Friday, November 13, 2026

US has produced more oil than any country in history for six consecutive years

In December, the average U.S. crude oil production hit a monthly high of more than 13.3 million barrels per day.

How a cooperative run by the formerly incarcerated is reshaping Chicago’s food industry

Megacorporations tend to dominate food contracting with schools and other large facilities in America. In Chicago, Black formerly incarcerated people are prepping locally sourced meals for schools, nursing homes and transitional housing facilities.

Sanders, Jayapal, Dingell more than 120 colleagues in House and Senate reintroduce Medicare for...

"The American people understand, as I do, that health care is a human right, not a privilege."

‘Huge victory for our oceans:’ Trump effort to open Arctic to oil and gas...

"Experts in environmental law estimate that the Trump administration has now lost about 40 environmental cases in federal courts."
A guided bomb unit JDAM kit, the same guidance kit at the center of the proposed Saudi sale, is assembled by U.S. partner-nation forces in the Middle East. Photo: U.S. Air Force AFCENT by Staff Sgt. Jovante Johnson (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Senators move to block $5 billion bomb sale to Saudi Arabia

The bombs would arm Saudi jets as senators also demand to see classified side letters on a separate nuclear deal.

California and Virginia Democrats score key victories against Trump-backed map rigging efforts

Court rulings and legislative action signal growing resistance to mid-decade redistricting pushed by Republicans ahead of the midterms.

Cable TV news: A mere shadow of what it could and should be

News reporting is, without a doubt, extremely important. But that is just not enough, we also need these T.V. channels to go a step further and expand their horizons.

Shutdown deal over healthcare exposes deep Democratic divisions

A bipartisan agreement to reopen the government leaves ACA subsidies expiring and Medicaid cuts intact, prompting strong criticism from progressive lawmakers.

Shielding poor children from the looming food crisis

The war in Ukraine is causing further disruption to the global food supply and making it harder for the world’s poorest households to afford adequate nutrition.

President Biden: It’s time to suppress the Republican suppressors, time to think outside the...

Many presidents use catchy slogans to have their primary objective stand out for all to see. Remember Trump’s MAGA, “Make America great again?” In the case of Biden let’s make that slogan LSTS, or, “Let’s suppress the suppressors.”