‘Tell that to the families in Flint:’ AOC demolishes GOP claim that Green New...
New York Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shot back with a passionate defense of the Green New Deal.
Reaching critical mass on taxing the rich
“Taxing the annual gains generated by wealth closes a host of loopholes, while raising the sort of revenue needed to keep Social Security and Medicare secure for years to come.”
Congressional candidate charged with assault for body-slamming reporter
On Wednesday night, at least three Montana newspapers rescinded their endorsements of Gianforte.
Trump administration suppresses CIA torture report
“No senator, chairman or not, has the authority to erase history.”
Gaza: Grand bargain or wider war?
The United States can go big on diplomacy or on military destruction. Which way will Biden lean?
State trooper charged with stealing heroin from evidence room
Brian Rickard allegedly stole heroin from the Troop R, Honesdale evidence room before ingesting the narcotic at work and at home.
The police state can come after Trump protesters, but it can’t make them cooperate
Facing up to 75 years in prison, 135 Inauguration Day protesters are refusing to collaborate with the prosecution.
The war on renewables begins: Department of Energy’s report pushes for fossil fuels
The report is clearly out of touch with what many energy experts have agreed on: renewable energy is the future.
25 Dallas police officers face disciplinary measures for bigoted social media posts
“We hope this is shifting the conversations in the department away from a them-versus-us mentality and into a community policing mentality.”
No Reforming Democrats: Leftist Dogma or Scientific Fact?
“For the sake of our nation’s common good—mostly likely, for the sake of saving human civilization from encroaching climate destruction—I think we must expose the hypothesis that Democrats are beyond reform to testing by purely rational experiment.”