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Remembering — and rejecting — the right-wing doomers

It's been more than a week since the 2024 election. While vote counting remains mysterious in Arizona and California, the result is clear: Donald Trump and the Republican Party. shattered. While many commentators have already shared their wish lists and recommendations, now is also a good time to remember the prophets who were wildly off […]

Florida an ‘Extreme Right-Wing Fascist State’

On Tuesday, during MSNBC's election coverage, network personality Joy Reid slammed the state after the state was a big boon for former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. Mr. Reed called Florida a “far-right fascist state.” “This is why Republicans wanted the 60-vote threshold. Just like what Republicans tried to do in Ohio, Governor […]

How space travel became right-wing

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched Starship with a superheavy rocket over the weekend and successfully recovered the rocket's first stage during an unmanned test flight. In a remarkable feat of engineering, the first stage descended to Earth in a controlled manner and was secured to the launch platform by a mechanical arm. This accomplishment should have […]

How Fox News went from ailing network to rightwing behemoth | Podcasts

TThere's a consensus on how many seasons a hit TV show should last. For comedies, two is probably sweet spot — think The Office (UK version), Fleabag, Fawlty Towers, etc. For dramas, it's probably more than five (Breaking Bad) or six (The Sopranos). There are long-running exceptions, like It's Sunny in Philadelphia and Curb Your […]

Government, private think tanks hype right-wing threat, ignore left-wing violence: experts

Critics say researchers at government and taxpayer-backed private think tanks exaggerate the threat of “far-right extremism” while failing to recognize the growing threat of left-wing violence, pointing to the two assassination attempts on former President Trump as examples of the danger posed by segments of the left. “It goes without saying that violence of any […]