ACLU warns Trump against implementing unconstitutional policies
“One thing is certain: We will be eternally vigilant every single day of your presidency.”
Deputy Pleads Guilty to Beating His K-9 Partner on Video
Officer Brett Berry agreed to plead guilty to animal cruelty on the condition that the prosecutor will drop the assault charge.
Global hunger crisis escalates: 343 million face food insecurity, 1.9 million near famine as...
A shocking 343 million people face acute hunger worldwide, with funding shortfalls and rising conflicts pushing millions closer to catastrophe. The World Food Program urgently calls for $16.9 billion to avert disaster.
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.
Race, history, and the #ScienceMarch
“People from all parts of the political spectrum should be alarmed by [Trump’s] efforts to deny scientific progress.”
Nice people make the best Nazis: The moral bankruptcy of silent Trump voters
Trump’s many spoken bigotries were not a deal-breaker for the silent majority of ‘nice’ supporters. That is the true disgrace.
Protesters rise up to block health care repeal
It is clear that people in the United States will not tolerate changes that drive millions of more people off of health insurance.
New poll shows Medicaid cuts could cost GOP senators support—even from their own base
As Republicans push a bill that could strip healthcare from millions, new polling reveals deep concern among GOP voters, including Trump supporters, about slashing Medicaid to fund tax breaks.
Impending Trump Dakota Access easement is illegal, Standing Rock Sioux say
The move to grease the wheels for dirty energy infrastructure sets the Trump administration up for more clashes with protesters.
Tariq Ali: The Time Is Right for a Palace Revolution
The devolution of the political system through corruption has led to “the death of the party system” and the emergence of what Tariq Ali, part of the royalty of the left, called “an extreme center.” “One is doomed if nothing happens in the U.S.”