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A citizens’ manual for the midterms and beyond
Over the weekend, I read “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times,” by Skye Perryman.
23 hrs ago
Good news on Ebola, clean water, violence prevention
Among the items behind the paywall of this Fix the News:
Sep 3
Tensions between the democratic socialists and Democratic Party
Yesterday, I summarized the main points of a history of American socialism provided by New York Times reporter Charles Homans in a recent episode of…
Sep 2
The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America
Last week, an episode of “The Daily” podcast of The New York Times focused on Charles Homans’ extensive reporting on the Democratic Socialists of…
Sep 1
August 2026
Influencers paid to shape our views of the Pentagon, political candidates
The Defense Department has ’secretly’ hired several conservative military veterans with large online followings to amplify Defense Secretary Pete…
Aug 31
Good news on solar power, contact lenses, extinct-species research
Among the items in the subscriber section of this Fix the News:
Aug 28
Polls may be pointless, but what would we do without them?
One dog barking: an occasional column by John Dineen
Aug 27
Celebrating the goodness of Dolly Parton
The world is mourning the loss on Tuesday of “the rhinestone-studded, rags-to-riches daughter of Appalachia who for six decades ruled country music …
Aug 26
What Supreme Court’s ruling on mail-in voting says and doesn’t say
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling along ideological lines on Monday gives preliminary approval for President Trump’s March order restricting mail voting.
Aug 25
Iran the new dominant power in the Middle East
After years of dominance by a hostile U.S.
Aug 24
Good news on media, food, EVs
It seems you’ll be able to read this entire edition of Fix the News without a subscription.
Aug 21
Guess who’s still coming to dinner?
One dog barking: an occasional column by John Dineen
Aug 20
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