Sunday, November 15, 2026
The California State Capitol in Sacramento. Photo: Andre m, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

California could soon end child marriage after years of debate

Before the new ban passed, California didn't even have a minimum age for marriage — unlike most other states.

The military-industrial complex is fueling climate catastrophe—let’s demand accountability at COP

For our survival and for each other, we must demand climate justice that tells the truth.
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The myth of the rugged individual

The American dream promises that anyone can make it if they work hard enough and play by the rules. Anyone can make...

The Gettysburg Address, slightly updated

Now we are engaged in a great democratic battle, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and dedicated, can tolerate four years of Trumpery.

Biden, Buttigieg and corporate media are eager for Sanders and Warren to clash

Keeping eyes on the prize this year will require a united front that can strengthen progressive forces, prevent any corporate Democrat from winning the party’s presidential nomination, and then go on to defeat Donald Trump.
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Why we must legalize marijuana

Legalizing, taxing, and regulating is good for the economy and creates jobs.

Electric school bus commitments in the US more than doubled in 2023

Electric school buses operating in the U.S. rose from 598 in 2022 to 1,285 in June 2023.

Undebatable: What Harris and Trump could not say about Israel and Gaza

Silence is a blanket that smothers genuine democratic discourse and the outcries of moral voices. Making those voices inaudible is a key goal for the functioning of the warfare state.

Journalists and press freedom groups demand Blinken stop US arms sales to Israel as...

A coalition of over 100 journalists, news outlets, and press freedom organizations has called on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to halt weapons sales to Israel, condemning the U.S.’s role in supporting a military campaign that has killed over 100 journalists in Gaza.

Ugly side of Trump’s 2020 lies and bullying come before committee 

Trump-directed mobs threaten officials who wouldn’t cheat for him.