Thursday, July 16, 2026

Science Committee hearing: ‘Accelerating Deep Space Travel with Space Nuclear Propulsion’

New systems using solar power are being developed—past the current use of thin film such as Mylar for solar sails.

Progressives slam GOP’s ‘shameful’ attempt to add another $25 billion to Pentagon budget

"It's time to fix our broken budget priorities, and start putting human needs over Pentagon greed."

Bernie, Rand lone voices against Iran-Russia sanctions bill

“The U.S. has now moved one step closer to a potential war with Iran.”

Could the left withstand a coup attempt if it ever won the presidency?

Two of the organizers who trained Americans to defend against a Trump-led coup explain how to minimize the threats to democracy going forward.

Blaming the poor while the rich sneak off with the welfare

Republicans say they only want to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. To do this they're wasting lives, defrauding their constituents, and abusing the privilege of leadership.

‘Outrageous’: Sanders blasts AstraZeneca for raising drug prices despite $1.2 billion from taxpayers for...

“Big drug companies don’t need more subsidies. We need to end their greed.” —Sen. Bernie Sanders

America’s accountability problem

Is anyone responsible anymore?

In the last 40 years CEO pay has risen by 937% while worker wages...

America’s inequality problem continues to be the worst in the industrialized world. 

Hey, wealthy tax cheat, hearing any footsteps yet?

Our biggest tax evaders have been living high on the hog. They may soon have cause to worry.

America’s carbon-pusher in chief

Trump’s fossil-fueled foreign policy.