Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Bernie Sanders introduces bill to raise minimum wage by $15

"No family in the United States can live on $7.25 an hour. Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do and long past due.”

Leaked document shows Trump administration planned to traumatize migrant children

The Trump administration intended to "traumatize children and intentionally create a humanitarian crisis at the border."

Delta Airlines helps National Park Service reopen MLK national park amidst the government shutdown

“As we celebrate his life and legacy this holiday weekend, we felt it was important we do our part to ensure that the historical landmarks be accessible to the public."

Lawmakers urged to ‘start the impeachment proceedings’ after report Trump ordered Michael Cohen to...

"If the Buzzfeed story is true, President Trump must resign or be impeached," declared Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro.

Pentagon: Climate change is real and a ‘national security issue’

"The half-baked DOD report on #climatechange released this week is inadequate and demonstrates a continued unwillingness to seriously recognize and address the threat that climate change poses to our national security."

Conquest by pipeline in British Columbia

The struggle to preserve their lands, water, languages, cultures and way of life is seen as existential by many Indigenous communities here in Canada as across the country’s southern border in the United States.

Generation Z more progressive than millennial generation, new survey shows

"Gen Z looks a lot like millennials politically, which is terrible news for Republicans."
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Strike! Barbara Ehrenreich calls on TSA workers to walk off job in protest of...

As 800,000 workers continue to go without pay, federal employees around the country are rising up to demand an end to the shutdown.

In first floor speech, Ocasio-Cortez condemns Trump shutdown as ‘erosion of American democracy’

"The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."

Ground zero Nagasaki

It’s essential for us to remember such grim details, not just for the sake of history, but for our future.