Saturday, July 11, 2026

New York bans native wildlife killing competitions

The statewide law, signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, "prohibits events during which contestants compete to kill the most, the heaviest, and the smallest animals for cash and prizes."

North Carolina GOP boasts that its voter suppression efforts are working

Press release celebrates that African-American early voting is down in the state.

Departing EPA official warns of more crises like Flint under current leadership

"Only a few months on the job, Scott Pruitt has become the leading candidate for worst boss in the world.”
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“The time is now”: Tens of thousands in NYC march for justice, peace &...

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets nationwide and around the world to call for police accountability and demand Black lives matter in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arber.

Elon Musk’s ‘thermonuclear’ lawsuit forces Media Matters to lay off dozens amid financial strain

Months after Elon Musk’s defamation lawsuit, Media Matters announces layoffs, citing the financial burden of the ongoing legal battle.

Taking out a student loan for your child can hurt your own financial well-being

Studies have shown that student loan debt influences household decisions and outcomes.

Virginia Governor Bypasses Court Ruling to Help 200,000 Ex-Felons Vote

Virginia Governor restores the voting rights of thousands of ex-offenders so they can vote come November.

‘Hope is not a strategy,’ but neither is despairing doom and gloom – axing...

The future looms as long as we live, breathe and think. "History" is knowable only after the fact.
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Outrage and calls for justice after Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting by police in Illinois

Campaigners and political leaders across the United States respond with outrage and calls for justice after the release of body camera footage showing the deadly police shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed 36-year-old Black woman from Springfield, Illinois.

Ripping up constitutions

But Trump doesn’t care what’s in the U.S. constitution any more than he cares what trees make up his toilet paper.