Saturday, May 16, 2026

Trump’s plan to gut Postal and Federal Workers’ Unions sparks fierce resistance

Unionized postal and TSA workers face a growing assault on collective bargaining rights as the Trump administration moves to dismantle protections and pave the way for privatization.

Actors embrace tentative deal with studios, curtains rise on Hollywood’s longest strike era

This agreement, coupled with a recent deal among writers, has brought a close to the industry's strike actions that had previously brought production to a near standstill.
Demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court to bring attention to reconsideration of the Citizens United v. FEC decision. February 23, 2012. Image credit: Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.

‘Time for Citizens United to go’: US oligarchs poured $1.2 billion into 2020 elections

"Billionaires shouldn't get to use their enormous wealth to pick and choose who they want in office."

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere at highest level since the the Pliocene epoch

"So, the modern climate change we see is big, really big; even by standards of Earth history."

Biden-Harris administration announces historic $7.3 billion clean energy investment for rural America

This landmark investment in rural America is the largest since the New Deal, creating jobs, cutting pollution, and transforming rural energy infrastructure.

Bernie Sanders Calls for Repealing the Hyde Amendment

Bernie encourages repeal of Hyde Amendment which bans federal funding from covering abortion services.

Chile Producing So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving Electricity Away for Free

With so much clean power available, the price of solar has cost absolutely nothing for certain regions in recent months.

Oil executives reap record stock windfalls as Trump’s Iran war drives surge in insider...

Record energy sector stock sales follow conflict-driven oil price spike as consumers face billions in additional fuel costs.

How Trump could easily expand the war against ISIS to the entire Muslim world

It’s time the Trump administration start learning the lessons of the past and stop making the same mistakes again and again.

Former State Assemblyman Sentenced to Prison

Sentenced to one year and one day of incarceration on Monday, Tom Calderon will serve half of his time in a federal prison and the second half under house arrest due to health concerns.