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Starbucks employees wait for results of a vote count, on December 9, 2021 in Buffalo, New York. - The ballots have been cast and employees of three Starbucks cafes in Buffalo have created the first union at outlets owned by the retail coffee giant in the United States. | In this handout provided by the U.S. Air Force, an air crew assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron assists evacuees aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 21, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. | Protesters march around downtown Minneapolis near the courthouse calling for justice for George Floyd after closing arguments in the Chauvin trial has ended on Monday, April 19, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

It was a bad year for the world: But yes, there were 10 good things in 2021

Medea Benjamin
In a bleak year for domestic politics, there were signs of progress toward justice around the world. Yes, really!
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), speaks during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations to examine US-Russia policy at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on December 7, 2021. (ALEX BRANDON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tim Kaine becomes first Democratic senator to ditch National Prayer Breakfast

Jonathan Larsen
Former veep nominee, a co-chair of the right-wing breakfast for years, says he has "no intention" of going back
Joe Biden | Razor wire tops the fence of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Biden’s ironic “Summit for Democracy”: Sounds good, but plagued by contradictions

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Democracy is under threat around the world. But given the dire situation of the U.S., was this really a good idea?
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Biden and Putin kick off Christmas season with “useful meeting” — while Trump plays Grinch

Brian Karem
No one's saying whether the two presidents' "frank" conversation got anywhere — meanwhile, Trump wants your money
US Army helicopters are parked in the port of Alexandroupoli, Northern Greece, on December 3, 2021. (SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Congress loots the Treasury for U.S. war machine — while bickering over Build Back Better

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Bipartisanship in action: Congress will once again give the Pentagon whatever it wants, with little or no debate
Sen. Tom Cotton (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Republican smacked down on Senate floor for calling Dems soft on Russia: “That dog won’t hunt!”

John Wright
Dems fight back against GOP accusations of being weak on Russia
Xiomara Castro, Presidential Candidate of the Libertad y Refundacion (Libre) Party, speaks at a press conference on November 28, 2021 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. According to the National Electoral Council, Castro received 53,44% of the votes and the candidate of the ruling National Party, Nasry Asfura received 33.8% with over 16% of the votes counted. (Inti Ocon/Getty Images)

“Triumph for democracy”: Socialist candidate takes commanding lead in Honduran election

Kenny Stancil
After a U.S.-sponsored coup in 2009 and a likely stolen election in 2017, observers urge continued vigilance
Participants of the war with Russia backed separatists on the east of Ukraine, activists of Right Sector, far-right movement hold flags as they march after their rally called "Stop the creeping occupation!" outside the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev on November 4, 2021. - Protesters warned the authorities about the danger of increasing separatism in the regions bordering Russia which might undermine the stability and territorial integrity of Ukraine. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S.-Russia confrontation over Ukraine threatens to become all-out war — but why?

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Biden promised diplomacy. Why is the U.S. risking war with Russia over territorial disputes in eastern Ukraine?
Former US President Donald Trump (ANDY JACOBSOHN/AFP via Getty Images)

The walls appear to be “rapidly closing in” on Donald Trump: legal experts

Brad Reed
Investigators are ramping up criminal probes into the twice-impeached former president
Fox host Tucker Carlson (Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

“You need a little education”: GOP lawmaker scolds Tucker Carlson during live segment on Ukraine

Meaghan Ellis
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, lost patience with Carlson repeatedly during the segment: "Maybe if you get out a map"
Police hold back supporters of US President Donald Trump as they gather outside the US Capitol's Rotunda on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

“Most Wanted” Capitol rioter flees FBI — reportedly seeking asylum in Belarus

Igor Derysh
FBI says Evan Neumann was caught on video attacking police at Capitol — he claims he's being politically persecuted
Elon Musk and David Beasley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Key figure in secretive right-wing Christian group makes a pitch for Elon Musk’s money

Jonathan Larsen
David Beasley went viral asking Elon Musk to fund UN hunger program. But he didn't mention his own background
US Senator James Lankford (L) and US President Donald Trump (C) listen as US Senator Christopher Coons says a prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast on February 7, 2019 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of Congress urged to boycott anti-LGBTQ National Prayer Breakfast

Jonathan Larsen
Freedom From Religion Foundation asks Congress to drop "nonpartisan" annual right-wing recruitment festival
Barack Obama (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Remember the president before Donald Trump? History definitely will

Matthew Rozsa
Claude A. Clegg III on "The Black President" — and how Obama's presidency led to both Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol, September 16, 2014. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Indicted GOP congressman concealed Christian charity’s role in illegal campaign fundraising

Jonathan Larsen
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, facing federal charges, appears to fudge role of "The Family" in campaign finance scandal
Donald Trump golfing at his Trump International Golf Links course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s New York golf club faces criminal probe over potential tax dodging: report

Trish Rooney
The Trump Organization, already charged with one criminal conspiracy, is facing yet another investigation
In this handout images provided by the International Federation of Red Cross Japan, A member of the Japanese Red Cross team walks through what is left of the city of Otsuchi, after an 9.0 magnitude strong earthquake struck on March 11, off the coast of north-eastern Japan, March 14, 2011 in Otsuchi, Japan. The quake struck offshore at 2:46pm local time, triggering a tsunami wave of up to 10 metres which engulfed large parts of north-eastern Japan. On Tuesday there was a third explosion from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant causing fears for the radiation levels being emitted from the plant. (Patrick Fuller/Japanese Red Cross/IFRC via Getty Images)

Animals near Fukushima are doing surprisingly well despite radiation from nuclear accident

Matthew Rozsa
A radioactive "exclusion zone" around Fukushima has proven fertile ground for animals to take over
Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why did prominent Democrats invite anti-LGBTQ Ukrainians to National Prayer Breakfast?

Jonathan Larsen
Officially, Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand invited a bunch of homophobes to breakfast. How did that happen?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump tells right-wing network host failed Arizona audit “didn’t look at the real numbers”

Meaghan Ellis
How did Trump respond to the Arizona audit results? Pretty much as expected
Former US President Donald Trump and adviser Kash Patel (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Who is Kash Patel, the Trump associate subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee?

Jon Skolnik
Thursday marked the first batch of subpoenas probing how Trump's allies planned and prepared the insurrection
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rudy Giuliani lashes out at Fox News, calls his ban from network “outrageous”

Jon Skolnik
The former New York City mayor was notably missing from Fox News' 9/11 coverage
An American flag is placed amidst the rubble on August 8, 2021 in Greenville, California. The Dixie Fire, which has incinerated more than 463,000 acres, is the second largest recorded wildfire in state history and remains only 21 percent contained. (Maranie R. Staab/Getty Images)

The Dixie Fire disaster and me

Jane Braxton Little
Can my town rebuild after losing it all?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Cal/POOLl)

Here’s the real crime Gen. Milley exposed: the cowardice of Senate Republicans

Thom Hartmann
Milley probably went outside the Constitution — but he revealed that 50 Republicans were Trump's co-conspirators
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

What was Rep. Juan Vargas, an LGBTQ ally at home, doing at an anti-gay Christian event in Ukraine?

Jonathan Larsen
California Democrat was a guest star at Ukraine "prayer breakfast" organized by anti-LGBTQ right-wing Christians
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