Friday, June 19, 2026

Midwest voices rise: Historic Jewish-led protest for Gaza ceasefire in Chicago

Over 100 arrested in a peaceful demonstration in Chicago; unprecedented Midwest support for ceasefire.

Biden administration announces new funding for 10 major passenger rail projects across the nation

The administration will dedicate $8.2 billion in new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 to deliver world-class high-speed rail and launch new passenger rail corridors.

Trump Buddies Up to Putin

Imagine what Republicans would say if a Democrat had invited the Russian president to interfere in a U.S. election.

Cuomo’s star power exposes Biden drawbacks

Who imagines in four months that Cuomo, a thunderous governor without a federal record and unscarred by any campaign dust-ups, would refuse the party nomination?

Israeli ministers’ shocking call for mass expulsion: Gaza faces threat of forced eviction

Ben-Gvir's statements have brought attention to the plight of the area's population, severely affected by a three-month bombing campaign that has displaced approximately 90 percent of the territory’s residents.

EPA warns of Mountain Valley Pipeline impact on streams, says project should not receive...

The natural gas pipeline already has hundreds of water quality violations. Opponents are hopeful the EPA’s warning brings the project’s cancelation closer.

Radioactivity: The Women of Three Mile Island

It connects the proverbial dots of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear plant disaster—doing so brilliantly.

Chilling parallels

Does the Trump team's purge of Pentagon photos raise sinister echoes from the past?

Standing Rock and the return of the nonviolent campaign

There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Or what, me worry?

We await a persuasive argument that explains how and why Joe Biden will be the Democratic David to take down this Goonish Goliath.