Tuesday, July 15, 2025

America: One big commercial!

We get more and more commercials as the newest election cycle approaches.

Where the post office goes, so goes America

The post office won’t disappear if you hand-deliver your ballot this year.

Why reparations to African-Americans are necessary – how to start now

Reparations are a way of making the country whole, by partially remedying the inherited inequalities that still plague African-Americans.

How guns literally go to men’s heads

"If you are not male and have never carried a gun in public, it’s only an imaginary experiment, but science shows that simply handling a gun alters men’s levels of testosterone and measurably increases their aggressive behavior."

Burning books (or rather book companies)

Think of this as the modern capitalist version of burning books, though as with those fossil-fuel companies, it is, in reality, more like burning the future.

Far-right media smear Democratic women wearing suffragette white at State of the Union by...

Some far-right media figures smeared them by comparing them to the Ku Klux Klan.

GM, jobs, and corporate America’s incentive to exploit

Executive pay excess is driving decisions that are turning workers – and their communities – into sacrificial lambs.

Documenting the struggle against a hedge fund stripping journalism for parts

Journalists are our everyday heroes: exposing secrets, uncovering abuses and giving us better understanding of our communities, our cultures, our politics, our world.

As Video Captures Officers’ Fatal Shootings of Unarmed Men, Knowing Your Rights to Film...

As video proves decisive in holding police accountable for police brutality across the country, it's important you know your rights when filming a police officer. Democracy Now answers questions regarding people’s rights with Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst.

The great Scamazon

Instead of giving your hard-earned dollars to Amazon this holiday season consider staying local.