US House of Representatives passes Women’s Health Protection Act
“The House has stepped in where the courts have failed us."
Trump’s cruel and deviant budget
Trump’s budget celebrates a cruel and virulent form of individualism – much like Trump himself.
Maine becomes latest state to ditch Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
There has been a growing movement to change the name of Columbus Day, which has been a federal holiday since 1934.
2024 election cycle shattered by record Dark Money surge
An unprecedented surge of dark money casts a shadow over the 2024 elections, challenging the transparency and integrity of American democracy with over $162 million in undisclosed contributions.
How Congress loots the Treasury for the military-industrial-congressional complex
How the conjunction of dysfunctional military leadership, an ever-growing arms industry and a Congress that keeps handing them trillions of dollars, constitutes the full flowering of President Eisenhower's greatest fears for the future of the United States.
LGBTQ advocates cheer historic victory after US House passes equality act
"This vote is a monumental step forward in the fight for true, lived equality for LGBTQ people."
Big Business defeated as Socialist Kshama Sawant’s victory certified in Seattle
"The ruling class in the United States is afraid of these kinds of movements and so we should not be surprised by the reaction."
2.7 million people want national monuments to remain protected
The public overwhelmingly supports public lands and oceans.
College Professor Suspended After Wearing a Hijab, Showing Solidarity with Muslims
A tenured Professor at Wheaton College in Chicago was suspended this weak after wearing a hijab and announcing her solidarity with Muslims in the wake of building tensions and violence against the Muslim American community.
Drawing equivalencies between fascists and anti-fascists is not just wrong – it’s dangerous
We must be very wary of any attempts to excuse or normalize white supremacy.