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Letter to Republican Voters

Dear Republican voters: I hope you read my letter with an open mind. I want to tell you things that…

6 Pennies in Savings: The Americans in Poverty We Pretend Not to See

NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof drove 1,000 miles through Arkansas, Kentucky, and Oklahoma and found Americans in poverty who can't afford…

Caribbean boat strikes: charred, mutilated bodies are washing up on beaches — what have we become?

The Caribbean boat strikes leave bodies in the ocean, poison fishing waters, and kill the low-level couriers who could name…

Lindsey Graham death reactions expose selective grief of GOP

Lindsey Graham death reactions have Republicans outraged at online disrespect — the same party that got 600+ people fired over…

The death of Jordan Neely was more than a headline: the effect of his death on society

Three years after the death of Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny walks free, and America still hasn't answered the question Neely's…

Divided We Fall: America is a Divided Nation. Will We Ever Be United Again?

We are a divided nation. Our President hates half of the population. Political violence is on the rise. Will we…

“All the Violence Happens Where Nobody is Watching”: Flotilla Activists Describe Torture in Israeli Custody

Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces describe beatings, broken bones, sexual violence, and psychological torture — and say it…

America is Running Concentration Camps

ICE detention centers now meet scholars’ criteria for concentration camps. A look at CECOT, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the children at…

Operation Epic Disaster: A multi-billion-dollar war for the deal Trump ripped up

Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal, launched a multi-billion-dollar war, and now the U.S. is in the fight to…

This Response from Claude made me cry | Bonus: ChatGPT’s ‘Got Jokes’

This response from Claude made me cry. I got personal with Claude before I asked him what happens to AI…

They spy on us, yet Section 622 of the Intelligence bill makes U.S. sharing secrets with Israel the law

A first-person editorial on Section 622 of the Senate intelligence bill, which would legally force the U.S. to expand secret-sharing…

Trump Mobile: A $60 Million Pre-Order For a Device That May or May Never Exist

The Trump Mobile website’s revised April 2026 terms admit that the Trump phone may never be produced — yet nearly…