Sunday, November 1, 2026

How to Make Billboards Uglier

At best, these giant corporate placards are problematic: They garishly loom over us, clutter our landscapes and intrude into our communities with no respect for local aesthetics or preferences.

New federal guidelines for campus assault put heavy burden on victims

College administrators worry a more rigorous process for proving sexual assault could send the wrong message to students.

Progressive groups unveil ‘Rural New Deal’ to ‘reverse decades of economic decline’

"Rebuilding and renewing supportive social and economic connections across rural and urban lines, empowering rural people and communities, moving away from extractive relationships of the past, is the course we must chart together."

Supreme Court blocks Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine rule for businesses

The Supreme Court ruled that under the law that created OSHA it "empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures."

Climate Deniers, Like Big Tobacco, Thrive Behind a Smoke Screen of Doubt

Just like the tobacco industry, the fossil-fuel industry is denying the science of climate change and working full speed to derail any progress by marketing its primary product: doubt.

More than 70% of Democrats back government-run universal healthcare: poll

Across the political spectrum, 57% of respondents said they believe the government should ensure everyone in the U.S. has health coverage.

The public’s viewpoint: Regulations are protections

When you hear Regulations are Protections for the Public, think of the details and the consequences. Go beyond the words. Act positively.

Detroit Teachers Use Twitter To Raise Awareness of the Conditions of Their Schools

Please help support Detroit Public School Teachers. Share this article, spread the word. #SupportDPSteachers

When you’re a cult, it’s Trump all the way (echoing ‘When you’re a Jet’)

Dedicated to Senate Retrumplicans covering up a direct WH call to insurrection.

What do Minnesota and Venezuela have in common?

The governing logic of the Trump administration increasingly treats both Democratic-controlled U.S. states and neighboring countries as spaces requiring imperial pacification rather than democratic self-rule.