Thursday, June 18, 2026

Sanders at top of Greenpeace bold climate action scorecard; Biden at bottom

"Show us you have the mettle to take on the oil executives standing in the way of progress towards the green, prosperous future our country deserves.”

Woman files excessive force lawsuit after officer broke her arm

She recently filed a federal lawsuit against Sgt. Russell Clark and Iredell County for use of excessive force, assault and battery, and violations of Gardner’s constitutional rights.

Only 1 out of 36 newly elected female representatives in Congress is Republican –...

For legitimate representative governance, each party needs to contain a strong core of elected women. The American government and governing system would be better with more women on each side of the aisle.

Five critical lessons from UPS’s union workers

The UPS Teamsters’ negotiations with the world’s largest delivery company offer the American labor movement lessons in organizing.

Mesa police officers placed on leave after beating unarmed man on video

“We hope and pray that the Mesa Police Department will accept responsibility for the misconduct of these officers."

Why healthy forests mean fewer pandemics

COVID-19, SARS, and Ebola were transmitted to humans from wild animals living in tropical forests. Destroying their habitats is killing us.

The president of wrath trolls the politics of rage

Today, we’re stuck with not only a presidency devoid of joy but one powered by irresponsible, heartless rage and denial.

Which one will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorse for president: Bernie or Liz?

"Band together, progressives, so you can win, so your ideas can become law and move our country forward, away from the brink to which Trump has brought us."

Lift the Supreme Court’s veil of secrecy

These nine individuals make decisions that affect every American. Why should they get to do it secretly?

It was the rage of the age

Was Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a private research facility in Suffolk County, pivotal to the spread of eugenics through the United States and world?