In Calmer Debate, Biden and Trump Offer Sharply Divergent Visions for Nation
In a more restrained appearance, President Trump told Joseph R. Biden Jr., “You didn’t get it done” in Washington. Mr. Biden accused...
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“We’re Not a Democracy”
Using the Supreme Court, the Senate, and the Electoral College, Trump and the Republican Party are trying to build defenses against...
read moreRushed Judicial Confirmation Poses Severe Threat to Civil Rights, Damages Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 along party lines this morning to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the...
read moreNational Catholic Reporter: Barrett’s moral relativism is cause for rejection from the bench
The United States Senate should reject the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.We believed it was wrong for...
read moreHow We Should Defend Against an Impending Trump Coup
President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power no matter who wins the election. What is to be done if...
read more‘Would Be So Wild If Harrison Pulled This Off!’: Democratic Challenger Pulls Ahead of Lindsey Graham
The development came after former President Barack Obama released an ad urging South Carolinians to vote for “my friend Jaime...
read moreForcing the Vulnerable in Alabama to ‘Choose Between Voting and Staying Alive,’ SCOTUS Upholds Ban on Curbside Ballot Drop-Off
“An outrageous 5-3 ruling that puts Alabama voters at risk.” Source: Forcing the Vulnerable in Alabama to ‘Choose...
read moreSouth Carolina Could Reject a Record Number of Ballots
Voting rights groups warn that mixed messages around a witness requirement and a new bar on ballot curing could lead to...
read moreIt’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing
But whatever they call it, Democrats should embrace fixing a Supreme Court that has become an unaccountable legislature in all but...
read moreA Trump Defeat Will Not End the Far-Right Threat
For decades now, the Democratic political establishment has overseen the betrayal of progressive and working-class hopes and...
read moreThere’s Nothing Sacred about Nine Justices; a Livable Planet, on the Other Hand . . .
The composition of the Supreme Court has varied over time, but another number is constant: without fundamental transformation to...
read moreLabor Prepares for Last-Minute General Strike If Trump Tries to Steal Election
The AFL-CIO executive committee is reportedly considering adopting a position similar to one pitched by regional unions. Source:...
read more‘Shameful Power Grab’: Democrats Boycott and Progressives Protest as GOP Votes to Send Barrett Nomination to Senate Floor
“Republicans refuse to listen or care, putting their insatiable quest for power ahead of the people they vowed to serve and the...
read more3 of Trump’s Signature Immigration Policies Are on the Line at the Supreme Court
Trump’s border wall, the “Remain in Mexico” policy, and his attempt to weaponize the census against immigrants hang in the balance....
read moreThe United States is about to break its own record for daily COVID-19 cases, at just the wrong time
Since Labor Day, the number of new cases has gone up every single week. Just as it did following the first slight decline, that new...
read moreElection Officials Prepare for Voter Intimidation Threat
Election officials across the country have begun reviewing security plans at early and Election Day voting sites, strengthening ties...
read moreEnvironmentalists Sue Homeland Security for Chemical Weapons Use
Federal agents employed ‘a vast arsenal of weapons,’ including toxic smoke grenades, against protestors in Portland....
read moreSurprise! India Is Leaping Ahead in Clean Energy, Will Meet Paris Climate Targets
Long considered climate policy’s problem case, India is exceeding targets and breaking records thanks to fast-advancing technology....
read moreTrump Reportedly Pushing Through 5G Deal That Would Enrich His Friends
Karl Rove reportedly encouraged the president to pursue an essentially no-bid contract worth billions with a company where he—along...
read moreDNA evidence proved Lydell Grant’s innocence. So why won’t the state’s highest criminal court exonerate him?
“It’s the Most Outrageous Thing I’ve Ever Seen. It Makes No Sense.” Source: “It’s the Most Outrageous Thing I’ve...
read moreSenate Republicans, who wouldn’t speak out to save America, suddenly speak out to save themselves
It’s so bad, it’s almost comical at this point—almost. As Senate Republicans suddenly try to distance themselves...
read more“The Unicorn”: How One Man Successfully Gained Asylum In Trump’s America
He fled Honduras, was kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Mexico, and fought the US immigration system without a lawyer. Is...
read moreTrump State Department Plan to Declare Human Rights Groups ‘Anti-Semitic’ Slammed as ‘Desperate,’ ‘Obscene’
The designation would target humanitarian organizations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam, sources said....
read moreTrumpie Wingnut DNI Ratcliffe hilariously blames Iran for pro-Trump Email Spoofs
Yesterday, Director of Intelligence John Ratcliffe breathlessly announced that, as Politico put the headline, “Iran behind...
read moreDonald Trump has a secret bank account in China that he left off his financial disclosure statements
The secret Chinese bank account is controlled through one of Trump’s business subsidiaries, Trump International Hotels Management,...
read moreCommunities Of Color Hurt The Most By Postal Service Attack
The USPS has provided jobs and a lifeline to government services for millions of people regardless of race or income, including for...
read moreReport: With Zuckerberg’s Blessing, Facebook Quietly Stymied Traffic to Left-Leaning News Outlets
When Facebook tweaked its newsfeed algorithm in 2017 to reduce the visibility of political news, the company’s engineers...
read moreState Attorneys General Blast DOJ’s Purdue Pharma Settlement: A ‘Mirage Of Justice’
Federal officials had the power to put key figures in the opioid crisis behind bars but didn’t, Connecticut Attorney General William...
read moreSaying Quiet Part ‘Really Loud,’ Trump Admits He Hopes Supreme Court Kills ACA as Barrett Moves Closer to Confirmation
“Senate Republicans who claim this was never about gutting healthcare are lying to you and Donald Trump just proved it.”...
read moreExplainer: Why The Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis Matters
Two pipelines carry oil and gas from Azerbaijan westward through the Caucasus, and both pass near the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh...
read moreAlert: Dataminr Targets Communities of Color for Police
But company insiders say their surveillance efforts were often nothing more than garden-variety racial profiling, powered not...
read moreAngela Davis – One of The New York Times Five Greats
Before the world knew what intersectionality was, the scholar, writer and activist was living it, arguing not just for Black...
read moreThousands More Families May Face Separation as COVID Spreads in ICE Jails
ICE reports more than 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for COVID and at least three have died. Source: Thousands...
read moreUS urges countries to withdraw from UN nuke ban treaty
The United States is urging countries that have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as the pact...
read moreAggressive push to 100% renewable energy could save Americans billions – study
As much as $321bn could be saved with complete switch to clean energy sources, Rewiring America analysis finds Source: Aggressive...
read more#EndSARS: What is the Nigeria protest against police brutality?
The movement to end police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has become a global phenomenon. Source: #EndSARS: What is the...
read moreWith Evictions Looming, US Cities Seek Legal Help For Renters
Advocates Are Looking To New York City, Where Evictions Have Fallen By 40% Since Renters Were Guaranteed Representation In Court....
read moreBolivia Is A beacon Of Light For Latin America
After suffering a coup d’état that cost more than 33 lives, left thousands of people injured, and forced important political figures...
read moreTrump Is The Biggest ‘Superspreader’ Of Anti-Asian Racism, Advocates And Scholars Warn
Throughout this year, Asian Americans have experienced a surge in racist attacks, as Trump has attacked China and used racist slurs...
read moreRudy Giuliani Caught On Camera Appearing To Touch Genitals During ‘Borat’ Prank
Giuliani, 76, was filmed putting his hands in his pants when he thought he was with a female journalist. Source: Rudy Giuliani Caught...
read moreSenate Democrats Can Still Block Barrett Confirmation by Slowing Down Process
They should use every procedural method available to them to slow the process, says Zephyr Teachout. Source: Senate Democrats Can...
read moreProgressives unite for last-ditch effort to delay Amy Coney Barrett vote — by impeaching Bill Barr
Progressive activists are urging House Democrats to essentially kill two birds with one stone by impeaching Attorney General Bill...
read moreDemocrats Cannot Cave to the Republican Death Cult on the Stimulus Bill
Liability protection might not sound like an issue worth fighting for, but lives literally depend on whether Democrats hold the line...
read moreSome battleground states are going to give Trump too much fodder to attack election results
Donald Trump’s campaign to undermine faith in an election he expects to lose means that the states—especially the battleground...
read moreDOJ’s Google Lawsuit Officially Kicks Off the War on Big Tech
A long-awaited, high-profile case against the tech giant is finally here—and could mean more are on the way. Source: DOJ’s Google...
read moreLawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration
About two-thirds of the 1,000-plus parents separated from their kids under a 2017 pilot program were deported before a federal judge...
read moreHow the AP Will Decide When to Call States on Election Night – and When to Wait
I don’t think it’s enough in this environment to just say, “AP has called this race for this candidate,” or “AP is not able to call...
read moreAlert: Far-Right Trump Supporters Are Infiltrating Polling Stations
Members of TheDonald say they’ve heard Trump’s calls to watch the election and are becoming poll workers. Source:...
read moreCalling Trump a ‘Clear Threat to Our Democracy,’ Civil Rights Group Sues Admin. Over Voter Intimidation
“The court should protect the fundamental right to vote by blocking Trump’s attempt to prevent a free and fair...
read moreSmall Businesses and the American People Demand to Be a Priority Over Corporate Immunity and Supreme Court Confirmations
We are past time for political games. Over a third of small businesses are saying they will close within six months with no support,...
read moreFlorida’s latest voter suppression ploy plays right into Trump’s plan to delegitimize a loss
He’s waiting to find out how many voters the state Division of Elections will tell him to purge. “Are we going to get these next...
read moreHow to Stop Trump from Stealing the Election
Make this a blowout victory for Joe Biden and Democrats down the ballot, and stop Trump from stealing this election. Source: How to...
read moreCoincidence? DeJoy’s U.S. Postal Service sabotage hitting swing states, communities of color
A Republican-dominated U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors is having more success than it could have imagined when it set out...
read moreFrom coast to coast, the Trump administration is locking Democratic leaders out of USPS facilities
In a “policy departure” by the U.S. Postal Service, under incompetent Trump campaign donor Louis DeJoy, lawmakers have been barred...
read moreGoodbye Middle Class: Half Of All American Workers Made Less Than $34,248.45 Last Year
If you are making less than $3,000 a month, you have plenty of company, because about half of the country is in the exact same boat. ...
read more“Herd Immunity” Was Originally About Vaccination. Now It Is Neoliberal Violence.
This distorted idea has emerged at the intersection between neoliberalism and fascism, says scholar Angela Mitropoulos. Source:...
read moreProud Boys domain used to send threatening emails to Democratic voters in Florida, Arizona and Pennsylvania
The emails claimed to be from the Proud Boys, a far-right group supportive of President Trump, but appeared instead to be a deceptive...
read moreWhy Trump’s judges are the worst of the worst
Trump, with the help of Senator Mitch McConnell, has appointed more than 200 judges with racist, sexist, homophobic, and nationalist...
read more‘A relativist dressed in originalist drag’: Catholic paper urges Senate to ‘reject’ Barrett in scathing op-ed
Barrett is by no means universally loved among Catholics. And the National Catholic Reporter has slammed Barrett this week in a...
read moreUSPS still hasn’t reversed election mail slowdown despite multiple court orders: attorneys general
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is still not processing election mail at the rate it did prior to Postmaster General Louis...
read moreACLU Sues Trump Admin. to Obtain Key Records on ‘Dishonest and Incompetent’ Federal Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic in Prisons
The suit seeks “the immediate release of improperly withheld agency records related to federal government’s failed...
read moreRepublicans Rally to Defend California Senator Diane Feinstein
But for Feinstein, this month’s controversy centers on her buddying up to Graham, an embattled incumbent who Democrats see as...
read moreMore Traces of Cancer-Causing PFAS in Arctic Raise Alarm Over Global Spread
Scientists are still grappling with the complex puzzle of how these toxic chemicals are moving through the environment. Source: More...
read moreCalifornia appears to be winning fight against Covid-19. How long will it last?
State is currently faring better than the US as a whole, but experts and public health officials expect a fall surge Source:...
read moreJournalists Should Stop Relying on Cops’ Lies
American police departments are addicted to lying, and journalists are entrusted with reporting what’s happening in the world. Those...
read morePress Worries About a Fracking Ban’s ‘Risk’ to Democrats—Not Fracking’s Threat to Planet
There is no reason for a fracking ban to be “political suicide” unless corporate journalists are determined to equate...
read more135 doctors in Chile ask health minister for moratorium on 5G
There ARE studies that have ALREADY determined 5G is NOT safe. Cities AND entire countries have taken action to ban, delay, halt, and...
read moreDenying Pre-Trial Detainees the Right to Vote Must Stop
This form of voter suppression is a social injustice and a civic indignity. Source: Denying Pre-Trial Detainees the Right to Vote...
read more‘Prosecute the Sackler Family’: Critics Say DOJ Settlement Not Nearly Enough for Purdue Pharma’s Deadly Role in Opioid Crisis
“Today’s guilty plea comes too late for the millions of lives that Purdue’s crimes destroyed over the past...
read moreIRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor
Congress asked the IRS to report on why it audits the poor more than the affluent. Its response is that it doesn’t have enough money...
read morePat Robertson: ‘The Lord told me’ Trump will be reelected — and help set off the Apocalypse
Christian fundamentalist evangelical and televangelist Pat Robertson is predicting that President Donald Trump will win reelection...
read moreThe US Is Missing a Chance to Tackle Climate Crisis and Pandemic Relief Together
Europe is trying to integrate climate priorities into its pandemic relief plans, but the U.S. has its head in the sand. Source: The...
read moreAlert: Stricken Venezuelan oil tanker raises fears of Caribbean ecological disaster
The Venezuelan-flagged Nabarima has lain in the Gulf of Paria since last January when U.S. sanctions on Venezuela made it illegal for...
read moreWarning: More than 200 million Americans could have toxic PFAS in their drinking water
A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the...
read moreAnother FBI director finds himself in a political vise
Four years ago, James Comey made a fateful decision that may have tipped an election. How will Chris Wray handle Trump’s...
read moreThe courts have already been packed—with white men
The pejorative phrase “court packing” flows from a couple of questionable premises. First, that there is some morally or legally...
read moreMcConnell Admits to Sabotaging COVID Relief Talks to Rush Barrett Confirmation
Mitch McConnell has privately been urging the Trump White House not to strike a COVID relief deal prior to the election. Source:...
read moreTrump Abruptly Ends “60 Minutes” Interview Tweeting It Was “FAKE and BIASED”
Trump also tweeted a video of host Lesley Stahl not wearing a mask, but sources say it was taken out of context. Source: Trump...
read moreYou know George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s stories. 10 years after his death, you should also know DJ Henry’s.
Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., was fatally shot at age 20 when Pleasantville, New York, police officer Aaron Hess, who is white,...
read morePope Francis Signals ‘Historic’ Shift for Catholic Church, Publicly Supporting Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples
The pope won praise for “pushing the Church into the 21st Century.” Source: Pope Francis Signals ‘Historic’...
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Alert: U.S. Postal Service Benches Its Police Officers Before Election
The U.S. Postal Service has ordered its police officers off city streets, sparking a legal battle in the final weeks of an election...
read moreU.S. police chiefs grapple with new Election Day threat: Armed men at the polls
“I feel like I’m walking on the edge of a razor blade,” a Virginia police chief told NBC News. Source: U.S. police...
read moreDemocrats may ‘never win another national election’: SCOTUS mail-in voting ruling raises alarm
A divided Supreme Court rejected a Pennsylvania Republican effort to curtail mail-in voting, but experts say the Democratic victory...
read moreProgressive Groups Are Mobilizing To De-Escalate Far Right Violence At The Polls
From Trump’s “joking” about holding power beyond his term limit, to enfeebling the integrity of mail-in ballots without evidence,...
read moreTrump and Biden’s Mics Will Be Muted for at Least Some of the Final Debate
Although the rule change will affect both candidates equally, Trump told reporters he sees it as “unfair” to him. Source:...
read moreAmid Trump’s Politicization of FDA, California Joins New York in Vowing to Independently Review Coronavirus Vaccines
“Like our approach to Covid-19, when it comes to a vaccine, California will be guided by science.” Source: Amid...
read moreFlorida acts to remove felons from voter rolls as election looms
Democrats condemned the 11th-hour move and local election officials say it can’t be done. Source: Florida acts to remove felons from...
read moreDonald Trump suggests he’d leave the country if he loses election to Joe Biden – CNN Video
We can only hope. Source: Donald Trump suggests he’d leave the country if he loses election to Joe Biden – CNN...
read moreNational Guard prepares for election and aftermath
Guardsmen are prepping across the nation for election-related missions that include cybersecurity, ballot counting in at least one...
read morePelosi, Mnuchin forge ahead with COVID-19 relief negotiations with new deadline
It’s been 156 days since the House passed the $3 trillion HEROES Act, and 18 days since the House passed their compromise $2.2...
read more‘Long Overdue’: Justice Department Sues Google in Antitrust Case
The filing, announced Tuesday morning, accuses the tech giant of violating law to stifle competition. Source: ‘Long...
read moreBritain to infect healthy volunteers with coronavirus in vaccine challenge trials
The research is risky, given that there’s no surefire treatment for covid-19. Source: Covid-19 challenge trials to infect healthy...
read moreVoter Suppression Has Spread Like Fire Across the US — Far Beyond the South
Long lines, a record number of mail-in ballots and legal fights have marked voting during the pandemic. Source: Voter Suppression Has...
read moreCarter Center to monitor American election for first time
The Carter Center has monitored 111 elections in 39 countries since the 1980s and decided after the party conventions in August that...
read moreSince Pandemic Began U.S. Billionaires’ Net Worth Jumps $931 Billion, or Nearly One-Third, as Working Families Suffer
Meanwhile State & Local Government Services Face Deep Cuts as Congress Prioritizes Confirmation of Anti-ACA Supreme Court Justice...
read moreA New Blueprint for Our Oceans Would Be a Sea Change for Marine Habitats and Climate Change
An ambitious new bill introduced on Tuesday by House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva would change Americans’ relationship...
read moreWarning: Within 20 years, rising sea levels will hit nearly every coastal county — and their bonds
Florida, New Jersey and Virginia in particular are at economic and credit risk as flooding becomes more frequent. Source: Within 20...
read moreJustice reform vital to slow COVID-19: former attorneys general
This pandemic will shape the administration of justice — and society — for generations. Source: Justice reform vital to slow...
read moreBottle-fed babies most at risk as study shows high lead exposure in US water
Researchers say Black infants may be more at risk while about 80% of homes had detectable levels of lead in tap water Source:...
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