Saturday, May 23, 2026

Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil Rights After Leaving Teen in a Coma

Last week, a former Independence police officer pleaded guilty to violating the constitutional rights of a minor in his custody. He faces prison time and a fine for this violation.

Donald Trump Calls Them ‘Thugs.’ Here’s What Trump Protesters Are Really Like.

“Increasing the minimum wage is important for me and my family, and Trump hasn’t discussed it.”

‘Grotesque’: While 41 million people lost jobs due to COVID-19, US billionaires grew nearly...

"This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. society."

Maryland judge commits suicide to avoid federal charges

On July 23, a boy that Caroline County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Newell took on a hunting trip on Hoopers Island discovered a hidden camera in the bathroom.

The Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance

The killing of Sheikh Al-Nimr should serve as a prime moment for the U.S. to reconsider its alliance with the Saudi regime, a regime that not only denies human rights to its own people but exports death and destruction abroad.

Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon kill dozens amid intensified ground offensive

Israeli forces launched their most intense bombing campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon, targeting key areas and prompting international calls for ceasefire.

What it means that Hillary Clinton might Run for president in 2020

Whether or not Hillary Clinton runs for president again, Clintonism is a political blight with huge staying power.

The resistance to health care repeal rolls on

The effort to kill Obamacare is not complete. Expect vigorous protests throughout August.

It’s the US government against the world; America first

This government needs to see the handwriting on the wall; that its current misguided strategy in world affairs is not working, and never will.

American billionaires’ net worth up $931 billion since start of COVID-19 pandemic

The total collective wealth of American billionaires is "nearly double the $2.1 trillion in total wealth held by the bottom half of the population, or 165 million Americans."