Good news from a left-wing perspective
Denouncing the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s new policy of cutting off firms that work with primary...
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A sad irony is that the Russiagate narrative, which so many people clung to in an attempt to bring down Trump, only helped him....
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White nationalism is a global problem, but it is especially an American problem. This is why every candidate for the 2020...
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The rejection of the deal means that as it stands the UK will crash out of the European Union without a deal on 12 April unless...
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Russiagate has imploded, but the Democratic Party still wants to stifle dissent and make certain that there will be no Wikileaks in...
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Blunting the European Left was an important part of the establishment of NATO. As odes to the organization ring across the dominant...
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DeVos has asked for budget cuts that would reduce federal investment in education by 10 percent—an enormous amount of money not...
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Why not emulate the architecture of international trade law for living wages?Concrete targets for raising wages could be set through...
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Demagogues often seize control of the political debate in troubled times. The “people” are defined as those who are with or like...
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A federal judge in Washington ruled late Thursday that the Trump administration’s push to make health insurance plans...
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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants us the freedom to speak and express ourselves without the fear of institutional...
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) close relationship with the industry it regulates is under increased scrutiny following...
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Trump’s decision to appoint a trickle-down true believer (and hard-core Trump fan) for a 14-year Fed term could endanger one of the...
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The fact that Smollett, who was accused by the CPD of having organized and paid for an assault and battery against himself, continues...
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Rick Perry authorized six separate deals made by U.S. companies that sold nuclear energy tech to Saudi Arabia, then kept the dealings...
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Almost 20 Palestinian rights groups – both regional and international – urged the United Nations to protect Gazans who participate in...
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Few can endure the mental anguish of solitary confinement, or what prisons more insidiously refer to as “administrative segregation.”...
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“The space force will develop forces for: space situational awareness; satellite operations and global, integrated, command and...
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This report is the first in a series examining the magnitude of the teacher shortage and the working conditions and other factors...
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The mainstream media and global propaganda outlets are saying that more than 2 million people have left Venezuela. The fact that this...
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The Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova acknowledged in Moscow on Tuesday that Russian “specialists” are indeed in...
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Concern for Assange was heightened after a U.S. Department of Justice jet previously used for the rendition of an accused Russian...
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“The Democratic and Republican parties are commercial enterprises and they’re very much interested in their own survival.” Source:...
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A new report issued by the Network for Public Education provides a detailed accounting of how charter schools have scammed the U.S....
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Rod Rosenstein set the parameters for Mueller’s report. We don’t know what they were. Source: We need to see not only the...
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If the Federal Election Commission finds that the New York Democrat’s campaign operated in affiliation with the PAC, which had raised...
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Despite committed work by relatively isolated intellectuals and activists, too many social democrats in the US—willing to...
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A new report out Tuesday reveals that investing $500 billion in making U.S. residential and commercial buildings more energy...
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The Pentagon cited a law permitting government agencies to block the disclosure of records that pertain to “critical infrastructure...
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Footage is consistent with claims of McCoy’s family, who said officers did not try to wake him or talk to him before shooting Source:...
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By having spent the entire week since then doing its best to prop up the Barr summary while raising virtually no collective demands...
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So it is disturbing that President Trump has nominated so many narrow-minded elitists to lifetime positions on the federal bench....
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Between Israel’s illegal embargo of Gaza, its arbitrary and irregular shutdowns of water and electricity, and its destruction of...
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In a letter sent to Smollett’s attorneys, the Chicago Corporation Counsel requested that Smollett pay up within seven days, noting...
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When residents from one of San Francisco’s most desirable neighborhoods launched a crowdfunding appeal to block a new homeless...
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News that the chain is still donating money to anti-LGBTQ organizations is disappointing — but it’s also an opportunity Source:...
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Thousands were brutalized and hundreds killed during Brazil’s 21-year military rule — a period lauded by the current president...
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The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), our nation’s most successful conservation and recreation funding program, was...
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National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre issued a stark warning that the group may be forced to shut down...
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In a statement today, two board members of the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF),...
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Biden is the front-runner, but “there’s no intensity there.” So he’s testing gimmicks (Stacey Abrams as VP, a single term) as he runs...
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It’s time for transparency. Source: Time for candidates to disclose their tax returns – The Washington...
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The petition has garnered support from tens of thousands of lawyers. Source: Lawyers Worldwide Urge International Court: Investigate...
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You can’t fix everything, so try fixing one small thing, and see where the endeavor takes you. Source: How to Find Hope in the Age of...
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Following the Trump administration’s disastrous decision to reimpose nuclear-related sanctions on Iran, 2020 contenders, former...
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The Attorney General also raised eyebrows by saying his earlier letter on the Mueller report was not intended to be a...
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When it comes to how wealth is distributed in this country, “pie” is a favorite pundit metaphor. Some politicians want to “re-divide...
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According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, in fiscal years 2013 — 2018, the Department of Defense...
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The presidential candidate proposes to fight industrial agriculture through reforms on mergers, checkoff programs, right-to-repair,...
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“Don’t it make you feel proud to be an American?” Source: ‘Shame!’: DHS Asks for Power to Deport...
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Venezuela’s armed forces have reportedly redeployed additional S-300 missile batteries to military facilities near the capital...
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What if, on the front end of corporate subsidies, the workers and residents on whose behalf deals such as that made with Foxconn in...
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Bipartisan reverence for NATO is matched by how dangerous the organization has become as it increases the chances of a conflict with...
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Pentagon efforts to use social media surveillance “to quell domestic insurrection and rebellion.” Source: Pentagon Aims to Surveil...
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Yesterday, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representatives Justin Amash (R-MI 03) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA 19)...
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Robert Mueller’s most enduring legacy may not be on Pennsylvania Avenue but on K Street, where the special counsel’s successful...
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With Trump has come two years of conspiracy-mongering about Russia – and at the top of the heap is none other than Rachel Maddow...
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The amount that Amazon has spent purchasing political influence has recently skyrocketed – quadrupling from the $3 million it spent...
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“The idea of democracy is simple and obvious even to young kids on a playground—whoever gets the most votes should...
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The Republican National Committee and pro-Trump super PAC America First plan to use intimidation tactics and harassment to defend...
read moreMultiple members and associates of a white supremacist gang known as the 1488s, have been arrested and charged for their alleged...
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The Irish left must oppose the recreation of a wall dividing Ireland as part of Brexit. Borders mean conflict. Borders mean war....
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Opponents say the measure is an over-reaching push to stifle free speech that criticizes fossil fuels, or other industrial interests....
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The questions journalists should ask are 1) Will you commit to meaningfully researching and developing a plan for reparations, and 2)...
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It came as no surprise to see Cheri Bustos pouring a big bucket of ice-cold water on the very idea that Congress would give serious...
read moreHouse Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal is being pulled in two directions, by progressives to quickly demand Trump’s personal...
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The possibility of picking nominees based on who can best serve the interests of voters rather than donors is really one of the most...
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It went to electric car buyers, people who installed solar panels on their roofs, and local governments that added transit lines,...
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“The administration has sought out creative ways to find and remove people already in the system.” Source: The Trump Administration...
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May saw her maligned Brexit deal hit with a third defeat in the House of Commons on Friday in a 344-286...
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The UN needs to understand Yemen better. Its peace process so far has been too simplistic and short-term, says the political analyst...
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The family of Jackson Musoni have filed a suit saying the 737 MAX has a defectively designed control system Source: Boeing faces US...
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“This is essential for the planet.” Source: European Parliament Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics With Historic...
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The state’s lawsuit offers detail on methods allegedly used to flood the market with opioids, fueling an epidemic. Source: New York...
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It’s time to face this country’s looming retirement crisis. Source: Economic Insecurity Is Becoming the New Hallmark of Old Age | The...
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QAnon cultists believe some liberals and Democrats are part of a grotesque non-existent child sex trafficking ring and part of the...
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In the presence of poachers, tusks suddenly become a liability – so some elephants just don’t have them Source: African...
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The only connection between the men referenced in the FBI’s “black identity extremism” report, besides their race, is a thread of...
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President Trump’s proposed budget for 2020 would eliminate the federal tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles. The oil...
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A seed bank heralded by scientists as a safety net for the world’s genebanks is located in what could be the fastest-melting part of...
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This week, Foreign Ministers of NATO Nations are coming to Washington, DC.On their agenda is war and military action against...
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This election season, we need a real debate over the U.S.’s vicious, ongoing wars. Source: Here’s How the 2020 Candidates...
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Unfortunately, there is no universal definition of “paper ballot,” which has enabled vendors and their surrogates to characterize...
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But the left is divided and quarrelling over the European question. However many share the urge to resist the threat from a global...
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A budget shows our values more clearly than any tweet, campaign speech, or political slogan Source: Trump Wants to Give 62 Cents of...
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Under her reign the DCCC is worse on a small-d democratic level than previous cycles, when the party was not exactly kind to...
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Deposing the government of Venezuela has become an urgent goal of American foreign policy. Source: Trump Is Strangling Venezuela With...
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Want to help the erratic, murderous Saudi regime develop nuclear technology? That’s OK with the Department of Energy. Source:...
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More than 160 conservation groups sent a letter to U.S. senators today urging them to oppose the nomination of fossil fuel lobbyist...
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We at ANH-USA have written many times before about how the FDA is beholden to the pharmaceutical industry: through drug user fees,...
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A previously unreported e-mail exchange alleges how attorney Abbe Lowell suggested changes to Cohen’s testimony that would distance...
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New lawsuits challenging the ban have two things going for them: Real-world evidence of the ban’s effects, and precedent showing how...
read moreRepublican @RepMoBrooks quoted Hitler’s Mein Kampf *approvingly* yesterday on the House floor—from a section which was...
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The conditions in El Paso reminded some observers of the worst of humanity. Source: ‘We Are Running Concentration Camps’:...
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Lawmakers who are considering what should follow the FIRST STEP Act, the federal sentencing and prison reform effort, must begin by...
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The US was isolated at the UN Security Council on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty...
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One inherent danger of allowing a religious minority to install a puppet controlled by religious fanatics in the White House is the...
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The United States military has rejected offers to resolve the growing humanitarian crisis in the Rukban refugee camp in Syria, which...
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After debunking Washington’s lies about the burning of “humanitarian aid” trucks on the Venezuelan/Colombian border (more than two...
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The charge comes a week after Facebook made major changes to its advertising platform, and two years after our reporting raised the...
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