Thursday, July 9, 2026

The Democratic Party line that could torch civil liberties … and maybe help blow...

We should reject the guidance of politicians and commentators who are all too willing to throw basic tenets of civil liberties overboard.

75,000 trees donated so far to ‘Trump forest’ to offset president’s climate destruction

"We're not going to get ahead of this problem if people don't understand what it is."

WATCH: Nearly 30 Years Ago Bernie Sanders was Already Talking About Inequality

Bernie Sanders was talking about the same issues he is today nearly 30 years ago when he was mayor of Burlington.

Orwell, radioactive pigs, Godzilla, and, of course, Trump

George Orwell is not the only journalist to turn iconoclastic prophet.

Why Trump justice is an oxymoron

Like Nixon, Trump has usurped the independence of the Department of Justice for his own ends.

Billionaires lay siege to state governments

While we're mesmerized by Trump, shady groups are pushing corporate-friendly legislation in statehouses all over the country.

NBC local news accidentally posts US election results a week early, shows a Clinton...

The premature results appeared on NBC affiliate WRCB in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but were stored on the servers of a widely used news content management platform.

Justice department under fire as Epstein file redactions trigger congressional backlash

Lawmakers accuse DOJ and FBI of violating transparency law while exposing survivors and shielding powerful figures.

Trump-GOP tax bill delivers $5 trillion to billionaires while slashing aid for working families

The legislation extends Trump-era tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, adds new corporate giveaways, and revives controversial provisions targeting civil society, while gutting Medicaid and SNAP.

Nuclear powers spend record billions on weapons while hunger and climate needs go unmet

The United States accounted for more than half of global nuclear weapons spending in 2025 as watchdogs warn of a growing arms race, expanding corporate influence, and declining commitment to disarmament.