Monday, August 18, 2025

Family receives $885K settlement after police kill their dog

The city of Hartford agreed to pay an $885,000 settlement to Harris and his daughter for both damages and a decade of legal costs.

Progressive or Bust’s provocative meme assaults liberals’ hypocrisy

Rather than demean their civil rights struggle (which, by MLK’s design, enlisted many whites), the meme means to honor it as a needed and noble one.

CPAC and the DNC: A party is not a movement

The Democratic Party can’t be saved by one leader. But there’s a chance it can be saved by millions of them.

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy pushes natural gas as climate solution at contentious town hall...

Senator Cassidy assures his consituents there will be oversight, but how can he when he is sorely out of touch?

Must watch: Bernie Sanders and Bill Nye discuss climate change

“Instead of accepting that the climate is changing, deniers are denying the evidence and dismissing the authorities.”

1,000+ rhinos poached in South Africa for fourth straight year

Together, we need to commit to long-term demand reduction efforts to protect rhinos.

Muhammad Ali’s son detained at airport and questioned about religion

The Ali family is currently considering filing a federal lawsuit while seeking out others who received similar discriminatory treatment as Ali and his mother.

Bill O’Reilly hosted a fake Swedish defense “advisor” to fearmonger about refugees

Swedish Armed Forces Press Secretary: "We do not know who he is."

The Republican bid to kill the Affordable Care Act is a Trojan horse

If their plan goes through, we’ll have to prepare to care for our aging parents at home without the skills or time to do it properly.

Progressives must mobilize and persuade – and get better at each

Turning out voters in the progressive base, such as communities of color, women and millennials, as well as talking to voters who don't agree with us, is critical to winning again.