The $1.7 trillion military budget includes a massive slush fund for Trump’s political allies
Judd Legum and Noel Sims
Popular Information
Last week, President Donald Trump declared that the federal government cannot afford to spend “any money for day care” because “we’re fighting wars.”
Published On: 04/07/2026
Trump and Netanyahu: Two Madmen Playing God
Jeffrey Sachs
Savage Minds
When deranged leaders invoke divine catastrophe as a political instrument, it is not only their enemies who are consumed. We will all be the victims of Netanyahu’s plagues and Trump’s bombing of Iran to the stone ages, unless other leaders place limits on these two madmen.
Published On: 04/07/2026
“No Kings,” No Risk, No Change. The Protest Ritual That Lets America Feel Brave Without Doing Anything
Dr Stacey Patton
Dr Stacey Patton
Every few months now, like clockwork, millions of people pour into the streets chanting the same refrains. Holding the same signs. And reposting the same slogans with a fresh coat of urgency.
Published On: 03/28/2026





