AOC vs. MTG: Time for a DEBUNKING

The “MTG is better than AOC” line being pushed by a loud online minority of alleged leftists is, to put it plainly, nonsense

Remarkably Bright Creatures | Movie

Marcellus, a curmudgeonly giant pacific octopus that lives in an aquarium, forms an unlikely friendship with Tova (Sally Field), while philosophizing about the human state

Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776

Ed Rampell Jacobin
Ken Burns talks to Jacobin about his new documentary, The American Revolution; the ongoing project of 1776; and why the Declaration of Independence was far more than a revolt of slaveholders and the wealthy.

The SCOTUS Question Every Democratic Candidate Must Answer

Jason Linkins The New Republic
Democrats find themselves facing stark choices to confront a Supreme Court that has gone to extreme lengths to annihilate their party. The time has come for Democrats to step forward and announce what they plan to do about it.

How Much Is a Bat Worth?

Dale Manning, Anya Nakhmurina and Eli Fenichel The Conversation
Protecting these tiny insect‑eaters isn’t just good for farms and farmers – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy.

Why Are Texas Democrats Now Embracing Bernie Sanders?

Christopher Hooks Texas Monthly
This week the state party welcomed the Vermont senator along with former President Barack Obama—a major public shift on two politicians once considered too liberal to be seen with.