Turn Back the ‘Clock of Doom’
The United States has placed missiles on Russia’s doorstep in Poland and Romania. The struggle for nuclear disarmament and a...
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Historians privately warn Biden: America’s democracy is on the brink
When Biden met with historians last week at the White House, they compared the threat facing America to the pre-Civil War era and to...
read moreVoters Demand Biden Take Action to Address ‘National Crisis’ of Rising Housing Costs
“Biden must take it upon himself to use his executive authority in order to assist those who need it the most, or we will not...
read moreTRUMP PLEADS FIFTH OVER 440 TIMES IN CIVIL INVESTIGATION
Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday...
read moreYikes. Election deniers are winning GOP nominations in key battleground states
defeating these candidates is essential, but it won’t be easy. Most voters pay little or no attention to races in their state. Most...
read moreWhat do you say when you know the feds have the goods? Trumpland says, ‘planted evidence’
How can you be pretty damned sure there were classified White House documents illegally squirreled away at Trump’s Florida home?...
read moreNinety days until Election Day: Thousands of ways to get involved
We have just witnessed what the power of voter outreach can do. In Kansas, for the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe...
read moreWHO Renews Push for Global Pandemic Treaty, as World Bank Creates $1 Billion Fund for Vaccine Passports
A majority of WHO member states on July 21, during a meeting of WHO’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), agreed to pursue a...
read moreBernie: I Have Very Ambivalent Feelings About the Reconciliation Bill
As you know, a reconciliation bill is one of the few opportunities we have in the Senate to pass major legislation with 50 votes, not...
read moreAlert: The White House’s Plan To Stem Migration Protects Corporate Profits—Not People
Last month, the White House announced more than $1.9 billion in “private sector commitments” to Honduras, Guatemala and El...
read moreHigh-Level Ukrainian Intelligence Official Admits U.S. Deeply Involved in Ukraine Conflict
Major General Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of the Kyiv regime’s military intelligence directorate, admitted in an interview with...
read moreThe Truth About Markets, Pillar of Capitalist Ideology
Capitalists long ago learned that they could profit by manipulating both supply and demand to create or sustain “shortages” that...
read moreMerrick Garland files motion to unseal Mar-a-Lago search warrant request that he ‘personally approved’
Garland also revealed that the Justice Department has filed a motion in the Southern District of Florida to unseal the warrant and...
read moreWill New Zealand be the Next Member of AUKUS? Towards the Formation of An “Asia-Pacific NATO”?
this bloc’s likely expansion to New Zealand in the coming future confirms prior criticisms from multipolar countries that it’s a...
read moreAIPAC, CPAC, and Autocrats, Oh My!
This is scary. “Conservative” Republicans are embracing Communist autocrats, while Israel’s strongest American lobby is financially...
read moreUN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting On Gaza Amid Fragile Truce
Special Coordinator For The Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland Reported During The Meeting That In Three Days, Israel Had...
read moreAlert: Far-Right Extremists Are Violently Threatening the Trump Search-Warrant Judge
“Let’s find out if he has children… where they go to school, where they live… EVERYTHING,” one person wrote on a...
read moreEU puts forward ‘final’ text to resurrect Iran nuclear deal
The European Union on Monday said it put forward a “final” text to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as four days of...
read moreDoctors Against Oz Launch Campaign Denouncing GOP Candidate as ‘Quack’
“We absolutely cannot trust him to have the best interests of the health of the people of Pennsylvanians and for our...
read moreCRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMER TROUNCES POLICE-BACKED CANDIDATE IN RACE TO REPLACE TOP PROSECUTOR IN FLOYD MURDER
Hennepin County’s former chief public defender received more than twice the votes of the police-backed candidate picked by...
read moreUS Ambassadorial Nominee Confirms Role of NGOs in the Hybrid War Against Nicaragua
Many international media outlets have detailed how the Nicaraguan government has withdrawn its approval of Hugo Rodriguez, the US...
read morePreventive Care Such as Birth Control, Anti-HIV Medicine Challenged in Texas Lawsuit
The Affordable Care Act has survived many challenges in court, but the case of Kelley v. Becerra — now before a federal judge...
read moreAlert: Mysterious Super PAC Attacks New York Progressive Biaggi in Homestretch of Primary Against DCCC Chair Maloney
A shadowy super PAC has popped up to attack the progressive Biaggi after DCCC head Rep. Maloney has declined to condemn the wave of...
read more‘They refuse to convict white officers who abuse Black people’: Anton Black settlement isn’t the end
Three Maryland towns will have to pay the family of Anton Black—a Wesley College college student and aspiring model who was...
read moreMeet Mandela Barnes, the 35-Year-Old Progressive Working To Oust Ron Johnson
Mandela Barnes — who won the Democratic Senate primary in Wisconsin on Tuesday night hopes to be the first Black man to...
read moreThere Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump.
The FBI in particular, and the police in general, were not created to provide justice. Instead, the history of the FBI is one of...
read moreGustavo Petro: A Colombia of Possibilities and the Politics of Love
We are here against all odds, against history that said we would never govern, against the same old people, against those who did not...
read moreAn Informer Told the FBI What Docs Trump Was Hiding, and Where
The raid on Mar-a-Lago was based largely on information from an FBI confidential human source, one who was able to identify what...
read moreWarren Opens Probe Into ‘Shocking and Horrific’ Impacts of GOP Abortion Bans
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday opened an investigation into the devastating health impacts that state-level GOP abortion bans and...
read moreRight-wing sheriffs are undermining the election system through absurd activism
The rise of increasingly radical police forces inspired by radical sheriffs across the nation poses real dangers in the future....
read moreA Market for Holding Humans: The Correctional and Detention Bed Trade
Excessive incarceration and immigration detention has resulted in a perverse system where people in custody are shuttled among...
read moreAlert: The newest fad in fundraising: Gold-level clubs for lobbyists
Lawmakers are offering influence peddlers deals through clubs that offer more access, but at a premium price.
read moreAIPAC’s New Political Strategy: Spend Millions on Elections Without Mentioning Israel
The lobbying org’s first foray into electoral politics has been marked by spending GOP megadonor dollars on defeating...
read moreArizona’s Secretary of State Race: Cyber Ninja Destroyer v Trump Insurrectionist
An interview with Adrian Fontes, who modernized Phoenix’s election system helping hundreds of thousands of voters during the pandemic...
read moreEmmett Till’s Family’s Statement on the MS Grand Jury Declining to Charge Mrs. Carolyn Bryant Donham
“The state of Mississippi assured me and my family that they would leave no stone unturned in the fight for justice for my cousin,...
read moreDark Brandon strikes again: POTUS shuts down Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to block access to ACA
Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp thought he could block access from residents to the Affordable Care Act’s federal health insurance...
read moreRussia confirms prisoner swap talks as U.S. hopes for Griner, Whelan release
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said talks on a prisoner exchange are ongoing, but he warned the United States against...
read moreHere’s How Quickly You Can Get Reinfected With COVID After Being Sick
SickBA.5 is changing the game when it comes to multiple COVID-19 infections. This is what experts know about how long...
read moreThe Myth of the Good Trump Official
A central theme of the Jan. 6 hearings has been Republican redemption. A parade of Republican witnesses has testified to being pushed...
read moreAustralian Labor Party And Assange: Burying The Politics
The Government In Canberra Is Straining Credibility In Insisting The Assange Case Is Not A Political Prosecution.
read moreDemocrats betting on progressives to keep control of Senate
Voters have opted for left-wing candidates in Wisconsin and Pennsylvannia, two of the pivotal contests that could determine whether...
read moreFBI warrant for search of Trump home may involve suspected violations of Espionage Act, former chief of DOJ national security says
McCord said that the Espionage Act is one of two federal crimes that prosecutors may be focusing on in their warrant to search...
read moreTrump Pleads the Fifth in New York AG Probe
The twice-impeached former president once famously asked, “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth...
read moreRepublicans in freefall over FBI seizure of Congressman’s phone
Some of the most radical Republicans in Congress freaked out after GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania had his cell phone seized by...
read moreIlhan Omar Ekes Out Nail-biter in Minnesota Primary in Potential Missed Opportunity for AIPAC
One of Israel’s most prominent critics in Congress defeated her opponent by less than 3,000 votes, making AIPAC question its...
read moreAlert: Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Launched a New Era of Military Competition With China
The House speaker created a new chasm in the US-China relationship. Now Biden must make sure it doesn’t lead to war....
read moreBecca Balint Wins Vermont House Primary, With the Backing of Bernie Sanders
She is expected to prevail in November and become the first woman the state has sent to Congress.
read moreInflation drops to zero in July due to falling gas prices
Falling gasoline prices are clearly giving American consumers some inflation relief.
read moreHistoric Climate Bill, Say Clear-Eyed Critics, Still ‘Pours Gasoline on the Flames’
“This was a backdoor take-it-or-leave-it deal between a coal baron and Democratic leaders in which any opposition from...
read moreTeam Trump Reportedly ‘Bullish’ About Exploiting FBI Raid to Win Reelection
One former Trump aide-turned-“Big Lie” detractor said that the Justice Department may have “just handed...
read moreTrump endorsed 5 candidates in Tuesday’s primaries. Here are the winners.
The former president’s attempt to defeat a GOP state legislative leader in Wisconsin failed, but his candidates notched wins in...
read moreExplainer: What charges might Trump face for removing White House records?
Here is an outline of the legal problems Donald Trump might face over his removal from the White House of official presidential...
read moreTop Economists Hail Chilean Constitution as ‘New Global Standard’ on Climate, Inequality
“The world has much to learn from the exemplary process of the convention and the visionary product on which Chile will vote in...
read more‘Let’s Send Ron Johnson Packing’: Mandela Barnes Wins Wisconsin Senate Primary
“We’re going to the Senate to rebuild the middle class,” said Barnes. “We’re going to protect the right...
read moreTrump Supporters Threatening ‘Civil War’ Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
America’s right-wing extremists have been hankering for a civil war for a long time now, and in particular have been eager to start...
read moreThe UN Just Declared The Human Right To A Healthy, Sustainable Environment
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on July 28, 2022, to declare the ability to live in “a clean, healthy and...
read moreThere Is More Media Talk About Using Nuclear Weapons Than Banning Them
It’s of critical importance—indeed, existential importance—to the world: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...
read moreAlert: Since 9/11 the US Has Increased Military Interventions to Historic Levels
America has conducted nearly 400 interventions since its founding, with more than a quarter in the last 30 years.
read moreWestern media and the war on truth in Ukraine
In fact, both sides are propagating their own selective facts and myths, while censoring counterclaims, as each needs to maintain an...
read moreOver 800,000 Brazilians Sign Pro-Democracy Manifesto Amid Bolsonaro Coup Threat
“We face the risk of having to live through a dictatorship once again—and this is inconceivable,” one of the...
read moreAlert: Facebook hands messaging data over to police, who use it to prosecute teenager and her mother for getting an abortion
A Nebraska teenager is facing criminal charges alleging she aborted a fetus in violation of state law, after authorities obtained her...
read moreDublin Demonstration: Ireland Stay Out Of NATO
Indeed, just as Irish men and women fought against British imperialism in 1916, the US and UK-supported Imperialism that precipitated...
read moreAlert: Legal options running out for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
The tug of war over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US is entering its final stages, with London’s...
read moreThe names and faces of the 16 children just killed in Gaza
Three days of Israeli bombardment in Gaza killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 16 children
read moreBiden approval rises to 40%, highest in two months, Reuters/Ipsos shows
The recent upward turn in Biden’s approval rating – including gains in each of the last three weeks – could temper...
read moreSpyware is huge threat to global human rights and democracy, expert warns
Cybersecurity expert Ron Deibert to testify to Canadian MPs about troubling spread of invasive surveillance tools Source: Spyware is...
read moreAlert: Chuck Schumer’s Family Is Getting Nice Work on Wall Street
Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity fund, just hired Senator Chuck Schumer’s son-in-law as a lobbyist — at the same...
read moreMeta sued for violating patient privacy with data tracking tool
Lawsuits allege Meta and US hospitals violated HIPAA
read moreBreonna Taylor: What the indictment of the cops involved in her death really means.
Louisville cops knowingly made false statements in securing the search warrant and then conspired to cover up their actions once...
read moreMaternal and infant mortality is highest in states that are banning abortion
After Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves claimed that his state’s successful battle to overturn Roe v. Wade was “always about creating a...
read moreChina halts military drills around Taiwan but ‘war preparation’ continues
Beijing repeats resolve to annex Taiwan by force if peaceful means prove unsuccessful
read moreHow Fiscal Hawks Use Inflation to Tamp Down Worker Power
Fiscal hawks want to tamp down inflation by increasing unemployment instead of cutting into executives’ profits.
read moreA Stock Buyback Tax Isn’t a Great Idea
It essentially cuts the government in on the buyback scam, making it harder to actually eliminate the practice.
read moreTrump Made It A Felony To Mishandle Classified Documents In 2018
The FBI search of the former president’s Florida property was focused on mishandled presidential materials, according to...
read moreNational Nurses United Condemns Gaza Bombardment
National Nurses United (NNU) mourns the loss of life over the weekend in the besieged Gaza Strip area of Palestine due to Israeli...
read more70+ Economists Say US Must Return $7 Billion Stolen From Afghan People
“The people of Afghanistan have been made to suffer doubly for a government they did not choose,” says a new letter....
read moreRevealed: Pentagon Contractors in Afghanistan Pocketed $108 Billion Over 20 Years
Military contracting “obscures where and how taxpayer money flows,” and “makes it difficult to know how many people...
read moreUS-China Chip War Continues. Geopolitics and the Semiconductor Industry
Both houses in the US Congress have approved a $280 billion plan — The Chips and Science Act — to boost US chip...
read moreAmericans Rarely See True Face of Israel’s Bombing of Gaza
By shying away from graphic images of death, news organizations sanitize the violence of Israeli aggression against Palestinians....
read moreAlert: North Carolina sheriff stocking schools with AR-15 rifles
When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for...
read moreCommemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Blaming Russia for U.S. War Crimes
No mention of Joe Biden’s $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program. No mention of Washington’s pre-emptive nuclear war doctrine, which...
read moreLive updates: Wisconsin, Vermont and Minnesota election results 2022
Four states — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut — are holding primary elections on Tuesday. Follow here for live results...
read moreTime to negotiate is ‘long gone’: Former official explains why the FBI raided Trump
“I have a medium to high degree of certainty that this at least is focused in part on national archives case…The time to...
read more‘Lock and Load’: Trump-Loving Extremists React to FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago
“None of this demonstrating in the snow shit,” one commenter wrote in a MAGA forum. “Summertime was made for...
read moreWe Have the Tools to Defeat the Supreme Court. All We Need Is the Will.
The Supreme Court’s ultraconservative majority is determined to block progressive reforms. Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt...
read moreDHS to end ‘Remain in Mexico,’ allow asylum seekers to enter U.S.
The agency announced late Monday that it will end the Trump-era program, which forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their...
read moreAlert: Russia suspends US inspections of its nuclear weapons arsenal
Moscow blames Ukraine war sanctions for preventing mutual inspection of its nuclear arms under New Start treaty Source: Russia...
read moreBiden can still stop Trump, and Trumpism – if he can find a bold plan and moral vision
The US president has been struggling and his divisive rival still has the Republican party in his grip. But there are reasons for...
read moreThe War Criminal and the Carnival Barker
Improbably, things just keep getting weirder. Now we have the mind-bending spectacle of venal, mendacious warmonger Dick ‘Dr....
read moreHouse committee can obtain Trump’s taxes from IRS, appeals court says
The House Ways and Means Committee asked for ex-President Donald Trump’s tax returns in 2021 to help assess the IRS’s...
read moreCeasefire In Gaza After Three Days Of Israeli Bombings and 44 Palestinians killed
Israel’s latest aggression in the densely populated occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza constitutes ‘war crimes’ committed with...
read moreBillionaires are searching for critical minerals in Greenland as ice melts
A band of billionaires, including Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates, among others, is betting that below the surface of...
read moreAlert: How AIPAC went from Lobbying for Israel to quashing Progressives and backing Jan. 6 Insurgents
The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) zealous financial backing of many of the 137 House Reps and Senators who voted...
read moreBernie – What’s Missing From the Reconciliation Bill
This bill was a chance to do big things. It did very modest things. It was a chance to stand up boldly for the working families of...
read more57 Votes in the Senate: Enough For Private Equity, Not Enough For Diabetics
The latest example of how Senate rules help the powerful.
read moreCalifornia Farmworkers Begin 335-Mile March For Voting Rights
In California, Hundreds Of Farmworkers Are Marching For 24 Days To Demand Better Protections Against Voter Suppression In Union...
read moreThese are the top 10 best and worst places to live in the world—and you won’t find the U.S. on either list
This week, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released their Global Liveability Index ranking of the top 10 best and 10 worst...
read moreRevealed: Pentagon Contractors in Afghanistan Pocketed $108 Billion Over 20 Years
Military contracting “obscures where and how taxpayer money flows,” and “makes it difficult to know how many people...
read moreAlert: Pentagon announces another $1 billion in Ukraine military aid
The Pentagon announcement comes as Ukrainian forces undertake a counteroffensive aimed at reclaiming the southern city of Kherson....
read moreJanuary 6th panel will interview Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee
The New Yorker in May called Mastriano “a leader of the Stop the Steal campaign, and claims that he spoke to Donald Trump at least...
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