Friday, July 17, 2026
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This Activist Is Raising 200 Dogs After Saving Them From South Korean Slaughterhouses

For the past twenty-six years, the activist and animal lover, 61-year-old Jung Myoung Sook, has been rescuing dogs intended to be slaughtered and sold to restaurants in South Korea.
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Obama Vows to Appoint Scalia’s Replacement Despite GOP Demands

President Obama has pledged to nominated a new SCOTUS justice, despite the GOP's demands and threats.

Voting rights IS democracy

Democrats are talking about reforming the filibuster to keep Republicans from blocking the For the People Act.

Sales taxes widen the racial wealth divide. States and cities have far better options.

There are some bright spots and plenty of options for reform that could make them more effective.

‘Shameful’: As shutdown continues, Trump administration suggests unpaid federal workers do odd jobs for...

The Office of Personnel Management said furloughed government employees could do "painting," "carpentry," or other odd jobs "in exchange for partial rent payments."

I’ll cry instead

We have a long lasting parade of fools in my beloved country.

Progressives call to #DefundHate, tell Democrats not to fund Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda

"We don't want money for an institution that is demonizing and criminalizing our immigrant neighbors."

Sanders Celebrates as GMO Labeling Dark Act is Blocked in US Senate

"People have a right to know what they are eating…”
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Public Citizen: Trump’s national emergency declaration paves way for sweeping authoritarianism

The bill includes nearly $1.4 billion to build 55 miles of new border barriers out of steel, far less than the $5.7 billion requested by President Trump.

Bernie and Hillary Agree to Debate in Brooklyn

One last debate will be held, between Sanders and Clinton, after the Wisconsin and Wyoming primaries and before the New York primary.