Trump and Haley claim to have negotiated $285M cut in UN’s budget
There’s nothing wrong with increasing efficiency and eliminating waste at the U.N., but it’s crucial that we don’t curtail the U.N.’s ability to save the lives of men, women and children worldwide.
Bishop Barber warns that tens of thousands will die under GOP healthcare cuts
Faith leaders and advocates hold nationwide eulogies for Americans projected to lose their lives due to sweeping reductions in Medicaid, SNAP, and public health funding.
The Tillerson-Trump rumble over Qatar shows White House divisions
The U.S. has two foreign policies: that of the former Exxon-Mobil CEO, an old Middle East hand, and that of a Queens real estate shyster and foreign policy neophyte.
Moscow’s man on the spot in Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder and commander of a notorious mercenary army, will not be the last of those extraordinary secret agents, those men on the spot, who leave their fingerprints on the crime scenes of world history.
US Court of Appeals strikes down net neutrality
Appellate court strikes down net neutrality ending the push to regulate internet service providers like a public utility.
The public’s viewpoint: Regulations are protections
When you hear Regulations are Protections for the Public, think of the details and the consequences. Go beyond the words. Act positively.
The U.S. is flooding the world with guns. Congress can stop that.
Gun exports reached record levels in 2017 and again in 2018. Can Congress stop Trump from loosening the rules even further?
Sanders pushes to block $18 billion arms sale to Israel amid Gaza conflict
As the Biden administration seeks approval for a massive arms sale to Israel, Senator Bernie Sanders leads a campaign to halt weapons transfers amid ongoing violence in Gaza.
Coal communities ask Trump to honor his promises
They want Trump to take action to make sure coal CEOs and companies keep promises to restore the landscape and local environments by “reclaiming” the old mines, which would mean jobs in coal communities.
Time for a Nonviolent Assault on Our Blood-Stained Congress
“It is time to end this experiment with transmogrifying the entire US into Tombstone Territory with everyone armed to the teeth prepared to either be a bad guy or take out a bad guy. It is not working.”