Thursday, April 18, 2024

Myths and facts: Trump’s separation of families and detention of children at the US-Mexico...

Media Matters has gathered and debunked the most common strains of misinformation attempting to whitewash the cruel and unusual practice.

Some straight talk for younger people on Social Security (and Medicare too)

As the scaremongering begins, this is your fight too!

Six dictators who divided children from parents

Separating children from their families has been characteristic of the biggest dictators of the modern era.

Faulty intelligence? The curious case of the murdered journalist who wasn’t

There is no question that journalists in Russia (and, for that matter, Ukraine) are under threat.

The ‘jobs for everyone’ fantasy

For the CEOs, soothing talk about a surging economy is a lot easier than actually investing in the country that made them rich.

On Father’s Day: Poor Alphonse

“But other men were not my father. He never once stopped loving me his entire life.”

Like clockwork, right-wing media exploit DOJ IG report to call for special counsel Mueller’s...

The report had nothing to do with the FBI’s Trump-Russia probe.

Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling

These dialogues show protagonists’ strengths and hopes, and these are the elements of the stories that remain with us long after watching their digital stories.

To the press, after 18 months of Trump

Don’t let him rattle you. Maintain your dignity, confidence, and courage.
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Blistering U.N. report: Trump administration’s policies designed to worsen poverty & inequality

40 million Americans live in poverty, and 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty.