Politics

Trump's plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like

Public lands belong to all of us. No one should plunder those lands for profit.

Socialism polls better than it performs

Nearly 6 in 10 Democrats view socialism positively while less than a third say the same of capitalism, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll.

China Is Flatlining

The country’s “stability” hides a host of problems.

House returns with vote expected on Senate bill to prevent government shutdown

August 31, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Alaska Democrats couldn't beat Dan Sullivan, so they ran their own

Democrats have finally come to terms with reality and realized their policies are broken and unsellable. But rather than admit it, Democrats in Alaska have decided to fake it. Literally.

China is concealing scale of flood disaster, say Tibet campaigners

Human rights group claims 300 homes were destroyed in Tibet and number of missing people is ‘far higher’ than Beijing admits

Trump posts video of ‘Kharg Island being blown to smithereens’

President Donald Trump posted a video to his Truth Social account Sunday night with the caption “Kharg Island being blown to smithereens.” The AI-generated video came just hours after the U.S. launched strikes against Iran on Laruck Island.

Marine Le Pen polling far ahead for 2027 presidential election

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, a mainstay of right-wing French politics, could not be in a better position at the moment.

Young Americans need to learn communism’s true history

Socialism is gaining ground, particularly among younger adults. It is sometimes modified with the word “democratic,” as in the name Democratic Socialists of America, but the modification is lipstick on a pig. Socialism and communism spring from the same desire to elevate government over family.

British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum

Iceland Votes to Reject Proposal to Begin Negotiations to Rejoin European Union

Icelanders reasserted their desire to remain out of the European Union, voting against a referendum that would have initiated negotiations to join the supranational union.

The Future Starts With Us by Gordon Brown review

Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book