Thursday, April 9, 2026

Exclusive: Republicans, NRA secretly pressure Citigroup to back off restrictions on gun sellers

Senate Democrats, gun safety groups investigate apparent NRA campaign to undo Citigroup’s gun-sales rules.

World to refugees: Go to hell

Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 20, 2018

U.S. withdraws from Human Rights Council, Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, first ladies unite against family separation at the border, and more.
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Caged children and terrified infants: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee describes ‘acts of indecency’ at...

"So what I saw was a crisis continuing. Not in the making – a crisis continuing."

Missing in action

The poor remain missing in action in our American world, but not in my mind. Not in me.

The Bible’s message on separating immigrant children from parents is a lot different from...

Scripture commands Christians to help the poor, to recognize the importance of the family, and to criticize unjust laws.

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.