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Published September 07Support for Labor Unions Is at a 25-Year High
Nearly half of Americans want unions to be more powerful, in a showing of labor support that’s at an all-time high in the last 25 years, according to a new poll by Gallup. The poll said 47% wanted unions to have more influence, while 26% wanted unions’ power to stay the same, and…
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Published September 07The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, September 7, 2026
Heat index values as high as 100, and a rainy Labor Day, taking stock of so much AI slop on the web, John Oliver on that kind of trash, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Sympathizer's homage to cleavages.
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Published September 07The Demolition of Stars and Stripes as the Military’s Independent Newspaper
The Pentagon fired three top employees at Stars and Stripes after the military newspaper published articles exposing poor conditions for sailors and logistical failures during family evacuations. The aggressive retaliation threatens a century of independent military journalism.
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Published September 05What We All Owe Gloria Steinem
Feminist activist Gloria Steinem will long be known for her acute intelligence, courage and wit, and for setting feminist torches alight globally over her six-decade career as a journalist, activist and feminist icon.
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Published September 04Israeli Officials Use Dehumanizing Rhetoric As UN Details War Crimes Against Palestinian Children
A United Nations report meticulously details severe violations committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian children in Gaza as top Israeli officials continually use dehumanizing rhetoric to justify actions constituting war crimes. Pro-Israel advocates dismiss the findings by…
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Published September 03The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Heat index values as high as 103 today, Story Time with Miss Kim, and a very different kind of story time with Viet Thanh Nguyen, his sympathizer and his Portnoyan squids.
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Published September 03Even in Conservative North Dakota, Some Socialist Institutions Thrive
Even in a conservative state like North Dakota, socialist, or interdependent, arrangements are seen as pillars of the community. It’s where helping each other gets a little more formal structure. Whereas before, socialism has largely had a negative stigma associated with it, many…
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Published September 02Quebec Takes Secularism to Extremes
Québec’s Bill 9 redefines state secularism by restricting core religious obligations rather than simple symbols. The law bans college prayer spaces, limits religious school funding, and regulates public worship. By conflating mandatory duties with optional display, the government…
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Published September 01The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
The Bunnell zoning board decides whether to approve a 610-acre garbage dump it would have rather kept secret, the Palm Coast City Council meets this evening, County Commissioner Greg Hansen in his last appearance at the Hammock Community Association meeting, Viet Thanh Nguyen on…
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Published September 01Trump’s Ontario ‘Renaming’ Continues Centuries of Colonial Erasure
Trump renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America mirrors centuries of colonial erasure and imperialistic dominance over native populations. Indigenous place names originally served descriptive geographical purposes. European settlers systematically replaced them to claim ownership…
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Published August 31The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, August 31, 2026
Heat index values up to about 102, the Onion's "Birth of a Nation," a documentary we can all unify around, what populism got right a century ago, John Darkow on Canada's message.
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Published August 31El Niño Is More Extreme Now Than in Past 1,000 Years
Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño. These events can affect weather around the world, and the intensity of recent El Niño events is raising alarm that, as global…