Saturday, November 7, 2026

‘We aren’t bluffing’: Progressives hold the line as Pelosi moves ahead with bipartisan bill

“If we don’t pass our agenda together—that's infrastructure AND paid leave, child care, climate action, and more—then we're leaving millions of working people behind.”

The week of two high-stakes games of chicken

Neither of these games of chicken would be as fraught if Democrats were united.

World leaders pledge $400 billion to boost clean energy and renewables

“We cannot wait another 40 years. The age of renewable, affordable energy access for all must start today.”

How the Biden administration is planning to reform the meat industry

Individuals can vote for better meat industry regulations by choosing environmentally educated government representatives.

ReTrolligans—how the GOP risks all, miming ‘trollish’ gate-crashing, lying, bullying & chaos

With a daring experiment, the scheming, conspiracy-riven Republicans are testing whether morphing into a party of boorish trolls works.

A deal’s a deal’: Progressive leader holds strong on $3.5 trillion social investment plan

"Instead of undercutting the president ahead of an election year, progressives are the ones keeping the full Biden agenda on track."

When I was at law school with Clarence Thomas

I was in law school in 1973 when the Supreme Court decided Roe, protecting a pregnant person’s right to privacy under the 14th amendment to the Constitution.

Will fanboys for grand fortune ever flame out?

Not likely. Our super rich need the fog they create.

US House of Representatives passes Women’s Health Protection Act

“The House has stepped in where the courts have failed us."

Reconciling profit and morality

Many companies, big and small, in the food economy are blazing a different path through Wall Street’s jungle of greed, demonstrating that money and morality can be compatible.