Robert McElvaine writes at Salon, OPEC’s October Surprise: Higher gas prices a boon to Putin, the Saudis — and Republicans: The October Surprise of 2022 has arrived, from an unexpected source — as surprises tend to do. Led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, the oil-producing cartel OPEC and its partners announced on Wednesday it will slash oil … Read more
In the first of a new series, The Guardian looks at how November’s midterm elections could be an inflection point as election deniers seek to take control of the vote counting process. Democracy, poisoned: America’s elections are being attacked at every level (excerpt): [Sandra Merlino, Nye County Clerk] was alarmed. She knew that what they … Read more
The Arizona Mirror reports, Campaign to stop AZ universal school vouchers expected to fall short on signatures: The leader of a volunteer group of public school advocates said Monday that the effort to block universal school vouchers and let voters decide the program’s fate in 2024 is likely short of the number of signatures required … Read more
Benito Mussolini and his black shirt thugs in the National Fascist Party came to power in Italy with the March on Rome: The March on Rome was an organized mass demonstration and a coup d’état in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party (PNF) ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. … Read more
Steve Benen reports, Why Liz Cheney is willing to campaign for Dems for the first time: By any fair measure, Rep. Liz Cheney is a conservative Republican. The Wyoming congresswoman voted with the Trump White House roughly 94% of the time, and up until last year, she was a member of the House GOP leadership … Read more