Friday, March 29, 2024

‘This is a colossal mistake:’ Experts sound alarms after Trump confirms plans to ditch...

"This administration has damaged, perhaps irreparably, an int'l order that has served U.S. interests for decades, turned a blind eye to catastrophic climate change, corroded our govt, [and] poisoned our national discourse."

Challenges for Joe Biden And Kamala Harris

“To overcome these challenges -- to restore the soul and to secure the future of America -- requires more than words. It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: Unity.”

On World Children’s Day, human rights group calls on Trump administration to release detained...

"All children deserve to be safe and protected, to live with their parents and their families, and to have their voices heard."
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A lame-duck ‘legislative coup:’ Wisconsin GOP stages last-minute power grab before Dems take office

Republican legislators worked throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning to pass a sweeping package of lame-duck bills to give power to the Republican-controlled Legislature before Republican Governor Scott Walker leaves office in January.

Former Senator Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case

Former California State Senator Leland Yee was convicted of racketeering as he plead guilty to his direct involvement in multiple conspiracies. Corruption at the state level has dark money running rampant.

The Clean Transit for America Plan unveiled to Senate

“Too many buses spew dirty diesel. That hurts the workers, that hurts the commuters, that hurts everyone.”

‘How Can I Move to Canada’ Became Top Search After Trump’s Super Tuesday Victories

After Trump’s numerous Super Tuesday victories, U.S. citizens flood to google to find out more about moving to Canada.

Why So Many Americans Defend the Failed Capitalist Experiment

Members of the sinking middle class in our pathologically unequal society may well find it convenient to blame people in lower economic classes, who are unlikely to fight back. It's a game for the people looking down on a troubled nation.

How to Make Billboards Uglier

At best, these giant corporate placards are problematic: They garishly loom over us, clutter our landscapes and intrude into our communities with no respect for local aesthetics or preferences.

Building Monopolies, One Merger After Another

If Anheuser-Busch InBev is allowed to become the first global brewery, it won't be because it makes the best beer but because it's rigging the marketplace to slam the door on its “free enterprise” competitors.