Thursday, November 12, 2026

Trump administration plans to cut federal funding for Covid testing sites

“The pandemic is clearly getting worse in states nationwide—and instead of trying harder to stop it, President Trump is apparently trying harder to hide it.”

Canada and Sweden defy global trend: Rush to aid Palestinians as Israel faces torture...

Is this pivotal decision, which marks a significant shift in the geopolitical landscape, spotlighting the urgent humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza?

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez unveil ‘Green New Deal For Public Housing’ bill

“The Green New Deal for Public Housing would transition the entire public housing stock of the United States, as swiftly and seamlessly as possible, into zero-carbon, highly energy-efficient developments that produce on-site renewable energy, expand workforce capacity and family self-sufficiency programs and focus on community development.”

Trump ignores anniversary of Sandy Hook, parties with NRA head instead

President Trump invited National Rifle Association head, Wayne LaPierre, to the White House Christmas Party on the same day as the anniversary of the mass shooting.

Investigation into fetus found at South Carolina water plant draws new focus to post-Dobbs...

Sumter County officials and SLED are seeking a DNA profile after workers found 13 to 15-week fetal remains at a wastewater facility, as advocates warn the probe and new bills could expand surveillance of miscarriage and abortion.

Why are we torching our best tool to end child poverty?

Ada Mae’s beautiful blonde curls are wild on this sunny, mild winter afternoon. I’ve just picked her up from...

Japan and South Korea: An alliance of middle powers?

Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.
New York City Hall. Photo: Kidfly182 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mamdani launches nation’s first city office dedicated to worker organizing

City Hall points to CEO pay ratios and outdoor worker risks in laying out what the new agency is meant to address.

TrumpCare dies, XL flies and the secret winner is…

It is the bending of Trump by the hands of the poisonously greedy Brothers Koch that brings the fascist corporatist state one day closer.

Tiny plastic particles accumulating in river headwaters: Study

The study found that in slow-flowing stream headwaters—often located in remote, biodiverse regions—microplastics accumulated quicker and stayed longer than in faster flowing stretches of river.