Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Capitol Hill staff prevent journalists from reporting on health care protesters

In at least one case, a journalist says he was forced to delete a video he had recorded.
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UK bans all new petrol and diesel cars by 2040

"A clear policy to move people towards cleaner vehicles by banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars and vans after 2040 is welcome."

Trump: The anti-Gorbachev

Like Mikhail Gorbachev, Trump helms a fading empire. But while the former Soviet leader supported democratization in his wake, Trump's sowing the seeds of autocracy all over the globe.

Do-it-yourselfers unite!

People have been fixing stuff ever since stuff was invented. Now big corporations want to change that.

8 lessons US progressives can learn from the UK Labour Party

As of mid-July, Labour is 8 percentage points ahead of the Conservatives. Here’s how they did it.

This left challenger is showing how to use progressive economics to flip Trump country

Congressional hopeful Jess King is bringing an anti-poverty agenda to the working-class community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Clearing the Trump Trainwreck!

When reality goes from bad to worse/ What’s sane for me is satiric verse.

The hidden costs of “national security”

Ten ways your tax dollars pay for war – past, present, and future.

Why Bob Mueller is no Ken Starr

The legacy of the Starr investigation could still provide guidance to both the special counsel and the White House.

If hell had a budget: The GOP breaks the ten commandments

This budget seemed strikingly in sync with the hellish weather gripping Washington.