Friday, July 17, 2026

DeepSeek is showing us that another tech world is possible

How one Chinese company’s AI tool has slashed trillions from the US stock market, and revealed a future for technology without American tech hegemony.

Anita, Christine, and Me

For those of us still struggling to move forward, the memory of the hearings, and all it represented, will be seared, as Dr. Ford might have put it, into the hippocampus, never to fade.

‘Morally obscene’: Sanders blasts GOP, Manchin over 41% spike in child poverty

"How did this happen? Fifty Republicans and one corporate Democrat allowed the $300-a-month Child Tax Credit to expire," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Martin Luther King’s giant triplets

It remains an open question, however, when their silent acceptance of militarism, materialism, and the abuse of Planet Earth will end.

685,000+ send comments in support of Bears Ears National Monument

“The people have spoken – more than half a million strong – and 99 percent expect these magnificent lands to be held in the public trust for future generations.”

‘I don’t want prayers:’ A mother of a victim from California mass shooting demands...

"I have two words: gun control. Now, now, now, now. No more NRA. No more money. Gun control now."

Ten Ideas to Save the Economy #3: Expand Social Security

U.S. senior citizens who paid into Social Security their whole lives deserve to reap the benefits from it upon retirement. If the wealthy paid their fair share in taxes this would not even be an issue to discuss.

27 U.S. Governors Refuse to Accept Refugees Fleeing Violence in Syria

In the wake of Friday’s attacks in Paris, governors of at least 27 U.S. states have said they will not accept Syrian refugees. Hear the reaction from Roula Allouch, national board chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Whitmer’s data center push isn’t just bad for Michigan—it’s bad for the world

Michiganders are "fighting like hell" because they understand exactly what is at stake.

Tell the truth about Israel’s crimes against humanity

Western news bias in favor of Israel is more and more apparent as media outlets go out of their way to obscure the perpetrators of genocide.