Court Rules NSA Bulk Spying Illegal: New Vindication for Snowden, and Uncertainty for PATRIOT...
The NSA’s collection of millions of U.S. citizens’ phone records is now illegal for them to possess. This ruling comes at a time when the Patriot Act is soon up for renewal.
Empires are a secret until they start falling
As the US loses its position of global supremacy, we have an opportunity to fundamentally reshape what we as a nation represent.
WikiLeaks exposes CIA hacking tools that can be used to spy on people worldwide
The CIA has been hiding technological vulnerabilities.
New local lawsuit challenges ‘violent and unlawful’ attacks on Portland protesters by Trump’s secret...
"The administration can expect legal challenges, and, as we have seen in Portland, their attacks will only bring more people out to protest."
Business leaders welcome July 1 minimum wage hikes
Advocacy groups like Business for a Fair Minimum Wage highlighted that a higher wage floor creates a level playing field, reduces costly employee turnover, and increases consumer spending power.
Surrender, white people
My hope is that Black Lives Matter will join with the whites, Latinos, Asians and Native Americans, particularly those who have supported Bernie Sanders and other progressives, and continue to fight for justice for all members of society.
Journalism as Subversion
Global capitalism erases the world's stories and histories. It seeks to shut out our voices, hopes and dreams by replacing the actual and the real with fake and false. Is its ultimate goal to create a vast historical amnesia?
The Young Organizers Survival Corps
We need their courageous leadership now more than ever. We have no time to lose!
‘In case there was any doubt regarding ‘stand by”: Four people stabbed after pro-Trump...
"The message seems to have shifted from 'stand back and stand by' to 'the fight is on.'"
15 million people could lose coverage as nightmarish Medicaid ‘purge’ begins
"I feel sick," said one physician. "Medicaid is not enough: we need seamless, lifelong universal care now."