Thursday, July 2, 2026

Williams Incident: Reagan and Bush Lied About Military Records but Got a Pass

Many conservatives are currently criticizing NBC nightly news anchor Brian Williams for embellishing an experience he had at the beginning of the Iraq War. These same conservatives, however, continue idolizing Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush who “embellished” a lot of stories in wartime.

Odd Bedfellows, Lying Together

The TPP isn’t the solution. As Jim Hightower describes it: "it’s just another global trade scam coming at us like a volcanic eruption straight out of hell." Don't let the TPP gang steal our democratic rights and turn our futures to global corporations.

Scott Walker Cuts Higher-Ed Budget, Funds Corporate Welfare

Scott Walker claims he wants to be America's next president. But with a track record of slashing funding for higher education, busting unions and going after welfare recipients, is this what America really needs?

Trump’s shareholder bonanza

Make no mistake: Trump and the Republicans are working on behalf of America’s biggest and richest investors, not American workers. 

What is the major issue in the 2020 election?

"Do the wealthy contend that their excess wealth is needed by the economy?"

How workers and pro-union politicians team up for fair trade

"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."
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The sedition that nobody’s talking about

These CEOs and their corporations don’t actually care about protecting democracy. They care only about protecting their bottom line.

In Selma, Memories of Bloody Sunday Spur Action Today

The fiftieth-anniversary commemoration of Bloody Sunday in Selma this past weekend was a look back at living history. It was also a moment to remember the martyrs of the civil-rights movement then and now. Will bringing together past and present help shape a new future?

Biden and Buttigieg are showing how corporatism and ‘the madness of militarism’ go together

Devastating impacts of nonstop war are all around us in the United States, from deadly federal budget priorities to traumatic effects of normalized violence.

The US Constitution may hold the key to solving the climate crisis

Drawing from U.S. case law and legislation, an argument for climate action centered on birthright equity is building momentum.