‘Can’t afford’ build back better? US billionaires saw $1 trillion wealth boom in 2021...
A new analysis out Tuesday shows that the nearly 750 billionaires in the United States saw their combined wealth soar by $1 trillion in 2021,...
Legislation to improve Social Security bought to House
“We simply cannot and must not sit by and allow millions of our fellow citizens, who worked hard their entire lives, to spend their golden years living in poverty.”
Florida to ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy
The Center for Reproductive Rights argues that the new bill is a health hazard to many women.
IRS agent pleads guilty to identity theft and fraud
“TIGTA aggressively investigates Internal Revenue Service employees who violate the public’s trust.”
How grassroots energy projects are taking back power from utility companies
As power outages caused by extreme weather events become more intense and frequent, the efforts by federal, state and local legislators to...
Killer drones in the empire state
The U.S. drone war is escalating in numerous countries.
Trump’s call for police brutality is no joke
Donald Trump's call for police brutality was not his first public incitement to violence.
Harassment and assault of Jewish college students isn’t free speech, and it’s not ‘nuanced’–it’s...
Excuses made by university presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT represent criminal negligence of duty. So, why are the presidents of top Ivies offering such pitifully inadequate excuses? Perhaps it has more to do with foreign gifts to their endowments.
Sheriff to Resign After Indicted by Grand Jury
After a video put an Oklahoma sheriff on blast for shooting an unarmed man, he was indicted on two misdemeanors and is set to resign. When will police brutality end?
Biden to propose Supreme Court reforms: Ethics code and term limits amid public disapproval
This move comes amid growing public discontent with the court and recent scandals involving justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.