Derrick Z. Jackson: Election day is nearing, but there’s no end in sight to Trump’s attacks on science
Will the American electorate end up asking for an encore performance of this full-throated rejection of scientific evidence?
Noam Chomsky, Barbara Ehrenreich, et al.: Dump Trump, Then Battle Biden
Ending the Trump presidency is, by far, the most important goal that can be achieved between now and January
Tom Engelhardt: A Vote for the Apocalypse
Since [Trump] is, in his own fashion, a parody of everything: a politician, a Republican, an autocrat, even a human being, he sums up in some extreme (if eerily satiric) fashion human efforts to destroy our way of life in these years. In truth, fiery and furiously fueled, he’s a historic cloud of smoke and ash over us all.
Jessica Corbett: After 175 Years, Scientific American Backs Biden With Magazine’s First-Ever Endorsement
With unprecedented wildfires burning across western states, the Gulf Coast bracing for a hurricane, and the coronavirus pandemic still raging, Scientific American on Tuesday gave Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden its first-ever endorsement in the magazine’s 175-year history.
Doug W. Jones: Defending the 2020 election against hacking
Yes, we should be worried. Four years ago, Russia managed to penetrate systems in several states…
George Lakey: Mass direct action might be the only way to stop Trump from stealing the election
Authoritarian rulers fear peaceful resistance above all else.
Jennifer Ho: With Kamala Harris, Americans yet again have trouble understanding what multiracial means
While the debates about Harris’ racial identities may seem new given the recent media attention focused on her, they are similar to the commentary other high-profile mixed-race people have received.
Paul Christensen: The Grinding Gears of Time
Trump’s house of cards is built on ruses and Iago-like deceptions, a palace of flimsy lies waiting for the door to fly open and a gust of honest wind to sweep them all away.
Andrea Germanos: USPS Watchdog Probe Found 1 Million Primary Ballots Likely Delivered Too Late to Count
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called the findings “more powerful proof that resources and reform are vital right away to prevent serious election mail delays and voting suppression.“ The U.S. Postal … Continue reading
Brett Wilkins: Democratic Data Firm Predicts Post-Election ‘Chaos’ Over False Trump Landslide
Preponderance of mail-in votes means early results may show Trump with a substantial lead that he’ll likely lose as absentee ballots are tallied.
Mark Gruenberg: Trump’s message to white supremacists — It’s OK to gun down protesters
The danger that more armed right-wing thugs will take to the streets and shoot people is now a very real threat all across the country.
John Nagl and Paul Yingling: An Open Letter to General Milley
If Donald Trump refuses to leave office at the expiration of his constitutional term, the United States military must remove him by force, and you must give that order.
Abby Zimet: We The People vs. Whoa Lookit These Racists and Losers and Cons
Fearmongering is pretty much all Trump’s got, so he’s going with it.
