Sunday, May 17, 2026

Billionaires pour nearly $2 billion into US election, amplifying calls for wealth taxes and...

This surge in billionaire campaign spending has ignited calls for wealth taxes on the ultra-rich and stringent limits on campaign contributions to protect the voices of ordinary Americans.

Clinton’s Heist of Democracy and the Voter-Driven Superdelegate and Platform Solution

We deserve to have processes and institutions perform their assigned role of promoting debate, and electoral integrity.

DHS buys two Gulfstream G700 jets for Noem and top officials amid shutdown

Amid one of the longest government shutdowns, records show a $172 million contract for two “used” G700s as Democrats demand answers on funding and oversight.

Warren and Jayapal introduce legislation to limit corporate influence over federal rulemaking

The EXPERTS Act and the Stop Corporate Capture Act aim to restore agency expertise, increase transparency in regulatory decisions, and reduce the influence of corporate funded studies and litigation in the rulemaking process.

Capitalism’s unequal distribution deprives you of true freedom

Conflicts over income, wealth distribution, and wealth redistribution are thus intrinsic to capitalism and always have been.

The Trump-Musk cultural revolution

Do they want to root out all vestiges of progressivism, liberalism, and secularism from American society?

How corporations are fueling geopolitical tensions and global conflicts in the 21st Century

Multinational corporations with global reach are increasingly getting entangled in conflicts and geopolitical rivalries by supporting multiple sides. As the U.S.-led global order faces challenges, their influence as transnational actors will only increase.

House passes budget resolution slashing Medicaid to fund tax cuts for the wealthy

The Republican-led House advances sweeping Medicaid cuts, potentially impacting millions while paving the way for tax breaks for the richest Americans.

Food giants’ climate plans lack credibility, new report finds

The annual report, which analyzed the climate strategies of five of the world’s top 10 food and agriculture corporations, is the latest in a slew of reports that show how the largest food companies are failing to tackle their environmental impacts.

Pesticides cause 2024 mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies, new study finds

The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.