Saturday, December 6, 2025

Trump’s boat strike in international waters triggers legal firestorm and charges of extrajudicial killings

Administration claims an attack killed 11 members of Tren de Aragua in international waters, but offers little proof as legal experts, rights groups, and lawmakers cite violations of international and constitutional law.

Where are the women CEOs? Should we care?

Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won't lead to greater equity.

‘Unbelievable’: Half of new drugs launched in 2020-2021 cost $150,000 or more per year

"Big Pharma's yearly price hikes have pushed already sky-high drug prices into the stratosphere," said one advocacy group.

Climate protesters delay congressional baseball game

The protesters attempted to draw attention to the urgent need for large-scale climate action and pressure Democrat legislators to act.

At March for Our Lives, a call for a nationwide strike of schools

“Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job.”

Wall Street bonuses decline but still dwarf worker pay increases since 2008 crash

Since 2008, growth in the average Wall Street bonus has far outstripped wage growth for ordinary U.S. workers.

We’re entering a new phase of the resistance

We must stay ready and not assume that because Democrats won the elections this time, we’re safe.

This American for-profit healthcare system would just as soon kill you as look at...

To this system, it doesn't matter whether a person lives or dies as long as it gets paid. That's why our healthcare costs are so high, even though our life expectancy is so low.

A growing movement to reclaim water rights for Indigenous people

Native tribes are reliant on their local water sources, which have been continuously exploited and contaminated by the U.S. government and non-Native people. Indigenous groups are finding new ways to demand justice.

The top 10 inequality victories of 2022

Champions of a more egalitarian society made important strides, building the power of workers while reducing the power of wealthy tax dodgers and greedy pharma execs.