Friday, August 28, 2026

Trump administration attempts to tweak capital gains tax only to benefit the rich

But tax analysts said the proposed tweak would create more tax shelters and increase national debt.

Bezos, McConnell, and Covid capitalism

The heinous resurgence of COVID makes clear that corporations need more – not fewer – incentives to protect their workers from the virus.
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Exclusive: WikiLeaks lawyer warns U.S. charges against Assange endanger press freedom worldwide

It’s unclear what charges may be brought against Assange; the Justice Department has previously considered prosecuting him over his role in the release of hacked DNC emails.

America’s Lead Poisoning Problem Is Everywhere

Flint, Michigan, may be in the spotlight for the state of emergency due to lead-contaminated water, but they aren't the only city dealing with lead poisoning.
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CodePink’s Medea Benjamin disrupts Pompeo speech to denounce U.S. regime change qgenda in Venezuela

Pompeo’s speech was interrupted by CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who held a sign reading, ”OAS: Don’t Support a Coup in Venezuela.”
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Greenwald: How can Democrats support Trump’s push for regime change to seize Venezuela’s oil?

"Do you think the Venezuelan people are going to be helped by having Donald Trump, John Bolton, Mike Pence and Elliott Abrams intervene in their country, engineer regime change and then prop up whatever leader they like best?"
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Suppression session: Texas Democrats flee to D.C. to block State Republican voting restriction bill

“Republicans have turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to the needs of the citizens of Texas.”

States of Terror

We waded into conflicts in the Middle East we did not understand, propelled forward by fantasy. And our folly spawned a death spiral of political, social and economic collapse, widespread poverty, massive displacement, misery and radical jihadism.

Biden administration extends student loan moratorium until May

“We know that millions of student loan borrowers are still coping with the impacts of the pandemic and need some more time before resuming payments.”

Clean Hands, Dirty Hands… No Hands!

Seven years ago Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick wrote a book (and Stone followed with a 10 part series on The Showtime...