Saturday, July 4, 2026

We don’t need government-granted patent monopolies to finance drug development

The best way to get alternatives to the current patent system was to have examples of successful drugs developed without relying on patent monopolies.

Trump claims control over Venezuelan oil sales after deadly attack and congressional inaction

President says U.S. will seize and sell up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil as lawmakers warn of constitutional violations and political backlash grows.

Sanders supporters blame DNC: “Take responsibility”

Sanders’ supporters say the DNC has played a huge part in Donald Trump’s success.

A tale of two missions

Is detente making a comeback?

D.C. Police Officer Arrested For Attempting to Support ISIS

If convicted, Young could face up to 20 years in prison for attempting to support the Islamic State.

Resist: How to keep ‘it’ from happening here

Resistance is just another word for constructive policy.

The 4 biggest takeaways from the final debate

Organize. Volunteer. Make a plan to vote.

US and puppet Guaido implicated in terrorism plot against Venezuela

After the arrest of an aide to Juan Guaido this week, revelations came about that the U.S. and Guaido were plotting a terror campaign against Venezuela, with mercenaries trained in Colombia from surrounding nations and funded by $1 billion in assets the U.S. seized from Venezuela.

The crass warfare of billionaires against Sanders and Warren

The fight happening now for the Democratic presidential nomination largely amounts to class warfare.

Yearly wrap: Handful of good, loads of bad, onslaughts of ugly

Thus, the ugliest consequence to wasting billions on Pentagon missiles rather than funding education—stupidity—is a greater threat even than climate change.