Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Ocasio-Cortez files impeachment articles against Justices Thomas and Alito amid ethics scandals

Liberal Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduces impeachment articles against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, citing undisclosed gifts and conflicts of interest.

NATO’s 5% pledge: An obscene betrayal of global needs

It represents a major step backwards—away from addressing the urgent needs of people and the planet, and toward an arms race that will impoverish societies while enriching weapons contractors.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 28

Student loan watchdog quits, progressives launch campaign against Kavanaugh, air pollution harms cognitive performance, and more.
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Ari Berman: Republicans in North Dakota are attempting to disenfranchise thousands of Native voters

The law could make a difference in the close race between Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp and her Republican challenger Kevin Cramer.

Trump orders US nuclear weapons testing to resume for the first time in 33...

The president’s directive to restart nuclear weapons testing, announced just before his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, has sparked alarm among arms control experts and lawmakers who warn it could trigger global escalation and radioactive fallout.

Trump is signaling an unprecedented right turn on foreign policy

From his feud with Bob Corker to his plans to renege on the Iran deal, Trump's mood swings mean a dangerous new era of foreign policy.

Trump threatens media licenses as experts warn corporate owners may capitulate

As President Donald Trump urges the FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses and to “pay up BIG,” media scholars and press-freedom advocates warn that corporate owners may cave to political pressure, with a recent $16 million settlement cited as a troubling precedent.

Progressives must mobilize and persuade – and get better at each

Turning out voters in the progressive base, such as communities of color, women and millennials, as well as talking to voters who don't agree with us, is critical to winning again.

Trump condemns Iowa poll showing Harris in the lead, calls for criminalization of ‘suppression’...

Describing the well-regarded poll as “suppression,” Trump claimed it was skewed against him and called for it to be made “illegal,” raising concerns about his ongoing attacks on press freedom and the electoral system.

Why the right really hates the Postal Service

It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.