Trump’s Hormuz gamble pushes US and Iran toward wider war
Missile and drone strikes, disputed civilian deaths, and escalating threats have raised fears that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are moving away from diplomacy and toward a broader conflict.
LAPD officer avoids jail time after beating handcuffed man on video
Garcia no longer receives paychecks from the department and could face termination.
Who’s a bigger threat to democracy—immigrants, or billionaires?
Don’t be distracted by the anti-immigrant rhetoric this election. The real impact on democracy comes from moneyed elites.
Organizations call on Biden to incorporate nuclear disarmament into campaign
"The United States urgently needs a leader who will have the courage to look at, think hard about, and speak openly about the dire perils posed by our country's vast nuclear arsenal."
A Corporate Coup d’Etat
TPP is a trade deal that would allow an unprecedented level of global corporate rule over Americans. If passed, would it recreate the "anything-goes Wall Street ethic" that caused the 2008 world economy crash?
Ex-State Dept. official: Israel is starving Gaza now. We can’t wait another 30 days...
We speak with Josh Paul, a former State Department official who resigned last October over the push to increase arms sales to Israel.
What if the US and China really cooperated on climate change?
The planet’s two largest greenhouse-gas emitters agreed to resume their languishing negotiations on joint efforts to overcome the climate crisis.
Global nuclear spending surged to $2,898 a second in 2023 amid rising tensions
An in-depth look into the staggering increase in global nuclear weapons spending, its implications, and the call for disarmament.
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.
GOP budget standoff deepens as internal revolt stalls Trump’s $3.3 trillion megabill
Senate hold-outs cite draconian Medicaid and SNAP cuts while a new CBO score warns the measure will add $3.3 trillion to the debt even as Republican leaders race to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline.