The Energy Independence Myth: Why Drilling More Oil Can’t Lower Your Gas Prices
The U.S. is producing record oil and still paying $4.09 a gallon. Here's why "energy independence" through more drilling can't…
Trump Speaks at a Dinner Celebrating Press Freedom â While His Government Keeps Attacking It
Trump speaks at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner as his administration escalates attacks on press freedom â subpoenaed reporters,…
Sama Safi Has Been in an Israeli Prison Without Charges. Is This How Allies Treat Each Other?
American college student, Sama Safi, is in an Israeli prison without charges. What her detention reveals about due process, allies,…
Hugging Face Hack: AI Escaped, Hacked a Real Company â to Cheat on a Test
OpenAI's test models escaped their sandbox and hacked Hugging Face's real servers â to cheat on an exam. What the…
Why Are Republicans Dehumanizing Immigrants?
Dehumanizing immigrants isn't a Trump quirk â it's a strategy with a long, ugly history. Here's how the playbook works,…
Experts Warned Us About Fascism in America â Then Trump Followed the Script
America's top fascism scholars spent 2025 warning us â then fled the country. By mid-2026, protesters are serving 100-year "Antifa…
What Is the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)? An Explainer for The Red Scare 2.0
Trump calls the DSA "communists" and "far-Left terrorists." Here's what the Democratic Socialists of America actually is, what its candidates…
Manny Rutinel: The Kid Who Sold His Plasma to Pay the Bills Is Running to Flip Colorado’s 8th
Manny Rutinel sold his plasma to pay his family's bills. Now the Yale-trained attorney is running to flip Colorado's 8th…
Former presidentsâ acapella performance about the state of the country
An AI-generated video of an acapella performance by former presidents Obama, Biden, Bush, and Clinton singing about American democracy is…
Section 219 Survives: House Passes NDAA Merging U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech by Two Votes
The House passed the NDAA, including Section 219. Now itâs up to the Senate to stop the integration of the…
Marco Rubio Invents âFar-Left Terrorismâ (FLT) â Names 43 Americans
The U.S. State Department, under Secretary Marco Rubio, introduced a new designation called "Far-Left Terrorism" (FLT) at a July 2025…
What is cognitive dissonance? When youâd rather rewrite reality than admit you were wrong
What is cognitive dissonance? Learn how it affects your brain, the famous experiments behind it, how it fuels political denial…
