Friday, July 17, 2026

Outrage as Nikki Haley signs ‘finish them’ on Israeli bomb amid Gaza conflict

Humanitarians and activists condemn former U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley for writing a controversial message on an Israeli artillery shell during her visit to an IDF post.

How Putin’s skill-set shows up Trump’s. One’s a calculating, thuggish, earth-jolting authoritarian, the other...

Their personalities and very different strengths and weaknesses will determine their fate and final standing.
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Why we need sanctuary states

California’s law limits the authority of state and local law enforcers to communicate with federal immigration authorities, and prevents officers from questioning or holding people depending on their immigration status or immigration violations.

Should we feed hungry children, or the war machine?

On August 21, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, put out a heartbreaking call for nations to make good on their pledges...

Useful idiots vs. the FBI

Trump himself has led an unrelenting assault on the bureau, with his trademark screeching tweets and verbal outbursts, repeatedly suggesting that the nation's premier law enforcement agency is "tainted."

World’s 500 richest people gained $1.2 trillion in wealth in 2019: Analysis

"A small handful of billionaires should not be able to accumulate more money than they could spend in 10 lifetimes while millions of Americans are living in poverty and dying because they can't afford healthcare."

Living for politics

May I remember that “just living” is the whole point of doing politics.

The Republicans’ Civil War – And Everyone Else’s

The Republicans are fighting a civil war. But so are we all.

Can the Military-Industrial Complex be tamed?

Cutting the Pentagon's budget in half would finally force the generals to think.