Friday, July 10, 2026

Epstein’s intelligence ties come into focus as Congress moves toward releasing government files

A growing body of evidence details Jeffrey Epstein’s extensive work with Israeli intelligence while lawmakers push to force public access to government records that have remained hidden for years.

Kansas county’s $3 million settlement over newsroom raids fuels call for accountability and deterrence

A $3 million settlement and formal apology from Marion County follow the 2023 police raids that targeted the Marion County Record and its staff, as the newspaper’s editor says the outcome is meant to deter future assaults on press freedom.

How Trump’s immigration dragnet harms all US workers

In all, the nation has so far lost more than a million foreign-born workers amid Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

‘Riots raging’: The misleading story Fox News told about Portland before Trump sent troops

ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.

Capitulation at Columbia

That Columbia made such a choice is nothing short of astounding, given that its past two years of capitulations to the Trump administration have rested upon the school’s promise to protect its Jewish students and staff from antisemitism.

Taxing the rich is key to challenging the far-right

There are many things that need to change in this world. But one thing is clear: anyone who claims to oppose the rise of the far right must, at the very least, support higher taxes on extreme wealth.

Military moral injury, iolence, and the parable of the Guinea worm

An unexpected encounter with compassion.

As Americans live paycheck to paycheck, Tesla shareholders approve Musk’s $1 trillion package

As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted CEO Elon Musk a pay deal that could make him the world’s first trillionaire, prompting fierce backlash from lawmakers, labor unions, and progressive groups.

New filing alleges ICE leaders target protesters for arrest over speech in Chicago

Court documents in the Operation Midway Blitz case describe orders to arrest people for “hyperbolic comments,” claims that all protesters are “violent rioters,” and use of tear gas before any alleged assault, as a judge weighs limits on federal force.

Technology empires and the race to cement dominance

American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.