Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Lessons from Tennessee: Confront hate and win

Outnumbered by more than three to one and late for their own event, the White Lives Matter demonstrators left.

Former Trump campaign chairman surrenders to FBI after being indicted on 12 counts

“Manafort used his hidden overseas wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the United States without paying taxes on that income.”

Trump to shrink Utah national monuments to allow drilling, mining

"Trump, with the conniving help of the Utah congressional delegation, just strangled the golden goose of Utah's future jobs..."

The huge tax heist

The moneyed interests who run the GOP depend on the Trump bomb to divert attention from their huge heist.
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Three cops arrested for beating innocent teen and covering up attack

After reviewing the unedited video during Aguilar’s trial, the judge dismissed the charges against the innocent teen.

I am a 30-year veteran scientist from the US EPA: I can’t afford to...

As scientists, we must stand up for science and ensure that it is not tossed aside in public policy and decision-making.
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Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart: People are dying in opioid crisis because of politicians’ ignorance

Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor Carl Hart argues that people are dying because of ignorance, not because of opioids.

Destroying Raqqa in order to save it

The devastation of Raqqa was not covered in the English language press with the same vigor as the earlier battle for Aleppo.

NOC on the ground – Tennessee stands up to white supremacy

NationofChange's Zach D. Roberts reports from on the ground in Tennessee, where multiple white supremacist groups plan to converge this weekend for a series of marches and rallies.

For Trump, words are stupid things

As language takes a beating from the president, a book about Churchill and Orwell reminds us how potent skilled rhetoric can be.