How Billionaire Charter School Funders Corrupted the School Leadership Pipeline
Charter school funders like Eli Broad turned school leadership into a cartel system focused on advancing careers and enriching...
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More Than 270 Groups Urge Senate to Increase Endangered Species Funding
In the face of growing concerns over the global wildlife extinction crisis, more than 270 conservation groups today urged the U.S....
read moreThe Making of the American Gulag
During the Cold War, the “police apparatus” was held up as a prime example of Soviet repression. Yet in its efforts to fight...
read more4 Humanizing Insights About Fighting Poverty From the Nobel Prize-Winning Pioneers
In the years ahead, development teams will continue to use their field experiment model to pursue the United Nations’ Global Goals of...
read moreTrump appears to confirm open secret about US nuclear weapons in Turkey
President Donald Trump appeared to confirm Wednesday that US nuclear weapons are being housed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, making...
read moreTurkish foreign minister completely undermines Mike Pence’s ‘ceasefire’ spin on northeastern Syria
Speaking in Ankara, Turkey, Cavusoglu told reporters, “This is not a stopping of the operation. This is not a ceasefire because a...
read moreAlert: Trump has chosen lobbyists to run EPA, HHS, DOD, and Interior
Rachel Maddow reports on the industry lobbyists running federal agencies in the Donald Trump administration and notes the irony of...
read moreThe Chicago Teachers Union Goes on the Offense Against Austerity
The Chicago Teachers Union is on strike this morning. In the face of incredibly restrictive, anti-worker labor law, they’re fighting...
read moreThe best and worst countries to be a woman
An exclusive first look at the upcoming Women, Peace, and Security Index shows how these countries might surprise you—and why...
read moreNew York can now bring charges against presidential pardon recipients
The bill was explicitly written to address fears that President Donald Trump might use his pardon power to interfere with criminal...
read moreRevealed: DC’s Atlantic Council Raked In Funding From Hunter Biden’s Corruption-Stained Employer While Courting His VP Father
The Shady Arrangement Between The Atlantic Council And Burisma — The Gas Company At The Center Of The ‘Ukrainegate’ Scandal...
read moreNew rule requires antibiotic stewardship programs in US hospitals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday finalized new regulations that require US hospitals to develop and...
read moreReminder: Trump Didn’t Win, Democrats Lost
And if the party nominates another centrist candidate, they will likely lose again. Source: Reminder: Trump Didn’t Win,...
read moreCalifornia Ensures Abortion Access For College Students In National First
California will be the first state in the U.S. to require access to abortion medication on its public university campuses. Source:...
read morePro-Democracy Movement in Haiti Swells Despite Lethal Police Violence
The crisis in Haiti has neocolonialist roots in the United States and Canada. Source: Pro-Democracy Movement in Haiti Swells Despite...
read moreNew Court Rulings Challenge Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
After a series of anti-immigrant attacks dressed up like regulatory tweaks, the administration has hit a judicial wall. Source: New...
read moreJury awards Sandy Hook father $450,000 for defamation by local conspiracy theorist
Leonard Pozner testified during the trial that he’s been the subject of repeated harassment by people who don’t believe...
read moreI’ll Tell You Why The 99% Is Not In Revolt
Although the elements that prevent substantial rebellion are many, they really boil down to just three. They are the not for profit...
read moreResearchers Detail How Slashing Pentagon Budget Could Pay for Medicare for All While Creating Progressive Foreign Policy Americans Want
“Proposals to fund Medicare for All have focused on raising taxes. But what if we could imagine another way entirely?”...
read moreReport Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools
“Fanatical Zionists are pushing U.S. state legislatures to pass sweeping new restrictions on free speech.” Source: Report...
read moreOhio Purge Targeted 40,000 Active Voters — Including Head of Voting Rights Group
Ohio is one of several key battleground states that have attempted error-plagued voter purges. Source: Ohio Purge Targeted 40,000...
read moreBoris Johnson and EU reach Brexit deal without DUP backing
Jean-Claude Juncker has promised the UK will leave the European Union on 31 October if MPs back what Boris Johnson described as an...
read moreThe Miseducation of Mean Pete
Once the Rhodes Scholar version of Mister Rogers, Buttigieg has become the snarling incarnation of anti-left rage. Source: The...
read moreMarc Benioff Jumps on the Antitrust Bandwagon, Says Facebook “Probably Should Be Broken Up”
“By fully integrating all of those services, you make Facebook more powerful,” the Silicon Valley CEO said. Source: Marc Benioff...
read more9 Inspiring Stories of Solidarity with Refugees and Migrants
While governments seal borders and erect walls, ordinary people are offering support and shelter. These nine inspiring stories of...
read moreGeneral Motors and UAW Reach Tentative Deal to End Month-Long Strike
If the contract is ratified, UAW workers who have been living on $250 a week in strike pay are expected to get one-time signing...
read moreOnly Once Has Gallup Seen More Support for Removing a President. Nixon Was Gone Four Days Later.
While the Democratic Party’s establishment has only relatively recently embraced the idea of impeaching Trump, Democrats...
read moreOpen Corruption: Trump Choses His Doral Resort for G7 Meeting
We’ve reached a new low in banana Republicanism Source: Open Corruption: Trump Choses His Doral Resort for G7 Meeting – Rolling...
read moreRudy Giuliani under potential investigation for work he did for Iranian terrorist group
NBC News is reporting another complicated scandal Rudy Giuliani finds himself in. According to the report, in 2017 former U.S....
read moreAmbassador to the EU serves up devastating testimony: Trump ordered him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine
“He directed those of us present at the meeting to talk to Mr. Giuliani, his personal attorney, about his concerns,” Ambassador...
read moreBiden falls to third and Warren takes the lead in new national Democratic primary poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden, long the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, fell to third place in a new national...
read moreSanders and Warren build big war chests as Biden fundraising lags behind
Figures released after Tuesday night’s Democratic debate show Sanders has $33.5m cash on hand, with Warren on $25.7m and Biden just...
read moreWarren lays out the path to beat Trump (hint: it’s not running to the middle)
Look, the way I see this, the way we’re going to win, is by addressing head-on what millions of Americans know in their bones,...
read moreResearch professor explains how to know which impeachment polls to believe — and which to skip
Members of Congress factor what the public thinks into their decisions. But it’s difficult to measure what the public is really...
read moreDemocrats Spar About “Endless War.” Will Any of Them End It?
No real solutions to the current quagmire were proposed by Warren or any other candidate, and that says a lot about the kind of...
read moreOcasio-Cortez, Omar, Tlaib to endorse Bernie Sanders
Three members of the so-called “Squad” of far-left freshman members of Congress are lining up behind Sen. Bernie Sanders for...
read morePentagon was ordered to defy congressional subpoena: ‘The case for obstruction of Congress continues to build’
Schiff, according to Defense News, said that Defense Secretary Mark Esper had agreed to comply with a subpoena but was...
read moreAlert: IMF Warns of Unstable Financial System
“The Fund is recommending more transparency and greater surveillance of corporate and country debt,” shared United...
read moreThird Rudy Giuliani Associate Arrested at JFK Airport
David Correia, 44, was named in an indictment with two Giuliani associates and another man arrested last week on charges they made...
read moreCNN Host Faces Backlash for Pondering Whether Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, and Omar Endorsements Are ‘Too Urban’ to Help Sanders
“Campaign just went from too white to too urban. That’s U R B A N for those who couldn’t hear the whistle from the...
read moreIf Democrats ‘Don’t Have the Guts’ To Battle For-Profit Healthcare Industry, Says Sanders, ‘We Should Be Ashamed’
“I get a little bit tired,” 2020 candidate declared during debate, “of people defending a system which is...
read moreButtigieg Denounced for Spouting ‘Pack of Lies’ About Medicare for All While Swimming in Insurance Industry Cash
“Mayor Pete sounds like he’s on the payroll of the Republican National Committee.” Source: Buttigieg Denounced for...
read moreIn Yemen, Saudi-Houthi Peace Is Possible
Riyadh and the Houthis have taken a step back from all-out war. All parties, including the United States, should seize this rare...
read moreNever-before-seen tax docs shows how Trump businesses made themselves seem more profitable to lenders — and less profitable to tax officials
The president’s businesses made themselves appear more profitable to lenders and less profitable to tax officials. One expert calls...
read moreCritics urge Congress to ‘arrest and detain Giuliani right now’ for criminal contempt after Trump lawyer refuses congressional subpoena
“Oh! I had no idea that law was optional.” Source: Critics urge Congress to ‘arrest and detain Giuliani right now’ for...
read morePhysicians to Trump: Immigration Detention Centers Must Close
On Saturday, Oct. 19, thousands of doctors and medical students will gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Donning our...
read moreAlert: Trump’s census shenanigans continue — even after Supreme Court defeat
Do Republicans want to count the population or not? Trump’s doing everything he can to screw up the census Source: Trump’s...
read morePence tells House committees he will not cooperate in impeachment inquiry
The counsel for Vice President Mike Pence sent a letter to the chairmen of the House committees investigating President Trump and...
read more‘Digital welfare state’: Big Tech allowed to target and surveil the poor, UN warns
UN’s rapporteur on extreme poverty says in devastating account Big Tech companies are being allowed to go unregulated in ‘human...
read moreExtinction Rebellion Making Things Inconvenient? Actually, Says Naomi Klein, the Climate Crisis ‘Is Really, Really Inconvenient’
“There is nothing more inconvenient than being hit by a Category 5 hurricane, by having a wildfire raze your town.”...
read moreHow Twelve Years of Warning and Six Years of Plodding Reform Finally Forced FBI to Do Minimal FISA Oversight
After 12 years, we finally are beginning to put the common sense measures on FBI’s use of Section 702 surveillance to show that...
read more‘An Absolute Joke’: Debate Moderators Condemned for Asking About Ellen and George Bush After Completely Ignoring Climate Crisis
“CNN thought it was more important to use Ellen hanging out with a war criminal as a jumping off point to ask about bipartisan...
read moreAustralia must oppose any move to extradite Julian Assange to US, Labor MP says
Backbencher Julian Hill joins Barnaby Joyce in expressing concerns about WikiLeaks founder Source: Australia must oppose any move to...
read moreThe Supreme Court Could Spell the End of American Democracy
It is doubtful that the Supreme Court wants to get dragged into Trump’s impeachment drama. But like it or not, it may be compelled to...
read moreHow the Drug War Blob Took Over The Washington Post
The paper accidentally exposes the failed Beltway consensus. Source: How the Drug War Blob Took Over The Washington Post | The New...
read moreThe Seismic Change in Police Interrogations
Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, a consulting group that says it has worked with a majority of U.S. police departments, said...
read moreColin Kaepernick Will Have his Own Exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Harry Edwards is the mastermind behind the “Game Charger” exhibit. Edwards is proud of Kaepernick for not allowing the media to deter...
read moreMedia Outlets Use Study of Healthcare Plan That Is Not Sanders’ Medicare for All Bill to Fearmonger Cost of Medicare for All
The plan assessed in a new study by the Urban Institute, said Matt Bruenig, “uses hospital reimbursement rates that are 15...
read moreNo ‘Artwash’ For Bush’s Crimes, Says CodePink In Protest Of Exhibit Of Former President’s Paintings Of Veterans In War He Started
Activists from anti-war group CodePink on Sunday protested an exhibit of paintings of veterans by former President George W. Bush at...
read moreA Coalition Of Support: Parliamentarians For Julian Assange
Assange faces that most elastic of instruments designed to stifle publishing and whistleblowing: the US Espionage Act of 1917. ...
read moreDonald Trump, Atatiana Jefferson and the Devaluation of Human Life
The same recklessness and violence characterizes two videos that we have seen in the news of late. The description fits the doctored...
read moreMichael Eric Dyson: Blacks Can Not Stand By Kanye West; This Is “White Supremacy By Ventriloquism”
“This is time for us to say Kanye, we, as African-American people cannot stand idly by while you give cover to a man who is...
read moreTexas Tribune and ProPublica Joining Forces to Publish Investigative Journalism in Texas
The Texas Tribune and ProPublica today announced the forthcoming launch of a jointly operated, 11-person investigative reporting unit...
read moreDrug Distributors in Talks to Settle Opioid Litigation for $18 Billion
Three major drug distributors are in talks to pay $18 billion to settle sweeping litigation brought by state and local governments...
read morePolice Try To Assassinate Atatiana Jefferson’s Character After Killing Her In Her Own Home
Bodycam footage showed that Jefferson was shot within four seconds of the officer arriving. Merritt said the footage shows the...
read moreStephon Clark’s Sons Reach $2.4 Million Settlement Over Police Killing
The city of Sacramento agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of Mr. Clark, an unarmed black man who was...
read morePrivate Hospitals Use Dark Money to Smear Medicare for All
Tenet Healthcare, the nation’s third-largest investor-owned operator of hospitals, has donated nearly $630,000 to the Partnership for...
read more‘Work or go to jail’: how LA courts force thousands to do unpaid labor
Exclusive: study finds county relies on laborers – largely people of color – threatened with debts and jail to do work that would...
read more‘It’s the Jerry Springer Show’: Trump responds to Dunn family after failed Oval Office meeting
President Donald Trump on Wednesday put his own spin on a thwarted effort to introduce the parents of 19-year-old British...
read moreBerkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City to Ban Face Recognition in Unanimous Vote
Berkeley, California became the fourth U.S. city to pass a ban on all government use of facial recognition technology on Tuesday...
read more5 takeaways from Ohio’s Democratic presidential debate
The candidates clashed on a range of issues. Source: 5 takeaways from Ohio’s Democratic presidential debate...
read moreElizabeth Warren Is Beginning to Win the Electability Argument
Warren is single-handedly shifting the conversation among Democrats about whether a woman can win. New research finds voters are...
read moreCBS Battleground Poll: Warren surges to big delegate lead in 4 early states plus 14 Super Tuesday
Elizabeth Warren has surged to a big projected delegate lead in the 18 early states. The early states are comprised of the first 4...
read moreThe 2020 Foreign-Policy Primary
Sanders has led more strongly than any other candidate on ending endless wars and significantly reducing our enormous military...
read moreRalph Nader: Trump’s High Crimes Go Way Beyond Ukraine
The full, despicable portrait of Donald J. Trump must be revealed to provide the maximum possible public understanding. For over two...
read moreIt’s Time for Effective Oversight of Police Violence
Would the possibility of mandatory sentencing make a police officer think twice before pulling the trigger? What about them having to...
read moreBolton blasted Trump’s Ukraine extortion: ‘I am not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up’
Three months ago then-National Security Advisor John Bolton warned administration insiders he would have no part of President Donald...
read moreEcuador: Government To Drop IMF-Decree, Deal Reached Strike Over
United Nations-backed dialogue table installed between Lenin Moreno’s governement and leaders of Indigenous organizations reached a...
read morePink Tide Against US Domination Rising Again In Latin America
Once again, the left is rising in Latin America as people revolt against authoritarian regimes, many of whom were put in place by...
read moreUS nuclear bombs at Turkish airbase complicate rift over Syria invasion
An estimated 50 nuclear bombs stored at a US airbase in Turkey have become potential bargaining chips in the tense relationship...
read moreDPR frontline village resident question to West: “Why do you now support (Ukrainian) Nazis?”
You remember WW2. Why do you support Nazis if you remember WW2? Why do you now support Nazis. Openly Nazis. They wear swastikas. Why...
read moreTrump sycophant Rand Paul says ‘fair’ to investigate Hunter Biden — then immediately denounces investigating Ivanka and Jared
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), one of President Donald Trump’s most stalwart defenders, is calling for an investigation into Hunter...
read moreLegalized Political Corruption Is So Much Bigger Than Trump: A Journey in 7 Charts
It’s time for a democracy movement that directly attacks systemic corruption by depending not on specific leaders but on a...
read more‘A model for the nation’: California bans private prisons, private immigration detention facilities
In a major victory for immigrant rights advocates, and a major blow for private companies that make massive profits off immigration...
read moreAlert: Just 100 Companies Will Sign Humanity’s Death Warrant
Only 100 companies will sign humanity’s death sentence. That’s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. Source: Just...
read moreWithout encryption we will lose all privacy. This is our new battleground
the US government, along with the governments of the UK and Australia, is attempting to undermine the only method that currently...
read more‘Arrest and Detain Giuliani Right Now,’ Say Critics, After Trump Lawyer Refuses Congressional Subpoena
“Oh! I had no idea that law was optional.” Source: ‘Arrest and Detain Giuliani Right Now,’ Say Critics, After...
read moreFinancial Times editor drops bombshell over increased odds of Senate booting Trump from office: ‘It’s disintegrating in a terrible realtime fashion’
“These polls have been so dramatic and so pronounced and so constant in the last three weeks,” Luce admitted. “I think, really this...
read moreAdvocacy Group Calls On Democratic Candidates to Share How They Would Remake Judiciary to Work for All Americans—Not Corporations
“While Democrats play by the rules, Republicans are shredding the rule book, and the result is a partisan Supreme Court that...
read moreScientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience To Force Climate Action
In a joint declaration, climate scientists, physicists, biologists, engineers and others from at least 20 countries broke with the...
read morePence, Pompeo, Barr and Mulvaney could be subpoenaed by House Dems — and also be impeached: Former GOP rep
“But in terms of impeachable behavior, that is conduct that applies not just to the president but other high-ranking officers and I...
read moreAs Democrats Head to Debate Stage, Buttigieg Attacks Warren and Sanders—Who Have Outearned Him—for Small-Dollar Donations
“This ‘pocket change’ comment is a good example of how centrist Democrats demobilize the base. It’s telling...
read moreUS State Dept. Under Fire for Using Official Website to Promote Pompeo’s “Christian Nationalist Talking Points”
“The Department of State looks more like it should be representing the Republic of Gilead from The Handmaid’s Tale than...
read moreRobert Reich: Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed? You Tube
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich breaks down five possible remedies to reform the Supreme Court and protect it against the...
read moreWilliam Barr Is Neck-Deep in Extremist Catholic Institutions
His troubles don’t only involve his obeisance to Donald Trump. He’s a paranoid right-wing Catholic ideologue who won’t respect the...
read moreMeans Testing: Sanders vs. Warren on the Single Most Important Policy Idea for Progressive Success
Basing eligibility on wealth or income level is phony progressivism and a crucial tactic promoted by the right to eliminate social...
read more‘Impeachment barricade is crumbling’: Trump officials are ignoring his threats and cooperating with House Dems
A source speaking to POLITICO was in the room for the closed-door testimony of President Trump’s former top Russia adviser, Fiona...
read moreWhy corporate media tries to create a false balance between Fascists and Antifascists
Such framing obscures what ought to be made obvious: that there is a stark difference between groups who see violence as tool to make...
read moreInterview with legendary whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg following his 89th arrest for resisting nuclear weapons, nuclear war and government secrecy
The Hiroshima decision was not a big decision for Truman. But the rationale that it was necessary is taught to generation after...
read moreRudy Giuliani Was Paid $500,000 To Consult On Indicted Associate’s Firm
President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the...
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