Friday, July 17, 2026

Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-I-N-S-K

If the U.S. government wants to play a constructive role in Ukraine, it should genuinely support this already existing framework for a solution to the crisis, and end the heavy-handed U.S. intervention that has only undermined and delayed its implementation.
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A modern-day lynching?: “Always in season” looks at 2014 hanging in NC & legacy...

A disturbing new documentary that examines lynching in the United States both past and present.

Video reveals police officer shooting unarmed man in subway station

Per department policy, both officers have been taken off patrol duty and placed on paid administrative duties while an investigation into the shooting continues.

Labor and Green Colonialism in the Global South

What will happen to workers in the transition to clean energy?

New Documents Catch DNC Accepting Money from Anti-Progressive Companies

It may be of some serious interest to both voters and opposing companies that the DNC doesn’t seem to hold steadfast to its values when it comes to asking for, and accepting, money.

House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers

A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.

The Epstein emails reveal the slimy moral depravity of elite society

Elites’ warmth toward Epstein was apparently universal.

Florida senator resigns after evidence unearthed of sexual misconduct

Latvala's conduct may even be criminal at this point, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has begun conducting a preliminary review.

VIDEO: 'Everybody Is a Suspect:' European Rights Chief on Edward Snowden's Call for Global...

In a new campaign to establish global privacy standards, Edward Snowden along with others proposed the International Treaty on the Right to Privacy, Protection Against Improper Surveillance and Protection of Whistleblowers. Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, discusses the treaty.

Ringling Bros. Circus Elephants To Retire By May 2016

The company announced that it will retire its elephants two years earlier than expected, much to the elation of animal rights activists.