Thursday, July 9, 2026

Player or pawn? Luke Harding’s Russiagate ‘scoop’

The reporter’s involvement in the persecution of Assange alone would be enough to make people question his honesty.

American corporations are helping fund the war on women

These corporations say they are all for gender equality but their political contributions say otherwise.

Does the Super Bowl feel too political? Thank American militarism.

Make no mistake – even “non-political” celebrations of veterans are deliberately political.

What democracy looks like when you have to disagree with your neighbors

As much as I dislike and distrust our current national administration, I also deeply value community harmony.

Trump’s absurd plan to dismantle government’s protections

This is not an approach to governing, it is about dismantling what government is for so that an already-wealthy few are free to fleece, scam, harm and pollute in the name of greed.

The same old monster, with an orange face

If there is one small silver lining to this, it’s that it could create an opening for a more radical alternative to grow in opposition to the Republican sweep.

Trump executive order hands Big Pharma a major win by delaying Medicare drug price...

Order pushes for four-year delay in Medicare price talks for most prescription drugs, echoing pharma lobby demands and risking higher costs for patients.

US corporate media sharpen their knives in anticipation of a Sanders 2020 run

"When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win. When straight and gay people stand together for justice, we win. When young and old stand together for justice, we win. When working families stand together, we win."

Did billionaires pay off Republicans for passing the Trump tax bill?

A Center for Public Integrity analysis suggests the timing of big donations may be more than a coincidence.

Donald Trump’s addiction to violence

The president has normalized violence by emboldening the idea that it is the only viable political response to social problems.