• ‘They lied to all of us’: Big Oil hit with climate change lawsuit from suburban Philadelphia county

    “These companies have known since at least the 1950s that their ways of doing business were having calamitous effects on our planet.

  • The Big “Bloodbath” Lie | The Charlie Kirk Show

    It's like 2016 all over again: The press spent an entire weekend hyperventilating over an out-of-context Trump quote. Producer Andrew and Charlie dig into the "bloodbath" lie, then look at a fascinating article on the realignment of younger Americans away from Democrats. For exclusive

  • Why the Big Lie is still dominating Wisconsin politics

    Two big pieces of news emerged from the world of Wisconsin politics over the past week. Together, they show how Donald Trump’s Big Lie that the 2020 presidential contest was stolen will shape the contours of the 2024 election in this key battleground state. On Monday, Trump supporters announced that they had collected enough signatures to […]

  • DeSantis blazes a trail on children’s safety online

    Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) may have dropped out of the presidential race, but he is once again blazing a trail of conservative governance in the Sunshine State by signing legislation to protect children online. On Monday, DeSantis signed HB 3, which prohibits children under the age of 14 from making accounts on social media websites […]

  • Want to make it in the Republican party? Pledge allegiance to the Big Lie

    After a Trump-backed purge of the RNC this month, promoting the 2020 stolen election lie has become a litmus test for loyaltyGet Robert Reich’s latest columns delivered straight to your inboxIf you’re seeking employment at the Republican National Committee (RNC), you’re likely to be asked in your job interview if you believe the 2020 election was stolen. And if you say no, well, you might as well seek a job with George Santos.After a Trump-backed purge of the RNC this month, agreeing to the...

  • Jen Psaki Lies About Lying

    When it comes to lies, Ronna McDaniel is a piker compared to the former White House Press Secretary.

  • How the Menendez brothers case blazed a trail for the true crime genre

    If there were a Mount Rushmore of true crime, the faces of Erik and Lyle Menendez would certainly be on it. The 1989 murder case of the two brothers who gunned down their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion predates the era of podcasting and YouTube sleuths that saturate the internet today. But their sensational trials were inescapable in the 1990s and now resonate with a new generation of obsessives. The public's enduring fascination with the case — and the changing...

  • ‘Water For Elephants’ Broadway Review: Big Top, Little Drama

    Water For Elephants, the musical opening tonight at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, is perhaps best viewed as a redemptive attempt to adapt Sara Gruen’s popular 2006 historical romance novel into something, anything, to block from memory the middling, grim 2011 film starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. That’s faint praise, to be sure, but credit where […]

  • Feel-Good Friday: Dads Are Important—in the Big and Little Things

    It's a few months from Father's Day, but because they often get less attention than the moms, they are worthy of a Feel-Good Friday treatment this week. From being a role model to building a foundation for healthy relationships to instilling emotional support and confidence, the role of fathers in a daughter's life is so important. Single moms are discussed ad infinitum and rightly so. But I know plenty of single dads, too, and girl dads who do bring it for their kids. They do everything for...

  • Hilarious Andy Reid Quote Confirms He Likes Big Butts And He Cannot Lie

    What do Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid and rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot have in common? Well, for one, they’re both absolute legends in their respective fields. But more pointedly, Reid, like Mr. Mix-A-Lot, likes big butts and he cannot lie. Josh Kendall of The Athletic published a story on Thursday that talked about the importance […]

  • Biden Deals and ‘Blatant Lies’: 6 Big Highlights From Impeachment Hearing

    Two former Biden family business associates testified Wednesday before a House committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into influence peddling by the president and close relatives.  Read More

  • ‘Democracy is teetering’: at ground zero for Trump’s big lie in Arizona

    The state Republican party is undaunted by electoral defeats of those claiming voting is rigged – and election officials are bearing the brunt of their furyOn a glorious spring day in Phoenix, in an atrium beneath the majestic cupola of the old state capitol, the secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, is celebrating Arizona’s 112th birthday.He solemnly recites President William Howard Taft’s proclamation welcoming Arizona as the 48th state of the union. Speeches fete the state’s breathtaking...