Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Justice Department changes position on Texas’ discriminatory voter ID law

The DOJ, now overseen by Jeff Sessions, is walking back years of effort aimed at limiting the harmful effect of state voter ID measure on minorities.

National park ranger condemned for attacking unarmed Indigenous man on sacred Native land

“Public lands are stolen lands,” asserted Red Nation. “Indigenous people have the right to practice their culture and spiritual ways on Indigenous land without fear of repression, discrimination, or violence.”

Wells Fargo agrees to pay $3B over massive fraud scandal

“We are hopeful that this $3 billion penalty, along with the personnel and structural changes at the Bank, will ensure that such conduct will not reoccur.”

Interactive Maps Show Where Monsanto’s Roundup Is Sprayed in San Francisco and Portland

Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir have published two new interactive maps showing where glyphosate is being sprayed in California’s Bay Area and Portland.

Personal interview: Finian Cunningham—What are the prospects for peace?

Finian Cunningham focuses on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time and the role of everyday citizens in affecting the relationship the U.S. now has and will have with the rest of the world community.

Supreme court sides with giant corporations Nestle and Cargill saying they cannot be sued...

“We’re celebrating ‘the end of slavery’ but American companies are still profiting off of slave labor.”

Baltimore County drops $12K fine against church for helping homeless

Instead of immediately addressing the basic needs of Dundalk’s homeless population, the county initially decided to punish the few people willing to help fellow human beings.
Cowboys and Indians

It’s cowboy cops cavalry against peaceful Indians and their Anglo supporters at Standing Rock

The corporate media meanwhile, have been for the most part shameless and useless in this enormous conflict between native people and the state.

Marine Corps Major pleads not guilty to Capitol riot charges

Major Christopher Warnagiris was recorded on a security camera helping a small group of Trump supporters gain entry through the East Rotunda doors of the Capitol building.

IT Employee Arrested For Allegedly Leaking Panama Papers

As police continue to investigate whether the suspect in custody is John Doe, his accomplice, or just a patsy, the Panama Papers have already contributed to the resignations of the prime minister of Iceland and the president of the Chilean chapter of Transparency International.