Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Wisconsin tried campaign finance reform. It ended up with the most expensive court race...

As spending for its Supreme Court race surpasses more than $80 million, some campaign reformers are wondering if the state is reaching a tipping point.

Family receives $885K settlement after police kill their dog

The city of Hartford agreed to pay an $885,000 settlement to Harris and his daughter for both damages and a decade of legal costs.

The liberal contempt for Martin Luther King’s final year

“It challenges the imagination to contemplate what lives we could transform if we were to cease killing.”

Trump faces contempt charges over gag order violations

In a contentious courtroom showdown, former President Donald Trump may face criminal contempt charges as he's accused of flouting a judicial gag order, casting a spotlight on his ongoing legal battles.

The torture-friendly Trump administration

Only stupid people say torture works – and one of them is sitting in the White House.

Bernie Sanders Leads Effort Supporting Seniors Program

Bernie Sanders is fighting for an increase in funding for the Older Americans Act programs. The increase would be an important step in meeting existing demand.

Controversial study says 1.5°C warming target already breached, ‘underscores urgent need’ to phase out...

They concluded that global heating had actually increased by 0.5 degrees Celsius more than earlier estimates.

Nestlé Gains Control Over Town’s Water for 45 Years

Nestlé subsidiary, Poland Spring, now has control over a small town's groundwater for the next several decades.

The wedge of all wedges, the exiled Trump looms as Republican Party spoiler

If Dems take both GA senate seats, that confirms that Trumpism and Trump in purple states are done for.

A grim Halloween: Surge in mass shootings exposes America’s enduring gun violence crisis

The broad geographic distribution of these incidents underscores the fact that no region is immune to this ongoing crisis.