Tuesday, September 1, 2026

LATEST NEWS & ACTIVISM

An ICE civil detention center in Karnes County, Texas. Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

House Democrats demand ICE cancel $16.7 million contract for electric shock gloves

Fifty House Democrats and sixteen senators say the devices leave no visible mark, and point to a Kentucky man who died after being shocked with similar gloves by corrections officers.
A grocery store checkout line. Photo: Sonny doe / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Poll: Americans Oppose Iran War, Blame it for Inflation, and Diss Trump’s Performance

Two-thirds of Americans say Trump has handled the Iran War badly, and most blame the war for rising gas and grocery prices, a new UMass Amherst poll finds.
A statue of Simón Bolívar. Photo: Jyothis, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Plaguing the Americas with Misery in the Name of Liberty

From the January invasion of Venezuela to a $20 billion bailout for Argentina's Milei, the authors trace how Washington's money, military and media reach are driving a rightward turn across Latin America.
US bills. Photo: Milad Mosapoor, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Dollar Dominance Eroding Slowly but Surely

The dollar still anchors nine in ten currency trades, but the US share of world output has fallen from a quarter after World War II to under 15 percent today.
PDVSA's El Palito refinery in Carabobo, Venezuela. Photo: Marive Casimiro / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The US has struck a deal to control Venezuela’s oil reserves. It probably won’t...

As more details emerge about this controversial deal, big questions remain about what it could mean – both for oil markets and Venezuela’s national sovereignty.
The Texas State Capitol in Austin, where the state's abortion restrictions are made law. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made both harder.

She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state's abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated.
A Homeland Security Investigations special agent badge and credential. Photo: Keith Gardner, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Homeland Security Opens Child Exploitation Probe Into Banned Texas Volleyball Coach

An agent said he began looking into Ryan Richardson after ProPublica and The Washington Post reported that the coach was still working with teens after a sports oversight group found that he had engaged in sexual misconduct.
A US Navy aircraft carrier on station in the Persian Gulf. Photo: US Navy, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Hormuzing It Up

Or "Bombing the Shit" Out of Them (Whoever They Might Be)
A hospital emergency room entrance. Photo: Bbfd / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Breaking up hospital and drug monopolies could save families $6,000 a year, report finds

A 26-group coalition of pharmacists, physicians and patients says consolidation, not coverage gaps, is driving the crisis.

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