Wednesday, November 11, 2026

The rising Chinese dream

The 21st century might very well be defined by the ascendant Chinese dream.      

18 Police Officers Charged in Fatal Shootings in 2015

The tally does not include the six Baltimore officers charged with causing Freddie Gray’s fatal spinal injuries.

Suffocating dissent: Gagging the Media in Ethiopia

The Anti–Terrorism Proclamation is known to punish so-called "troublesome journalists" who might criticize the government or publish articles featuring opposition. The brutal gang ruling is no worse than in Ethiopia.

Grocery chains are passing Trump tariff costs on to US consumers with higher prices:...

The price of food has increased by 3 percent in the past year, with meats, poultry, fish, and eggs getting 5.6 percent more expensive from June 2024 to June 2025.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the threat of science denial

The astrophysicist says that when you have people who don't know much about science denying it and rising to power, it's a recipe for the complete dismantling of our democracy.

Sallie Mae’s Hawaii retreat while millions struggle to repay loans bolsters argument to ‘cancel...

Critics of the United States' student debt crisis took aim at loan corporation Sallie Mae on Friday after NBC News reported on a trip the company's executives...

Supreme Court case could shield Monsanto from cancer lawsuits and reshape corporate accountability

A Supreme Court fight over Roundup warning labels could determine whether injured Americans can continue challenging pesticide manufacturers in court, while raising far-reaching questions about federal power, corporate liability, and public health protections.

After the Muslim ban

I’m glad Biden repealed Trump’s Muslim ban, but the work of repairing the harm is just beginning.
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VIDEO: Report from Standing Rock

100+ Militarized Police Deployed Against Native American Water Protectors.

‘We’re feeding the kids’: Minnesota House passes universal school meals bill

"We give every kid in our school a desk. There are lots of kids out there that can afford to buy a desk, but they get a desk because they go to school," said the Democratic author of the bill, pushing back against GOP means-testing canards.