Thursday, November 12, 2026

What slashing the labor department budget by 21 percent would mean

“This is not so much a budget as an ideological statement.”

White House orders Social Security shutdowns and service cuts as Trump nominee faces Senate...

Millions of beneficiaries face office closures and phone service cuts as Trump’s Social Security pick, Frank Bisignano, refuses to commit to reversing policies.

Activism is the only hope of restoring America’s democratic principles

If we commit to steadily amassing a people's movement – bigger and bolder than what the corporations and media deem possible or desirable – that movement can become the government.

Trump and Kavanaugh win one for the pack

In winning yet again, the big boys made their male tribalism transparent beyond question.

Could Biden’s climate policy invite more militarism?

Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.

“Cartoonist Lives Matter”: Art Spiegelman Responds to Charlie Hebdo Attack, Power of Cartoons

The power of cartoons often allows the artists to convey a message one cannot in words, but there are few outlets for this type of political media. Renowned American cartoonist, editor and comics advocate, Art Spiegelman, believes political cartooning should make a mess.

Voting rights IS democracy

Democrats are talking about reforming the filibuster to keep Republicans from blocking the For the People Act.

Sales taxes widen the racial wealth divide. States and cities have far better options.

There are some bright spots and plenty of options for reform that could make them more effective.

WATCH: This is What the Republican Debates Have Sunk To

The candidates are now fighting over the size of their penis.