Friday, June 5, 2026

Saving our schools starts with spending less on the military

Imagine if we invested in them rather than war.

As Schumer tees up vote to codify Roe, Progressives urge elimination of filibuster

"If Republicans can end the filibuster to install right-wing judges nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote in order to overturn Roe v. Wade," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, "Democrats can and must end the filibuster to keep abortion legal and safe."

Biden-Harris administration preserves 28 million acres of Alaska public lands, prioritizing Tribal rights and...

The Biden-Harris administration’s decision to retain protections for 28 million acres in Alaska marks a significant reversal of the previous administration’s plans to open these lands to extractive industries, preserving vital natural, cultural, and subsistence resources for Alaska Native communities.

Harriet Tubman And The Currency Of Resistance

The story of Harriet Tubman, of her courageous resistance to injustice, of her fight to free slaves, for equality for women - all this must be the common currency of our democracy.

Hundreds of thousands expected to join ‘historic nationwide mobilization’ on eve of Trump impeachment...

"The night before the House of Representatives takes a historic vote to impeach Trump," progressive groups said of the anticipated action, "we'll head to every congressional office and public square to declare that nobody is above the law."
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How Trump killed every business he touched

Is Trump a business failure? Almost every business he’s touched, he’s driven into the ground.

As air pollution reaches epidemic proportions, EPA rollbacks cause 200,000 deaths per year

"When a study shows 99% of death occurring at exposure levels below that threshold, that should make us look much harder at whether the threshold protects people effectively enough.”

Union-owned Vegas hotel hires scabs amid striking workers’ fight for fair pay

Unionized workers at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas strike over inadequate wages and unsafe working conditions while grappling with the surprising involvement of a labor union-owned pension fund hiring strikebreakers.

Ground troops increase in Africa as Somalia mission grows, but general says ‘We are...

The United States' war on terror is not slowing down.

EU bans neonicotinoid insecticides everywhere except greenhouses

The risk neonicotinoid insecticides poses on both honeybees and wild bees as well as concerns for food production and the environment brought the EU to its announcement on Friday.