Biden Must Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Dead-End “Centrism”
There is no middle ground between lies and facts. There is no halfway point between civil discourse and violence. There is no...
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Senate Democrats Prove ‘Democracy Reform Is a Top Priority’ by Putting ‘For the People Act’ First
“From a violent insurrection at the Capitol to the countless attempts to silence the vote of millions of Americans, attacks on...
read moreWhy We Published More Than 500 Videos Taken by Parler Users of the Capitol Riot
This collection of clips from the insurrection, while incomplete, offers a unique experience of the historic event through hundreds...
read more400,000 American Deaths In, Was Trump’s Coronavirus Response a Crime Against Humanity?
The Trump administration callously dismissed the deaths of the most vulnerable, including minorities. Source: 400,000 American Deaths...
read moreMLK: “Loving Your Enemies” Message for a Political System Based On Hate
US politics, both conservative & liberal is dominated by hatred. It’s the glue of the system. People don’t vote for...
read moreFrom Reconciliation to a ‘Nuclear Strike on the Filibuster’: Progressive Memo Details Steps Biden Can Take to Defeat GOP Obstruction
“Biden was elected with a mandate to break gridlock and deliver results. He should use it.” Source: From Reconciliation...
read moreWill Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.?
CDC researchers see disturbing indicators Source: Will Coronavirus Variants Soon Dominate in U.S.? | MedPage Today
read moreThe Most Common Coronavirus Vaccine Questions, Answered
Do the COVID-19 shots prevent infection? How long does immunity last? Do they work against mutations? Here’s what to know....
read moreTwitter and YouTube Banned Steve Bannon. Apple Still Gives Him Millions of Listeners.
Steve Bannon broadcasts election denialism and apocalyptic calls to action several times a day via Apple’s podcast app. He’s not the...
read moreFBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 10 years ago. Has anything changed?
In light of — or perhaps despite — the increased scrutiny, FBI director James Comey told police officers at a national...
read moreJoe Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an...
read more‘Right on Schedule’: Hours Before Biden Inauguration, GOP Backers of Tax Cuts for the Rich Resume Cynical Deficit-Mongering
“With a Democrat about to become president, Republicans are now pretending to care about deficits and debts again. Let’s...
read moreAs Kamala Harris Resigns Senate, Alex Padilla Becomes California’s First Latino Senator
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom also appointed Shirley Weber to be secretary of state, set to be the first Black...
read moreSheriffs, the Capitol riot, and right-wing militias: Sheriffs helped lead this insurrection.
Sheriffs play a key role in right-wing white supremacist movements. Source: Sheriffs, the Capitol riot, and right-wing militias:...
read moreHow the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence
About one minute after the vice president was hustled out of the Senate chamber and into a nearby room, members of the pro-Trump mob...
read more‘Smartest Thing We Can Do Is Act Big’: Yellen Bolsters Demand for Biden to Enact Bold FDR-Style Agenda
“Instead of feel-good talk of unification,” said journalist John Nichols, “FDR called out the Wall Street...
read moreAlerlt: Trump approval remains stable in new NBC poll, with Republicans unmoved after Capitol violence
Eighty-seven percent of Republicans approve of how Trump is doing his job in a new NBC News poll, but half of all voters say he is...
read moreTwenty states raised their minimum wages on New Year’s Day: Federal action is still needed
On January 1, minimum wages went up in 20 states. The increases range from an $0.08 inflation adjustment in Minnesota to a $1.50 per...
read moreAs Biden takes office, key nuclear and missile defense decisions loom
The incoming administration must make several decisions fairly quickly, says outgoing official Rob Soofer. Source: As Biden takes...
read more‘Going full white supremacy’: Internet drags Pompeo for saying ‘multiculturalism’ is ‘not who America is’
In a shocking tweet barely 24 hours before he will no longer be the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo unleashed a disturbing tweet...
read moreIt Is Biden’s Historic Task to Reverse Reagan’s—and Trump’s—Reckless Radicalism
Reagan’s failed radicalism has now run its course, and the United States, while culturally as divided as ever, is at an...
read moreJoe’s Winning Strategy: Raise Wages, Tax the Rich
Despite our sharp divisions, a majority of Americans are united behind many policies to combat poverty and reduce inequality. Source:...
read moreLA County residents 65 and older can get coronavirus vaccines starting Thursday
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis on Monday, Jan. 18 delivered a rare executive order widening the county’s...
read more“Sense of Entitlement”: Rioters Faced No Consequences Invading State Capitols. No Wonder They Turned to the U.S. Capitol Next.
Armed far-right mobs met little law enforcement resistance when they repeatedly attacked state capitols. You can draw a direct line...
read moreHere Is What Biden’s Foreign-Policy Agenda Will Look Like on Day One
From climate change to China to ending the forever wars, here are 10 of the biggest challenges facing the Biden foreign-policy team...
read moreMajority of Europeans fear Biden unable to fix ‘broken’ US
A majority of Europeans believe America’s political system is broken, that China will be the world’s leading power within a decade,...
read moreEurope Sees a Narrow Window for Biden to Revive Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran has been ramping up its breaches, while June elections may complicate diplomacy. Source: Iran nuclear deal: Europe hopes for...
read moreThe Georgia Dad Who Said That He Wanted to Kill Nancy Pelosi
On Facebook, Cleveland Meredith, Jr., parroted The Gateway Pundit, Trump’s Twitter feed, Fox News, and, eventually, QAnon. Then he...
read moreTime for Biden to Dial Down the Lincoln and Dial Up the FDR
Inaugural appeals to unity and “better angels” are nice. But this is the moment to rally America to chase money changers and fascists...
read moreBiden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions
On Wednesday, following his inauguration, Biden will end Trump’s restriction on immigration to the U.S. from some Muslim-majority...
read moreHypersonic Superweapons Are a Mirage, New Analysis Says
Two scientists find revolutionary claims about the evasion of detection and defenses to be “nonsense.” Source: Hypersonic...
read morePentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranks
The nation’s military has a history of downplaying white nationalism and right-wing activism, but the siege of the Capitol has...
read moreAlliance Between Vigilantes and Law Enforcement: A US Tradition
On the continuity between the early 20th century American Protective League and today’s violent “patriots.” Source: Alliance Between...
read moreTrump Administration’s ‘1776 Report’ Justifies Slavery, Three-Fifths Compromise
The report excuses America’s founders for owning slaves and defends the racist Three-Fifths Compromise as necessary to form a...
read moreL.A. project shows homeless housing can be done quickly, cheaply
When L.A. County nixed a plan to build a new jail, Supervisor Hilda Solis saw an opportunity to use the land for homeless housing. In...
read moreFox News’ Maria Bartiromo claims Democrats infiltrated Capitol wearing MAGA clothing — and Twitter fires back
Twitter users quickly fired back at Bartiromo for the baseless claim. One Twitter user also noted how right-wing media reports would...
read moreTrump’s Last Power Grab Will Involve Around 100 Pardons in Massive “Influence Peddling” Operation
The president is reportedly gearing up for one last pardon spree—one of the few unilateral actions still available in his waning...
read morePink seesaws across US-Mexico border named Design of the Year 2020
Creators say they hope the work encourages people to build bridges between communities Source: Pink seesaws across US-Mexico border...
read moreNew Documents Suggest J. Edgar Hoover Was Involved in Fred Hampton’s Murder
Recently released FBI documents shed new light on the 1969 conspiracy to assassinate Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Source: New...
read moreCan We Crack the Right’s White Bloc? These Organizers Say Yes
Deep canvass conversations, storytelling, acknowledges people’s experiences while suggesting a different way to understand and...
read moreActivists Are Mobilizing to Create an Eviction-Free United States
“Rent strikers and people at risk of losing their shelter are doing all they can to stop the violence of evictions and promote a...
read moreMLK Day demands that Capitol rioters and white supremacists face swift justice
By not quickly stamping out the ‘massive resistance’ to the civil rights movement, America paved the way for it to...
read moreFeds vetting 25,000 National Guard troops ahead of Biden inauguration for fear of possible ‘insider attack’
Concerns of an attack by National Guard members come in addition to growing fears of violence by outside right-wing extremist groups...
read moreBad news: Worried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp
The research published today reviews more than 150 studies to produce a stark summary of the state of the natural world. We outline...
read moreThe Capitol riot wasn’t a fringe ‘uprising’. It was enabled by very deep pockets
That siege was just one battle in a decades-long assault on democracy, funded by billionaire donors and corporate interests Source:...
read moreTrump May Be on Trial, But You Can Bet the System That Produced Him Will Be Acquitted
Trump is too small and limited of a target to be considered the true and deepest enemy we face. Source: Opinion | Trump May Be on...
read moreSunrise to Hold Rallies Demanding “No Compromise, No Excuses” to Top Democratic Leaders
These rallies are intended to push leaders to enact the Sunrise Movement’s current legislative priorities in an effort to enact: 1)...
read morePolice Command Structure Crumbled Fast During Capitol Riot
As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide on their own how to fight them off. There was no...
read moreProud Boys Intended To Kill Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi, FBI Witness Says
An FBI special agent made the claim in an affidavit as part of a criminal complaint against 43-year-old Dominic Pezzola, who is...
read moreYes, Trump can be impeached, convicted, barred from ever holding office again—even after he’s gone
“The Constitution provides that the President ‘shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of,...
read moreBiden Cannot Govern From the Center – Ending Trumpism Means Radical Action
This Republican party traffics in conspiracy and thuggery — the new president must be bold on healthcare, equality and more...
read moreAmerica Needs a Truth & Reconciliation Commission
America needs to investigate the lies, and the illegal activity alleged, and be empowered to tell the truth. Upon the revelation of...
read moreThe Trial of Donald Trump Must Tell the Full Story of the Capitol Insurrection
Although several Republican representatives acknowledged that the violence at the Capitol on January 6th was terrifying, condemnable,...
read moreInside the Capitol riot: What more than 500 Parler videos reveal
Not only had we not seen something like this, but we had never been able to see any major civil clash in the way we did this one,...
read moreProgressives Push Back as Trump, Pentagon, and ICE ‘Hijack’ MLK’s Message
“Dr. King was an anti-war, anti-capitalist justice seeker who rejected poverty, racism, militarism, and the death...
read moreBiden’s plan could cut child poverty in half in 2021
Scholars at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy did a quick analysis of President-elect Joe Biden’s...
read moreFrom Paul Ryan to Nikki Haley: GOP Nightmare of Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders About to Come True
“When Republicans controlled the Senate they used the reconciliation process to provide huge tax breaks for the rich and large...
read more‘I Answered the Call of My President’: Rioters Say Trump Urged Them On
The defense from Trump supporters arrested in the Capitol assault is emerging in court papers and interviews — and could play a role...
read moreTrump’s Final Attempt to Sabotage the Census Has Officially Failed
On Friday, the Justice Department told a federal judge that the Census Bureau would not release data on the number of undocumented...
read moreGiuliani associate told ex-CIA officer a Trump pardon would ‘cost $2m’ – report
John Kiriakou, who was jailed in 2012 for identity leak, said his pursuit of a pardon came up in a meeting with Giuliani last year...
read moreThe Part About MLK White People Don’t Like to Talk About
Dr. King was widely disliked for his message of liberation for oppressed people in this country—Black people, Brown people, Native...
read moreBad news: Trump team orders installation of notorious pro-Trump saboteur into top NSA position
Acting secretary of defense Miller demanded the immediate installation of Ellis, despite widespread skepticism as to his...
read moreHow Facebook Became a Tool of the Far-Right
Right-wing influencers embraced extremist views, and Facebook rewarded them. Source: Opinion | How Facebook Became a Tool of the...
read more‘A Fearless Champion for Consumers’: Warren Applauds Biden Pick of Rohit Chopra to Head CFPB
“Financial predators, watch out.” Source: ‘A Fearless Champion for Consumers’: Warren Applauds Biden Pick of...
read moreWarning World Is on ‘Brink of a Catastrophic Moral Failure,’ WHO Chief Denounces Vaccine-Hoarding by Rich Nations
“The price of this failure will be paid with lives and livelihoods in the world’s poorest countries.” Source:...
read more‘A Jim Crow Relic That Must Be Abolished’: Demand to End Filibuster Grows
“Do Senate Democrats want to keep the filibuster or do they want to pass comprehensive democracy, anti-corruption, and voting...
read moreIllinois to End Cash Bail and Limit Use of High-Tech Incarceration
Reformers typically propose predictive algorithms and electronic monitoring as alternatives to money bail. Illinois is different....
read moreHow a growing Christian movement of self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ gave religious motivation for the US Capitol riot
Independent Network Charismatic, or INC, has played a unique role in providing a spiritual justification for the movement to overturn...
read moreWill States Use the Capitol Riot to Crack Down on Pipeline Protests?
Ohio quietly became the 13th state since 2017 to legislate harsher penalties for trespassing on or otherwise interfering with energy...
read moreHistorian Timothy Snyder explains how Donald Trump fits into America’s post-truth, pre-fascist continuum
the Republican Party has, both before and after Trump’s election loss and the subsequent violence of Jan. 6, essentially...
read moreIndigenous-Led Movement Credited With ‘Huge Victory’ as Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL Permit on Day One
“Our communities have been fighting KXL for over a decade, tooth and nail, in the dirt and in the courts.” Source:...
read moreManhattan DA Expands Probe Into Trump Company to Include Family Estate: Report
probe into the Trump Organization’s business dealings led by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has...
read moreTrump Can’t Be Permitted To Wiggle Off The Hook With An Unjustifiable Self-Pardon
SMU Law professor Dale Carpenter insists that the Constitution doesn’t allow Trump to pardon himself. Noting some of...
read moreBig Oil Is Backing Off Election Denial – but Has Deep Ties
The fossil fuel industry pioneered massive political disinformation with climate denial. It also fed the “Stop the Steal” movement....
read moreMuslim Advocates Hails End of Muslim Ban on Wednesday
On Saturday, news broke that President-elect Joe Biden will sign an executive order rescinding the Muslim Ban on Wednesday, January...
read moreShould Fossil Fuels Be Treated Like Nuclear Weapons?
“New fossil fuel projects are coming online, even as the world already has more fossil fuels developed than it can possibly extract...
read moreMeet the GOP State AGs Who Spread Election Lies That Fueled an Insurrection
Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) never acknowledged its role in fueling Trump supporters’ ire by sharing...
read moreLindsey Graham blames Nancy Pelosi for Capitol riot, because they’re totally out of ideas now
GRAHAM: “It was horrendous to see people come and take over the Capitol, the House and the Senate, beat officers, defile the seat of...
read more‘No One Can Censor Reality’: Human Rights Group Pushes Back After Israel Retaliates Against ‘Apartheid’ Label
“Israel cannot be considered a democracy, for it works to advance and perpetuate the supremacy of one group of people, Jews,...
read moreCapitol rioter plotted to sell stolen Pelosi laptop to Russian intelligence
A Pennsylvania woman accused of being one of the Capitol rioters told a former “romantic partner” she planned to steal a...
read moreAlert: These Textbooks In Thousands Of K-12 Schools Echo Trump’s Talking Points
Their religion-centered, anti-Democrat, anti-science, anti-multicultural message mirrors the Christian nationalism seen at the U.S....
read moreMartin Luther King Day 2021
King Family Press Conference, Dec. 9, 1999.From the King Center on the family’s civil trial that found the US government guilty in...
read moreWatch A Reporter’s Video from Inside the Capitol Siege
On January 6th, 2021, Luke Mogelson followed Trump supporters as they forced their way into the U.S. Capitol, using his phone’s...
read moreNew virus variant may not be stopped by current vaccines, as American lifespans drop by 1.1 years
This should be sounding a global red alert at the highest level. In a very real sense, this might be considered a whole new...
read moreMax Blumenthal: Breach of Capitol Security Was Like a Military Operation
The Grayzone founder notes that “such a disproportionate percentage” of the Capitol building attackers were former military, former...
read moreRallies ahead of Capitol riot were planned by established Washington insiders
Described as a grass-roots uprising, the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol followed events planned by establishment Republicans and...
read moreAmerica now has its own Green Zone, as Trumpian Fascism erects Racist Red Zone
America now has its own Green Zone in downtown Washington, D.C., where the Mall is closed, the city is locked down, and protective...
read moreMass Media Finally Admitting that COVID-19 was a Lab Release
For decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …? Source: Did...
read moreLynch Mob: Evidence mounts that the Capitol Insurrection was an “inside job”
The FBI frankly, used to be known as “Trumplandia” so it’s not totally surprising that they took no action and didn’t spread the...
read moreA Shocking List of 30+ Elected Officials at Trump’s Rally, Capitol Insurrection (It Keeps Growing)
This list is being updated right here as more names come in! Rep. Paul Gosar (Arizona)Rep. Andy Biggs (Arizona)Rep. Lauren Boebert...
read moreFederal Prosecutors: Capitol Rioters Meant to ‘Capture and Assassinate’ Elected Officials
Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters...
read moreWhite Supremacist Trump Backers to Storm state capitols on Jan. 20: How Defenseless are We?
State capitols were already attacked multiple times in 2020. Armed anti-maskers stormed the Michigan Statehouse in April to protest...
read moreSome Democrats in Congress are worried their colleagues might kill them
House members openly accuse far-right representatives of threatening their health and safety after the Capitol riot. Source: Some...
read moreBernie’s Plan to Give Everyone Health Care During the Pandemic Could Transform Our Health System
Bernie Sanders’s proposal to create a national emergency health insurance plan could have a transformative effect on the national...
read moreShould we celebrate Trump’s Twitter ban? Five free speech experts weigh in
In recent years, the conversation around free speech — and arguments to protect it — have been dominated by the right....
read moreWhy We need to prepare for ongoing insurrectionary violence and address its root causes
Trump, enabled by GOP officials and members of Congress, planned on social media, and buoyed by deeply entrenched white supremacy and...
read moreU.S. coronavirus death toll reaches nearly 400,000: The invisible victims of covid-19
It took 12 weeks for the death toll to rise from 200,000 to 300,000. The death toll has leaped from 300,000 to almost 400,000 in less...
read moreFar-Right Extremism Is a Global Problem—and the World Needs to Come Together to Address It
And it is time to treat it like one. Source: Far-Right Extremism Is a Global Problem—and the World Needs to Come Together to Address...
read moreMLK/FBI review – startling study of the war against Martin Luther King
This documentary throws the bureau’s appalling dirty-tricks campaign into sharp focus but is frustratingly reticent on other, more...
read moreWhat Biden wants to do on immigration, briefly explained
Biden’s immigration plan would include a pathway to citizenship. But it could face an uncertain future in Congress. Source: What...
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