Friday, November 13, 2026

Massive resistance means the Trans Mountain Pipeline fight rages on

"People across British Columbia do not want this pipeline built and will make sure it isn't."

The Most Pragmatic Way to Fix American Democracy

The political system we now have is profoundly broken. Bernie Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have.

We found that more than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents....

Videos of U.S. citizens being mistreated by immigration agents have filled social media feeds, but there is little clarity on the overall picture. So ProPublica investigated.

Reconciling profit and morality

Many companies, big and small, in the food economy are blazing a different path through Wall Street’s jungle of greed, demonstrating that money and morality can be compatible.

District Attorney Refuses to Charge Officer Responsible for Son’s Death

Instead of charging the officer with negligence or child endangerment, the DA decided not to prosecute because forgetting an infant inside a car is legally equivalent to accidentally leaving one’s groceries in the trunk.

Senate GOP blocks effort to overturn $10.3 billion corporate tax break tied to IRS...

Resolution targeting Trump administration guidance on corporate minimum tax fails 51-47 as advocates warn of expanded loopholes.

ACLU Condemns Forcible Arrest of State Representative During Protest

“Although no one deserves to be treated like this, the police made the mistake this time of abusing people who were in a position to insist on their rights. Most people aren’t so lucky.”

New Mexico House Votes to Reinstate the Death Penalty

This Republican-sponsored House Bill would authoriz the death penalty in cases involving the murder of a child or law enforcement officer.

Senate passes resolution to reinstate pollution standards for methane emissions from oil and gas...

The White House is in full support of the resolution calling it "an urgent and essential step" to protect Americans.
A cell block at Camp Delta, the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Photo: US government, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a U.S. Crusade of Torture

Norman Solomon traces 25 years of CIA and military detention practices since September 11, and the officials who faced no consequences for them.