation hired an alt-right propagandist radio host Dave Reilly—who after helping organize the "Unite the Right Rally was suspended from his own parents’ radio station.

Not only is the Department of Defense's budget the largest in the world, there is big money being made by lobbying firms of every type trying to get a piece of it.

If their plan works, these Republican toadies of the billionaires who fund and own them will rewrite our Constitution and state governors, the US Congress, and the President will have no say whatsoever.

What happened in Marion, Kansas back in August wasn’t just about freedom of the press. It was about freedom for us all.

This confluence of powerful right-wing voices and conservative entertainment can engage the Republican electorate in new ways. Liberals would do well not to dismiss effects before the 2024 election.

This whole don't-pal-around-with-Nazis thing shouldn't be so hard. Helpful hint: If they're named Adolf, wearing a Swastika, calling people "vermin" or talking up Aryan victory, just friggin' steer clear.

George Santos has once again proven that just because someone speaks confidently, dresses well and acts friendly does not mean the person is honest.

The Billionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government.

Unlike the 1890s, when there were still papers engaging in serious journalism, today’s yellow journalism is ubiquitous across media consumed by the majority of Americans.

Disinformation is a key tool that fascists use to undermine democracies, ours included. New House Speaker Mike Johnson has been instrumental in sabotaging efforts to restrain election lies.

A lawsuit filed this year by Noelle Dunphy, a former employee of Giuliani, asserts that Giuliani was offering people pardons for $2 million, the money to be split 50/50 between him & Trump.

Ron DeSantis has not commented on his plans for healthcare should he get elected to the White House. But examining his record gives a good idea of what to expect.

George Santos is not only a colossal liar, he's also really bad at it. Oddly enough, it is that fact that that may finally rebound on him the most.

According to the Tories, how dare these lefty lunatics trouble the judicious, enlightened, and sober Conservative government with their nonsensical attempts at equity and inclusion?

The same bad actors who are calling for racist, homophobic, and transphobic book bans are also calling for climate denial in science textbooks.