Ilhan Omar grills Trump’s Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams on his role in US-backed genocide...
Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota questioned Abrams about his record on Wednesday during his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Veni, Vidi, Tweeti (I came, I saw, I tweeted)
Someday, if people ask the obvious question – not who lost Afghanistan, but who lost America? – keep all those failed imperial wars and the national security state that went with them in mind when you try to answer.
Can the new Congress keep intelligence agencies in check?
If we have broader concerns about power, accountability and the health of the republic, then we can ill-afford yet another Congress that fails in one of its most vital oversight responsibilities.
America’s widening inequality of place
This inequality is unsustainable. It’s literally tearing America apart.
Venezuela accuses US of secretly shipping arms after weapons found on plane with possible...
Venezuela accused the U.S. government of sending the arms as part of its attempt to topple the Maduro government.
Rep. Ilhan Omar applauded for grilling Elliott Abrams over role in US-backed genocide, massacres,...
"I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful."
Senate passes massive public lands conservation bill
The measure is the largest public lands bill considered by Congress in a decade.
The psychology of the wall
Wall are cropping up all over the world. But as with guns, the sense of safety and security that comes from a wall is almost entirely illusory.
‘This is a crisis:’ New report details the age of ‘environmental breakdown’
The historical disregard of environmental considerations in most areas of policy has been a catastrophic mistake.
Court allows Trump to bulldoze environmental laws for border wall
"Congress has ceded its authority to Trump, who has swept aside fundamental public safety and environmental laws to build walls that won't work."