Friday, July 3, 2026

Trump plans to decimate Bears Ears National Monument this Monday

Trump plans to shrink Bears Ears monument from more than one million acres to 200,000 acres, with similar cuts to the Grand Staircase-Escalante.

Senators demand action in response to EPA’s decision to not set limits on toxic...

"Safe water is essential to the health and well-being of every American."

Dear Joe

The time has come for a coalition, and that means being open, and honest, and doing the best for the country. So do it.

US wants a new war or at least public fears of one

As US forces head to Europe and Asia, war risk grows.

Comeback for truth? Criminal comeuppance for Trump’s reign of terror, impoverished for lying?

A tsunami of criminal indictments, buoyed by massive civil penalties – who cares then if Trump ends up a jailbird?

Kansas City, Missouri implements Zero Fare Transit; first major US city to do so

While other cities such as Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Denver have floated around the idea, Kansas City is now the first U.S. city to offer fare-free transit.

GOP’s federal trifecta and the looming threat to U.S. healthcare

What’s next for healthcare? GOP’s agenda signals cuts and higher costs.
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Meryl Streep’s must-watch Golden Globes speech: “When the powerful use their position to bully...

“Who are we, and what is Hollywood, anyway? It’s just a bunch of people from a bunch of places."

James Baldwin and the meaning of whiteness

“There are days, this is one of them, when you wonder what your role is in this country and what your future is in it.”

Most Voters Favor Cutting Defense Spending. Politicians Say Otherwise

In a comprehensive new survey, most voters favored a decrease of at least $12 billion in the Pentagon’s spending and called for killing some costly military programs.