Sunday, June 28, 2026

On day one, the next president should declare a climate emergency

The next president should declare a Climate Emergency, which will give the president powers to act rapidly and decisively to confront the...

Who are the Pickpockets Prowling your City’s Airport?

They are not just charging fees for changing your flight, airlines even charge you a fee for calling to buy a ticket from them!

Arthur Jones, Holocaust denier, wins Republican nomination in Illinois primary in predominantly Democratic district

Arthur Jones, former leader of the America Nazi Party, won the Republican nomination for a seat in Congress, but in a predominantly Democratic district, the chance of Jones winning is far fetched.

Bannon, Kushner, and Trump’s upside-down populism

Americans are rightfully incensed that the system is rigged against them. But they’re angry at the riggers – not at the system.

Why This New Overtime Rule Is A Big, Big Deal

Either we go with the business allies of Donald Trump who believe the extra time and labor of low-wage workers should be exploited without compensation, or we believe in restoring the bargain we used to have with lower-wage workers that they deserve the humanity of a 40-hour workweek and the fairness of time-and-a-half for working overtime.

Bush’s ‘Mission Accomplished,’ 20 years later

The more difficult truths to plow through have to do with why the mission should never have been attempted in the first place.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a case study of how lawmakers...

Republicans passed tax cuts — then profited

Sen. Merkley tries to gain access into migrant shelter for kids, but was denied;...

"We still have no idea what’s happening in the detention center where reportedly up to a thousand children are being held, since they refused the senator’s request to go inside.”

Fighting a mid-Atlantic pipeline in the age of Trump

Presidential politics and property rights take center stage as Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipeline opponents strategize post-election.

How Joe Manchin betrayed America’s working families

Ed Barnette long ago realized that affordable child care and paid sick leave, among other resources, would be essential to helping West...