Monday, September 14, 2026

NPR falsely claims its reporter is the only one to visit Nicaragua

This led into a harrowing story of how its reporter arrived in Nicaragua…and reported without incident.

Greece mandates six-day working week amid controversy and protests

As Greece mandates a six-day working week to boost productivity, workers and unions decry the policy as a rollback of long-standing labor rights, sparking nationwide protests.

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.

In an unequal America, empathy, not just housing, has become too pricey

Empathy for the plight of the homeless, meanwhile, is withering away, particularly among society’s most fortunate, as the social distance between that top and the rest of society widens.

Routing the two-tier system: Part II – raising the lower tier

If the bottom tier can have security and happiness, and if our society eliminates corruption, that will make our society a good one worth having.

Big Pharma is the most widely hated industry in the US

With drug prices continuing to sore and the ongoing opioid epidemic and lawsuits associated with it, the industry's rating likely will not recover any time soon.

Why aren’t fossil fuel companies held accountable for missing and murdered indigenous women?

Resource extraction takes a toll on more than just the economy and the environment.

Trump baby balloon: Why humor is such a powerful form of protest

So humor, democratically conceived and expressed in ways such as a giant Trump balloon, allows our voice to be heard.

Julian Assange and the increasing threat to freedom of the press

The continued persecution of Manning and Assange shows that while actual war criminals are showered with praise and given lucrative sinecures, those who reveal their crimes are the ones who will face punishment.

Racism: Are we all prejudice?

Prejudice then is a form of conditioning; it is discrimination or bias unconsciously expressed in varying degrees, fueling hurtful destructive patterns of behavior and social division.