How dark will our skies be on July 4, 2026?
Opinion: Could this be our last Fourth of July celebrating what's left of a true democracy? writes John Casey.
July 4, 2025
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Was it worth it, Elon? You were a stupid Trump supplicant who sunk like all the know-it-alls before you
Opinion: I predicted that Musk would fly too close to Trump and be irrevocably burned, and it's happening, writes John Casey.
June 6, 2025
Rep. Mark Pocan: Is it just coincidence that Trump is following Project 2025 outline?
Pocan grilled Russell Vought, one of the creators of the far-right policy blueprint, in a congressional hearing.
June 5, 2025
Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
May 6, 2025
Why Elon Musk is the new Mike 'MyPillow' Lindell
Opinion: Will the toxic Tesla and the sinister Cybertruck go the way of the pious pillow? writes John Casey.
April 24, 2025
'WWE in the West Wing:' Elon Musk got into a screaming match with Scott Bessent
Witnesses said Bessent criticized Musk's DOGE for failing to make good on its promised cuts, and Musk called Bessent a "Soros agent" who ran "a failed hedge fund."
April 23, 2025
Elon Musk is the 'most irritating person I’ve ever had to deal with,' Trump official says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly struggling to hide his "disdain" for Musk, and some State Department officials have given him the nickname "Crazy Uncle Elon."
April 14, 2025
The legacy and programs of FDR, who died 80 years ago today, are at risk of being dismantled
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little," FDR famously said.
April 12, 2025
Who is Scott Bessent? Here's the gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs
Bessent's tenure has been defined by his compliance in dismantling government agencies and his unwillingness to recognize the impact of Trump's tariffs on Americans.
April 11, 2025
Trump officials won't answer reporters' queries if they include pronouns in emails
The administration sees pronouns as a sign of the dreaded so-called "gender ideology."
April 10, 2025
A USAID worker's pregnant wife was denied an emergency medical evacuation after DOGE fired her
Charlee Doom's wife was 31 weeks pregnant when she suffered "life-threatening" complications. The State Department denied her medical evacuation request — twice.
April 3, 2025
Musk might be on his way out, but what happens to all the destruction he wrought on the federal government?
Opinion: Musk dug a hole for himself and plunged the United States into a chasm of inefficiency and discord, writes John Casey.
April 3, 2025
Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs. ‘Catastrophic’ consequences, experts say
“This is a dangerous move,” Jirair Ratevosian, an associate research scientist at Yale University, told The Advocate.
March 18, 2025
What is woke and what does it really mean?
"Woke" is a term appropriated from Black communities and has now been used by the right against them and other groups.
March 7, 2025
Donald Trump delivers presidential address filled with anti-LGBTQ+ lies and transphobic rhetoric
The address to a joint session of Congress was marked by bluster, exaggeration, and outright lies.
March 4, 2025
Rachel Maddow & Pete Buttigieg skewer 'sloppy' Trump team for firing nuclear safety staff
Maddow and Buttigieg each recently ripped into DOGE for its decision to fire 350 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the United States’ nuclear arsenal.
February 19, 2025
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting — The billionaire beef explained, plus the funniest moments
Musk and Altman, former colleagues turned bitter rivals, are taking public shots at each other as they threaten to buy each other's companies.
February 12, 2025
Opinion: Donald Trump and Elon Musk are just childish bullies
Elon Musk’s son X was not the only child behind the vaunted Resolute Desk, writes John Casey.
February 12, 2025
Opinion: Musk’s DOGE, his secret police, is aiming to kill USAID along with millions of people in need
They have no respect for democracy or those who suffer in “s**thole countries” that Trump loathes, writes John Casey.
February 5, 2025
Trump moves to abolish Education Department amid push against 'wokeness'
He can't eliminate a federal department unilaterally, but he's calling for legislation from Congress.
February 4, 2025
Elon Musk denied his dream West Wing office, and the Internet rejoices
Elon Musk may be heading up DOGE, but he won't be doing it from the White House.
January 28, 2025