Friday, November 13, 2026

Trump lied: Keystone XL now allowed to be built using imported steel

TransCanada’s success over Trump is what happens when you have an administration stacked with fossil fuel billionaires and a trade deal that enables corporate polluters to push their agenda at will.

The ‘thin blue line’ and the slide into authoritarianism

A Democratic administration under the right amount of pressure can at the very least help to tone down the kind of rhetoric that has only emboldened law enforcement overreach in the United States and beyond.

Al Jazeera America is Being Cancelled

Hundreds of jobs are soon to be lost at Al Jazeera America to shut down all operations come April.

Donald Trump’s Call for Spying on U.S. Muslims Recalls FBI Bugging of MLK and...

Mr. Trump is correct that “it has been done before.” The question is whether it ought to have been done before, whether it was constitutional when it was done before.

‘Stop nickel and diming the American people’: Anger grows as Senate Democrats move to...

“While you’re quibbling over who you want to exclude, people are suffering. SEND THE CHECKS.”

Kapos of the American Empire

The empire has its political Kapos, the public servants who do NOT serve the public, rather the rulers of empire.

Infographic: The Surprising Ways You Consume Oil Every Day

Less than half the oil we consume is used for gasoline. Petroleum also goes into a bunch of everyday products. Some useful, and many we could live without.

3 Reasons the Historic U.S.-Canada Commitment to Curbing Methane Emissions Is Big

There is a reason we held a Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Toronto last year: Canada is a crucial player in the climate fight.

We’re Already Losing Our Democracy and All Our Freedoms to the 2001 AUMF

The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) declared America to be a "battleground and the country to be in a permanent state of war." It's time Congress gets rid of the treacherous AUMF.

Does Sanders’ Accusation Against The DNC Hold Water? Campaign Finance Experts Weigh In

The campaign finance experts who spoke to ThinkProgress said while they find Clinton's activities unethical, they are likely not illegal.