Friday, July 10, 2026

Memo to Congress: Diplomacy for Ukraine is spelled M-I-N-S-K

If the U.S. government wants to play a constructive role in Ukraine, it should genuinely support this already existing framework for a solution to the crisis, and end the heavy-handed U.S. intervention that has only undermined and delayed its implementation.

Doing What the Feds Won’t on Corporate Political Disclosure

A tiny Washington nonprofit is trying to do what Congress and the SEC won't.

How to recognize a plutocracy: The dead giveaway

Our latest slam-dunk evidence: the record of the decade since the Wall Street financial crash ushered in the Great Recession.

As 2020 Democrats cozy up to Wall Street donors, Warren and Sanders refuse to...

Many 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls have reportedly been spending a significant chunk of their time on the trail cozying up to Wall Street executives and raking in checks at big-dollar events across the nation.
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The New Common Ground Between Populist Left and Right

Both want to get big money out of politics, reverse Citizens United, and restore our democracy.
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How Trump’s presidency is fueling right-wing nationalist & anti-immigration movements across Europe

Hate crimes in Britain have hit a record high and anti-immigrant nationalist movements are surging across Europe.

How important is NASA’s Earth science program that Trump wants to abolish?

Most people know NASA for its moon shots and participation in the International Space Station; many don’t realize that NASA also supports its space mission through its Earth Science program.

California and Virginia Democrats score key victories against Trump-backed map rigging efforts

Court rulings and legislative action signal growing resistance to mid-decade redistricting pushed by Republicans ahead of the midterms.

The art of the Putin-Trump deal

If you are Putin and you did do a deal, what did Trump agree to do?

The American Empire: Murder Inc.

Investigative journalist Allan Nairn knows firsthand how the U.S. uses mass killing as a routine tool of foreign policy. The horrifying tactics of Islamic State, he says, are an imitation of what we have been doing and what we have been teaching our international proxies for generations.