‘Sadistic and depraved’: Trump rejects California request for federal disaster aid to recover from...
“That a sitting president—of any party—would deny their own citizens help during their time of greatest need, amid literal hellfire raining down on American cities, is beyond shameful.”
How tear gas became a favorite weapon of US border patrol, despite being banned...
Border authorities’ use of tear gas has spiked under the Trump administration, with the agency’s own data revealing it has deployed tear gas over two dozen times this year alone.
Khizr Khan and the wisdom of Gold Star families
"If it was up to Donald Trump, [my son] never would have been in America."
Native American voters could decide key senate races while battling intense voter suppression
Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have pledged to recognize the tribe, if elected.
Musk’s and Bezos’s great escape
It’s understandable that the super wealthy might wish to escape the gravitational pull of the rest of us. But there’s really no escape.
Three Days of Infamy
On Monday, December 8th, 1941 FDR stood before Congress and said "December 7th, 1941, a date that will live in infamy..." and...
‘Just the first step’: House democrats approve Trump impeachment inquiry resolution
“This resolution ensures transparency, advancing public disclosure of deposition transcripts, and outlying the procedures for the transfer of evidence to the judiciary committee to use in its proceedings,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ahead of the vote.
The rise of the centibillionaires!
If you think wealth and power are too concentrated in the hands of a privileged few now, just imagine what a few more years of trickle-down nonsense will bring.
Elizabeth Warren urges Treasury and Fed to protect workers and taxpayers in new bailout...
“You can and must do better for American workers, taxpayers, and the economy.”
Chicago’s elections brought a lot of good news for Progressives—and Democratic Socialists
Rahm Emanuel is gone, and a new crop of left-wing city council members is coming to power.