Friday, June 26, 2026

Former VA police officer indicted after assaulting patient and falsifying report

If convicted, Michael Kaim faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the civil rights charge and up to 20 years on the obstruction of justice charge.

Coronavirus shines light on zoos as danger zones for deadly disease transmission between humans...

The pandemic makes one thing clear: We must change our relationship with wildlife or suffer the consequences.

Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve under judicial supervision

“This is an important victory for the rule of law, making clear that there is one set of rules for everyone. We’ll continue to move our suit forward to ensure that the Trump Foundation and its directors are held to account for their clear and repeated violations of state and federal law.”

The Big Fix sticks: nothing impedes Trumpist fealty to its endlessly disruptive, authoritarian strongman 

Will ANY Trump crime or conviction, no matter how heinous or despicable, alienate backers who not only believe Trump is incapable of evil but also see him as the lone savior against countless enemies?

Is universal basic income part of a just transition?

When you give everyone a chunk of change, does it really change their lives and their communities?

Putting ‘profits over people’, Senate rejects paid sick leave for rail workers

Forty-two Republicans—and serial Democratic obstructionist Joe Manchin of West Virginia—voted down Rep. Jamaal Bowman's (D-N.Y.) proposal to include seven paid sick days in the tentative contract.

Senate introduces John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

The VRAA will "prevent the implementation of discriminatory voting practices in an effort to protect and ensure the rights of all voters."

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights...

On July 2, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. stood behind President Lyndon Baines Johnson as the Texan signed into law the Civil...

Biden infrastructure report pushes ‘disastrous water privatization schemes,’ watchdog says

"Instead of relying on Wall Street advisers, President Biden should support policies that will truly help communities."