Sunday, December 21, 2025

‘Arbitrary and capricious’: Federal judge throws out oil and gas leases on public lands

Calling the policy "arbitrary and capricious," the judge said there was significant evidence that the Bureau of Land Management was intentionally shutting the public out.

Say it ain’t so, Joe. Or what, me worry?

We await a persuasive argument that explains how and why Joe Biden will be the Democratic David to take down this Goonish Goliath.
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Progressives urge Elizabeth Warren to rally behind Bernie Sanders after she drops out of...

Supporters of Sanders say they hope she will throw her support behind their candidate in order to form a united “progressive front” and take on powerful corporate forces now lined up behind Biden.

Joementum? Super Tuesday winnows the Democratic field to two

While Tuesday must have felt like a terrible loss for American progressives, Sanders is still in a better place than he was during the same period in 2016.

US engine of creativity and innovation stuck in neutral, needs to shift into high...

It’s the job of the president to exhibit world-class leadership to inspire others to use their creative and innovative talents to generate progress.

Texas closes hundreds of polling sites in areas where minorities vote

“For many people, and particularly for voters of color, older voters, rural voters, and voters with disabilities, these burdens make it harder — and sometimes impossible — to vote.”
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Then there were two: Sanders wins California with Latinx support as Biden sweeps southern...

The Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders.

Four numbers that scream “Vote for Bernie!”

Bernie’s fight is for social justice, and for social responsibility. The beaten-down center of America will take the first step in the battle against inequality if it listens to him.

Scotland becomes first country to end ‘period poverty’ with the offering of free menstrual...

"This is so often characterized as a women's issue, but it is not. It is a social justice issue, an equalities issue, and a rights issue."

‘An astonishing rate of corruption’: Trump has amassed 3,000 conflicts of interest since taking...

Trump's frequent interactions with people and groups who have a vested interest in influencing U.S. policy amount to an "astonishing rate of corruption."