Tuesday, July 14, 2026

‘This is a coup:’ Protests engulf Wisconsin Capitol as outgoing Scott Walker and GOP...

Crowding the inside of the capitol building with chants of "Respect our vote!," protesters rally outside to denounce the Republicans' last-ditch power grab.

Trump attacked Ilhan Omar hours before she was assaulted at Minnesota town hall

The attack followed days of escalating rhetoric and public targeting by the president and his allies.

Enbridge Gets Another Federal Tar Sands Crude Pipeline Permit as Senate Debates Keystone XL

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently approved a permit to lay a tar sands crude pipeline from Illinois to Indiana. Environmental groups are doing all they can to stop it by requesting a full National Environmental Policy Act review for Enbridge's proposal.
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‘We’re staying out’: Texas state democrats who fled to D.C. tell Congress to pass...

“We’re not going to be bullied and intimidated by anybody, including the governor or our colleagues. We have a job to be the voice of our constituents.”

Paycheck Fairness Act passes in the House

Seven Republicans voted with Democrats to close the wage gap and amend the Equal Pay Act and Fair Labor Standards Act.

Time to Recover Productivity Gains Our Bosses Have Expropriated for Decades

If we can’t make the bosses pay more to their employees, the least we can do is make the them pay more into those workers’ Social Security fund. How to accomplish that? Just raise just the employer share of the payroll tax.

The US is ‘out of step’ on primate research with the rest of the...

While the European Union votes to phase out animal research, the United States wants more.

Should fighting for democracy take priority over building powerful social movements?

Activists throughout history have put social movement work on hold for the electoral arena.

As Biden continues privatization ploy, Sanders vows to reintroduce Medicare for All

"Under Medicare for All, everyone would have consistent coverage regardless of their employment status or employer."

Here’s how Trump transferred wealth to his son while avoiding the usual taxes

Donald Trump sold two condos to Eric in April 2016 at a steep discount. But he doesn’t appear to be on the hook for gift taxes.