‘Congress Must Act’: Bernie Sanders Demands End of Filibuster to Codify Abortion Rights
“We must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country. And if there aren’t 60 votes...
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Stephen Colbert on the US Supreme Court: ‘We Don’t Live in a Democracy’
He reminded his audience that five of the nine justices were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote. Source: Stephen...
read moreAlert: COVID-19 survivors have higher risk of death 12 months after infection
For people younger than 65 who were hospitalized with COVID-19, the risk of death in the 12 months after the infection was 233%...
read moreAlert: The Future of Abortion Rights Is the Future of Other Fundamental Rights
The Supreme Court appears poised to overturn a half-century of reproductive rights in a decision that could put other legal...
read moreAlert: Potential Legislation On China Amounts To A New Cold War
Congress is itching to pass a sweeping bipartisan package that threatens to enshrine a new Cold War, this time against China, and...
read moreAlert: An Obscure Agency Is Threatening to Hand Medicare Over to Wall Street
Privatization, the transfer of a public good to private, for-profit entities, is already true for over 40 percent of Medicare in the...
read moreAlert: The Republicans have a plan for their judges — and it goes way beyond Roe v. Wade
Waiting in the wings are the judges who are already being accused by Democrats of “slow-walking” the cases brought...
read moreWhy We Should Oppose The Democracy Summit
The exclusion of certain countries from the U.S. “democracy summit” is not a side issue. It is the very purpose of the summit. And...
read moreVoting rights advocates frustrated by ‘same-old, same-old’ meeting with White House
Participants lament apparent lack of strategy from Biden to address filibuster and get voting rights bills passed Source: Voting...
read moreSaudi warplanes carpet-bomb Yemen with US help. This must end
The US must end all support for the Saudi war effort in Yemen. It is fueling the largest humanitarian crisis in the world Source:...
read moreReport: More than 50 journalists arrested or detained while on the job in the US in 2021
The 56 journalists arrested or detained in the United States in 2021 approaches the combined totals of 2017, 2018, and 2019 — an...
read moreA former Trump aide is trying to build a violent, ultranationalist, right-wing Christian takeover of the US
Flynn’s speech resembled a 1984 sermon by Elizabeth Clare Prophet, founder of the Church Universal and Triumphant, a New Age...
read moreImmigration Narrative: Truth and Political Truth
The truth sees immigrants as essential to revitalizing entire regions and maintaining a robust economy as U.S. population growth...
read more‘Sad But Unsurprising’: Biden Administration Rejects Calls for Ban on ‘Killer Robots’
Campaigners warn that autonomous weapons systems pose “grave threats” worldwide. Source: ‘Sad But...
read moreBiden-Harris and Immigration: Illegal and Inhumane
Detention, removal, and mistreatment of migrants must end. Families should remain together and family reunion in the US should be...
read moreHow Israel is Isolating East Jerusalem from the West Bank to Block a Viable Palestinian State
The Israeli coalition government headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid has set its sights on accelerating the implementation of...
read moreAlert: US Foreign Policy in Latin America Still a Repeat of the Past
Colombia and Brazil, which both have presidential elections in 2022, offer two case studies of how the Biden administration has...
read more“The Place Where the Rule of Law Goes to Die”: Alex Gibney’s New Documentary Illuminates the Plight of Guantanamo’s Forever Prisoner
Gibney zeroes in on Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi-born Palestinian who’s been held in Guantanamo since 2006, and the failures of the...
read more‘Biden’s Oily Christmas’: Climate Campaigners Call Out Public Lands Giveaways
“His Interior Department has plowed forward with new oil and gas lease sales that wreck our public lands and exacerbate climate...
read moreUS seeks to block Spanish investigation into CIA operation against Assange as British ruling on extradition appeal is “imminent”
As a British court prepares to hand down its ruling on a US appeal seeking Assange’s extradition, the American authorities are...
read moreAlert: Pesticides pushing species extinction warns EPA
According to biological evaluations issued by federal regulators last week, more than 1,600 protected animals and plant species may...
read moreFeds Could Release ‘Alternative’ Mueller Report Soon
An unpublished investigative compilation sometimes referred to as the “Alternative Mueller Report” has been located in...
read moreAlert: Documents Reveal Biden Not Fighting For A Covid Vaccine Patent Waiver
Amid Mounting Concern About The Omicron Variant, Biden Declared U.S. Support For A Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver. But New Documents...
read moreDemocracy Scores Another Victory Over the U.S. in Honduras
The people of Honduras secured a victory against U.S. interference with the convincing win of Xiomara Castro as their new president....
read moreTrump lawyer Eastman takes Fifth Amendment in the face of a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee
Attorney John C. Eastman, who wrote a memo outlining a scheme to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election...
read moreHuman Rights Defenders Warn Biden Border Policy ‘Quickly Transforming Into Trump 2.0’
Like his predecessor, President Joe Biden now being accused of “using racist, xenophobic tropes about immigrants to weaponize...
read moreWhy international election observers would give Wisconsin a failing grade
Some U.S. politicians have ceased to live up to the standards by which we judge other countries. Source: Opinion | Why international...
read moreMichigan school shooting and Ethan Crumbley’s parents arraignment: Live updates
James and Jennifer Crumbley were arrested early Saturday in Detroit, ending an hours-long search for them after they failed to appear...
read moreAlert: Backed By AFRICOM, Corporations Plunder DR Congo For “Climate-Friendly” Materials And Blame China.
Cobalt, A Key Metallic Element Used In Lithium Batteries And Other “Green” Technology, Is Sourced From Slave Labor In The Democratic...
read moreStanley McChrystal Reveals the Dishonesty of U.S. Generals
McChrystal’s new book is so stuffed with mendacity and banality that it serves as an exposé on America’s generals after 9/11. Source:...
read moreWe’re all Palestinians Now: Israel-backed NSO Spyware used against US State Department
Reuters reports that at least nine US State Department officials had their smartphones hacked by Pegasus spyware, produced by the...
read moreSanders Calls on Biden to Slash ‘Outrageous’ Medicare Premium Hike
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday implored President Joe Biden to step in and prevent a looming Medicare premium hike stemming from the...
read moreAlert: The Supreme Court may elevate the Second Amendment above the First Amendment.
Why should the Second Amendment’s protection extend to more places than the First Amendment’s? Source: The Supreme Court may elevate...
read moreWatch Nevada Highway Patrol Officers Seize a Veteran’s Life Savings
The officers admit there’s nothing illegal about carrying large amounts of cash, then take almost $90,000 from him...
read moreAlert: The Survival of Democracy Is Under Threat
Passing the “Freedom to Vote Act” is necessary for radically expanding economic and social democracy. Source: Opinion |...
read moreAlert: The Pentagon’s new warning means World War III may arrive sooner than you think
Recently, prominent figures in Washington have begun calling for “strategic clarity,” all but guaranteeing a military response...
read moreAlert: Redistricting Threatens Decades of Black Voters’ Hard-Fought Victories
Voting rights advocates as far north as Wisconsin, and in Southern states like Georgia, Texas and Florida, are sounding the alarm:...
read moreThe Democratic Dilemma on Dark Money
Democrats find themselves in a more delicate spot, both backing federal legislation that would restrict the flow of undisclosed...
read more‘This will be the first reversal’: Legal scholar warns more ‘fundamental rights’ will follow if Roe is overturned
“All along, we have expanded rights. Brown v. Board expanded rights beyond what Plessy had said. Lawrence v. Texas expanded rights...
read moreNATO Parliamentarians Send Letter To Biden For No-First-Use Policies
34 current and former legislators from NATO countries sent a joint letter yesterday to United States President Biden encouraging him...
read moreIPCC Warns That Capitalism Is Unsustainable
A second leak from the Sixth Report of the UN panel of experts, originally obtained by CTXT, clearly states that the only way to...
read moreCOVID-19 protection wanes 90 days after second Pfizer vaccine
“In light of these results, public health authorities in Israel have recommended a booster shot for all age groups, and we have...
read moreAlert: Top 1% of U.S. Earners Now Hold More Wealth Than All of the Middle Class
After years of declines, America’s middle class now holds a smaller share of U.S. wealth than the top 1%.The middle 60% of U.S....
read moreJustice Sotomayor makes the case for expanding the Supreme Court
Sotomayor was sending a clear warning to her colleagues Wednesday: They are delegitimizing the court more and more with every...
read moreThe Neoliberal View of Inflation Is Convenient for Capitalists — But It’s Wrong
Neoliberals say that inflation is caused by high social spending and good wages, and that working-class people must sacrifice these...
read moreBloated Military Budget Proves Congress Needs a Reality Check on Priorities
“It’s rich that some senators will soon greenlight a bill, written and lobbied for by defense contractors and corporations who profit...
read moreAlert: NAFTA Allows Climate Criminals to Sue Governments for Stopping Their Catastrophic Projects
“NAFTA’s legacy of granting multinational corporations special rights to sue governments taking action to protect the...
read moreThree Stories Show US Can’t Be Trusted In Assange Case
Recent reports on Julian Assange’s case detail how US officials snubbed Spanish judges and stopped Assange from leaving London...
read moreAlert: Anti-BDS Laws Could Upend the Right to Engage in Boycott
A new film details how several U.S. states passed laws punishing boycotts of Israel — and how some Americans fought back....
read moreGroups Say Congress Should Reject Biden’s Harmful Sentencing Proposal on Fentanyl-Related Drugs
“The facts don’t support the argument that a harsh law enforcement approach, such as permanent classwide scheduling of...
read moreSeven Day March In Defense Of Democracy Concludes In Bolivia
Over a million people had joined the march by the time it reached La Paz. The demonstration was organized in defense of democracy, in...
read more‘No words can express what we put these people through’: 18 wrongful convictions and counting
A Black carpenter wrongfully convicted in six murders is suing the city of Philadelphia after being acquitted of two murders and...
read moreCalifornia’s ban on high-capacity magazines upheld by appeals court
The federal appeals court’s decision could be headed for the Supreme Court. Source: California’s ban on high-capacity...
read moreHow Some European Prisons Are Based on Dignity Instead of Dehumanization
Prisons in Northern Europe are actually supportive, and they see lower rates of violence and recidivism. Source: How Some European...
read moreClimate change and geopolitical instability: 11 high-risk countries
According to the report, Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Nicaragua, North Korea and Pakistan...
read moreCiting New Omicron Variant, Nurses Say Permanent Osha COVID-19 Standard for Health Care Workers Badly Needed
Widespread transmission will continue to result in evolution and spread of new variants of concern, such as Omicron, making a...
read moreThe Graphic Truth: Abortion laws around the world
While the debate over fetal rights vs a woman’s right to choose is particularly ferocious in the US, it’s also a divisive issue in...
read moreMichigan school shooting prosecutor suggests she will charge parents
The decision would be unusual. But gun safety advocates say it’s necessary to combat school shootings. Source: Michigan school...
read moreFederal judge orders DOJ to release unredacted pages of the Mueller report
Buzzfeed, according to The Times, argues that the pages “have information on why an unnamed person, likely Donald Trump Jr.,...
read moreAlert: California now limits medical parole to those on ventilators
California corrections officials have begun limiting medical parole only to those so ill they are on ventilators. Source: California...
read more200+ Groups to Democrats in Congress: No Holiday Recess Until You Pass Voting Rights
“Our democracy is under attack across the country, and Senate Democrats must do whatever it takes—right now—to get these...
read more51 prisoners will have their cases reviewed for potential wrongful convictions over hair analysis
Fifty-one people currently serving sentences in Colorado prisons will have their cases probed by state law enforcement and University...
read moreBoth UN Official and US Amb. to UN Warn Israel Squatter Violence toward Palestinians is Escalating
On Tuesday, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, delivered alarming remarks to the United...
read moreThe Latin American Left Is Ready For 2022
As 2021 draws to a close, the left appears to be turning the tide once more. An unexpected victory for Pedro Castillo in Peru’s...
read moreJeffrey Clark, former DOJ official, is referred for criminal contempt
The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol voted Wednesday evening to refer former...
read morePing!! How Those Trump/Russia Stories Got Shopped to the Media
Thanks to recent indictments and ongoing lawsuits about an alleged Trump computer back channel to Moscow, we can now see just...
read moreAlert: CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted.
Declassified CIA inspector general reports show a pattern of abuse and a repeated decision by federal prosecutors not to hold agency...
read more‘For-Profit Healthcare Hurts All of Us’: Sacramento Approves Single-Payer Resolution
“We’re going to keep passing these resolutions until we end our profit-driven healthcare system.” Source:...
read moreKyle Rittenhouse, Travis McMichael and the Problem of ‘Self-Defense’
More guns, no matter in whose hands, will create more standoffs, more intimidation, more death sanctioned in the eyes of the law....
read moreBiden Rebuked for Plan to Implement ‘Even Worse’ Version of Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
“The Biden administration must stop hiding behind a flawed court order to justify” the abuse of asylum seekers, said one...
read moreSandinistas Won A Landslide Victory Because They Uplifted The Poor
As predicted by multiple polls, the Sandinistas, led by Daniel Ortega, won a resounding victory on the November 7th elections in...
read moreBiden to Announce New COVID Approach, Including Reimbursements for At-Home Tests
Allowing individuals to administer their own at-home tests is beneficial because it will allow them to test at the onset of symptoms,...
read moreU.S. judge asks if owners of opioid maker Purdue abused bankruptcy to shield assets
A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether members of the Sackler family that owned Purdue Pharma abused the bankruptcy system, as...
read moreGhislaine Maxwell trial: Accuser testifies Jeffrey Epstein took her to meet Trump at age 14
A woman who says she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell testified that Epstein took her to meet Donald...
read morePoll: Majority of Young Americans Say US Democracy ‘in Trouble’ or Already ‘Failed’
“After turning out in record numbers in 2020, young Americans are sounding the alarm.” Source: Poll: Majority of Young...
read more‘Will this institution survive the stench…?’: Justice Sotomayor calls out her colleagues’ right-wing agenda
Sotomayor, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, pointed to the fact that the new case is driven by political expediency and...
read more‘What voter suppression looks like’: Rejected ballot requests up 400% after new Georgia voting law
Georgia election officials rejected absentee ballot applications in the state’s municipal elections this month at a rate...
read moreMarking World AIDS Day, Campaigners Warn ‘History Is Repeating Itself With Covid’
“In Africa alone, it’s estimated up to 12 million people died needlessly in the time it took to make HIV treatment...
read moreFar-right radicalization interwoven with COVID conspiracist organizing as it spreads globally
One of the peculiar realities of conspiracism is that people who believe in conspiracy theories rarely ever believe just one; most...
read moreIllegal and Inhumane: Biden-Harris and Immigration
It is the U.S. that has created or greatly contributed to the economic, climatic, and political instability in many of these Latin...
read moreFirst US Omicron Case Confirmed as WHO Chief Decries Failure to Share Vaccines Globally
Factors including low vaccine coverage have created “a recipe for breeding and amplifying variants,” the top health...
read moreTrump allies work to place supporters in key election posts across the country, spurring fears about future vote challenges
If they succeed, the former president and his backers could pull down some of the guardrails that prevented him from overturning...
read moreOnly Public Funding Can Save Local Journalism—and Thus Democracy
Under our plan—the foundation of the new Local Journalism Initiative—policymakers in Washington would provide a lump sum to every...
read moreDozens more NYC convictions tossed because of three dirty former ‘top’ cops
Law enforcement agencies across the country have spent the last year lying about being defunded while enjoying a cooked up false...
read moreAlert: If You Fund the Research, You Can Shape the World
Before the Koch brothers, Standard Oil realized the power of universities to spread its free-market ideology and prevent the growth...
read moreThe Georgia election official who refused Trump’s request to ‘find’ him votes in the 2020 election was interviewed for 4 hours by the January 6 select committee
The Journal-Constitution reported that Raffensperger said he spoke with House lawmakers about the January phone call in which Trump...
read moreClimate and the US Military: How Changing Our Ways Is Both Simple and Hard
People have been taught believe the military provides safety, and incarceration “protects” the public. This is roughly like believing...
read moreAs SCOTUS Considers ‘Extinguishing’ Right to Abortion, Calls Mount for Congress to ‘Step Up’
“Despite the protections that the legal framework like Roe provides, it has never been enough,” said one doctor....
read moreAlert: 1,500 unhoused LA residents died on the streets during pandemic, report reveals
UCLA researchers and unhoused advocates raise the alarms about the catastrophe of ‘preventable’ deaths outside Source: 1,500 unhoused...
read moreIs Wisconsin Still a Democracy?
All signs now point to a full-court press by the GOP to rig state election rules in a bid to stay in power permanently. So far,...
read more‘Surreal’: Biden Invites Venezuelan Coup Leader Juan Guaidó to US ‘Summit for Democracy’
Critics slammed Biden’s decision to invite the leader of an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan president to an...
read moreThink Climate Change Is Messy? Wait Until Geoengineering
Someone’s bound to hack the atmosphere to cool the planet. So we urgently need more research on the consequences, says climate...
read moreProgressives Decry US Gun Control Failures After ‘Truly Sickening’ Michigan School Shooting
“A 15-year-old shooter may have picked up the weapon, but Congress—through its inaction on gun violence—may as well have handed...
read morePolice Disinformation Is Still Disinformation
In recent years, media outlets have increasingly taken steps to call out politicians — like former President Donald Trump...
read moreHonduras Elects Democratic Socialist Xiomara Castro as First Female President, Unseating Conservative Ruling Party
Castro, whose husband Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a US-supported coup in 2009, built a commanding lead in the vote count that...
read more‘You will not live much longer’: Rep. Omar plays threatening voicemail she received after call with Boebert
At a press event, Omar again condemned Boebert for likening her to a suicide bomber, and then played audio of the voicemail that she...
read moreNew Water Restrictions for California Districts Point to Urgency of Ending Corporate Water Abuse
Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration announced a 0% water allocation from the State Water Project for California districts in 2022...
read moreThe Supreme Court shows off its contempt for women
Despite all the legalese about “stare decisis” and “reliance interests,” the abortion rights hearing held at...
read moreWant to Fight Climate Change Effectively? Here’s Where to Donate Your Money.
These are seven of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations. You may not have heard of them. Source: Want...
read moreKenyan Families Say U.S. Government Fueling “War on Terror” Disappearances and Killings, Demand Records
Security forces trained by the CIA and the UK’s MI6 use the “war on terror” as justification for killing and...
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