Millions would lose Medicaid under GOP cuts, says new CBO report
A nonpartisan analysis shows Republican efforts to slash Medicaid by $880 billion would strip healthcare from millions of low-income Americans in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
The only fake news that provably threw the election to Trump was not Russian
The Democrats introduced the term “fake news” just days after losing the election.
Former Monsanto executive picked by Trump to lead wildlife agency
"Aurelia Skipwith has been working in the Trump administration all along to end protections for billions of migratory birds, gut endangered species safeguards and eviscerate national monuments."
How the fossil fuel industry buys goodwill
From sports to academia to the arts, fossil fuel companies are pouring money on the things we love, in an effort to “not be held accountable” for climate chaos.
The billionaires are wrong; we can’t afford anything but single payer health care
The ACA did not solve our healthcare crisis. We need National Improved Medicare for All.
Voting rights groups raise alarm about House GOP introducing ‘Big Lie Bill’
The bill is being called "the most conservative election integrity bill to be seriously considered" in the U.S. House of Representatives in decades.
UK goes 55 hours without coal power, breaking record
In January, the UK government announced plans to phase out coal generation by 2025.
Conservation group to buy world’s largest privately held sequoia forest for $15M
"By protecting this property, we will safeguard the biological richness and ecological resilience of a forest unlike any other on Earth."
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leader in landmark decision
The ICC’s decision follows months of investigation into allegations of atrocities committed by both Israeli forces and Hamas, marking a pivotal moment in international justice.
Growing Dissent: The Coming Year Of Protest
From human rights to existential threats like global warming and the loss of bio-diversity, as well kitchen table issues like income inequality and food security, progressive forces are aligning on the right side of history as they oppose both the global elite and the populist provincialism of far-right groups.