Senate Republicans are bending over backward to block a bill that would tell the public who is giving large sums of money to groups that take out […]
Guest Editorials
Science is humanity’s hope
NASA this week successfully did what it normally tries to avoid, and destroyed one of its own spacecraft — by ramming it into an asteroid. It was […]
Reforming the Electoral Count Act should not
be controversial
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to reform how Congress certifies electors after a presidential election. That bill (or a similar but slightly […]
Teaching students to scrutinize fact from fiction online
A new Illinois law allows high schools to teach media literacy to students in all subjects. In case skeptics are tempted to portray this as some kind […]
Constitution not based on the Bible
Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri gave a speech last Monday explaining what he views as the biblical foundations of American government. “Without the Bible, there is no […]
Congress must act now to protect marriage equality
The proposed federal Respect for Marriage Act would enshrine marriage equality, ensuring the rights of same-sex and interracial couples. The legislation passed the U.S. House earlier this […]
DeSantis dishes out cruelty with his latest stunt
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest stunt to embarrass President Joe Biden — in advance hopes of replacing him in the Oval Office — was to dump immigrants […]
Bannon accused of serious fraud by Manhattan DA
Steve Bannon allegedly ripping off Trump true believers who sent in their dollars for his phony We Build The Wall, Inc. was deemed a federal crime — […]
Remember COVID surges? Congress didn’t
Health officials are forecasting a fall COVID-19 surge, but one with fewer fatalities than past coronavirus spikes. The good news: A variant-specific booster has just been authorized […]
McCarthy’s mad that Biden linked GOP to fascism?
So Kevin McCarthy doesn’t like it when he gets called a nasty name. Tough. He’s done it for years.The Republican leader in the House of Representatives from […]
