Sunday, November 15, 2026

Trump wanted to withhold wildfire aid to California over political differences, former DHS official...

"Californians endured the deadliest wildfire in our state's history last year. We should work together to mitigate these fires by combating climate change, not play politics by threatening to withhold money from survivors of a deadly natural disaster."

Sanders and Varoufakis announce alliance to craft ‘common blueprint for an international new deal’

The pair hopes to promote a "progressive, ecological, feminist, humanist, rational program" for not only Europe, but the entire world.

If you think DACA recipients are the only ones whose jobs will be affected,...

Trump’s policy plans will end up hurting many people’s jobs, even though one of the biggest planks in his campaign platform was his promise to make jobs “great again” in America.

The winner at the DNC’s latest meeting? Israel, ethnic cleansing and genocide

Why did pro-Israel groups voice so much pleasure and praise—not only for the sidelining of pro-human-rights resolutions but also for the process that sidelined them?

Killer presidents

From Duterte to Trump, a new crop of populist leaders are reviving a tried and true method of demonstrating leadership – killing people.

Making America great again in a new Wild West

The humanitarian and environmental disaster of Trump’s border wall.

Job growth bounces back in June, but unemployment edges upward

While workers are seeing modest real wage growth, it is much less than would be expected with the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years.

‘Alexa, launch our nukes!’

“Humans are not perfect, but they can empathize with their opponents and see the bigger picture. Unlike humans, autonomous weapons would have no ability to understand the consequences of their actions, no ability to step back from the brink of war.”

The man in the bathtub, December 1, 1940

The 1930s were a rough time for all who labored... Or sought work.

Betsy DeVos as the Secretary of Education

The keys to authentic education have always been interest and ability and when these are absent so too is authentic learning.