Friday, November 13, 2026

Nine months into ceasefire, Israel expands control to nearly 70% of Gaza

Israeli forces have pushed west along a shifting 'yellow line' and a new 'orange zone,' squeezing 2 million Palestinians into a shrinking sliver of the territory.

Wells Fargo workers push to bring a union to the banking industry

CWA launched the Committee for Better Banks a decade ago, with the goals of organizing bank workers and empowering them to assist regulators’ efforts to monitor the finance industry.

Oil and gas expansion surges as COP30 hosts weigh health and climate risks

New analysis tracks 256 billion barrels of planned oil and gas production as more than 230 groups urge leaders to put health at the center of climate policy in Belém

Musk’s $10 million Senate donation reignites debate over billionaire influence in elections

Elon Musk’s $10 million super PAC donation to a MAGA challenger seeking Mitch McConnell’s seat renews scrutiny of campaign finance law and billionaire influence in U.S. elections.

Describing Trump: 6 euphemisms for conduct unbecoming a president

Words matter. It’s important to describe Trump accurately.

Why is Trump sabotaging our national security?

Trump ordered the cyber command at DOD, to "stand down" regarding any monitoring of Russian actions. This is how this could damage our national security.

Montana plan challenges dark money dominance by redefining corporate power

A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.

Enough! Trump must be stopped. He’s turning America into the Pariah of the world

Use every power they have to make his actions useless and make him useless. This will work. It’s something Democrats have never done before. Now is the time!
The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, in spring 2024. Photo: U.S. Department of State (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Senators Criticize Trump Administration’s Demands to Access Health Data as a Condition for Lifesaving...

Citing ProPublica’s reporting, eight senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioning the administration’s approach to foreign health data. They said it could set an “alarming precedent.”

Hedges: Chronicle of a war foretold

After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.