Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Universal tipping points: change is coming

Much like individual change, societal developmentshappen gradually, often painfully; even when sudden shifts take place, seemingly ‘out of the blue’, they arethe...

U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning pro-Palestinian campus activism amidst escalating speech suppression

Amidst rising tensions and a national debate, voices on U.S. campuses and workplaces face severe backlash for speaking out on the Israel-Gaza conflict, raising pivotal questions about free speech and the price of political expression in America.

Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault charges

Accused of sexually assaulting at least 50 women during his decades-long career, the jury in his retrial found him guilty Thursday of three counts of aggravated indecent assault.

How Oregon is turning the page on America’s disastrous drug war

“Our immediate focus is to ensure every Oregonian knows these critical harm reduction and recovery services are being invested in and expanded so that they will be available to anyone who wants and needs them, and that they can feel comfortable and safe accessing them.”

Chicago police reform: a stand against hate and extremism

Strengthening integrity: Chicago's new policy against police participation in hate groups

Rackets Science: The Influence Peddlers Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 2029)

Voters should ask, is the United States more corrupt now than it was eight years ago? Than 16 years ago? 24 years ago?

The slow rise of social democracy in the US

“The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity. We have been cursed with the reign of gold long enough. Money constitutes no proper basis of civilization.”

Why it’s essential to scrap the cap

“The very wealthy people are not paying their share. Scrap the cap.”

NYC students strike to demand racial equity in nation’s largest—and most segregated—school district

“We, the students, have had enough. It is past time to integrate our school system, and we will not relent until the adults stop acting like children.”

Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign

Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.