Category: Politics
The Wide Angle: Reality in Taiwan Differs from Perception in DC
by Dave Troy | Nov 9, 2023 | Foreign Policy, The Wide AngleIt has become an article of faith in Washington circles that conflict between China and Taiwan is a palpably real near-term concern. Most recently this idea has been given new life because funding for Taiwan is baked into the Biden administration’s massive $105 billion aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan — even though the […]
How Christian Nationalists, Big Oil and the Big Lie Seized the Speaker’s Gavel
by Anne Nelson | Oct 31, 2023 | PoliticsOn Friday, October 4, 2019, a little more than a year before the Council for National Policy (CNP) spearheaded efforts to overturn the 2020 Presidential elections on behalf of Donald Trump, the secretive organization gathered for the evening session of their closed-door meeting at the New Orleans Ritz-Carlton. (Videos of the meeting were obtained and […]
Hard Right Billionaires are Spending Lavishly to Reshape State and Federal Courts
by Lisa Graves, Evan Vorpahl and Caitlin Mahoney | Oct 26, 2023 | Legal AffairsAmerican democracy has a billionaire problem. It’s not just that they’re not paying their fair share of taxes: they’re trying to buy our highest courts to advance their personal agendas, bending the law to their will. Pennsylvania is the latest target of this new brand of billionaire ambition, which used to be focused on acquiring […]
UFO Tales and Witness Credibility Falling Apart After Congressional Hearings
by Art Levine | Sep 8, 2023 | National SecurityIn the wake of the July 26 congressional hearings on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (formerly UFOs), the claims of alien visitations and secret government crash retrieval programs remain unproven —while questions about the credibility of the witnesses and the political motives of their patrons in Congress have fueled increasing public skepticism. There was little in the […]
Not the Donald, But the Don – Indicting a Career Racketeer
by Jonathan M. Winer | Aug 15, 2023 | Legal AffairsBefore the indictment of criminal defendant Donald John Trump under the racketeering statute in the State of Georgia, Godfather references were already a cliché. Former New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie recently described Trump and his associates at Mar-a-Largo as “acting like the Corleones with no experience,” in their efforts to hide […]
Bad Faith Documentary
Bad Faith
“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns
Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones
“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024” – Variety
Editor’s Picks
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By Anthony Barnett
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Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy
By Hamilton Fish
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God and QR Codes for Trump; The Courage Tour Goes to Michigan
By Anne Nelson
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Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America
By Anne Nelson
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What Does Putin Have on Trump?
By Bob Dreyfuss