Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Tag: accountability

Justice department under fire as Epstein file redactions trigger congressional backlash

Lawmakers accuse DOJ and FBI of violating transparency law while exposing survivors and shielding powerful figures.

Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain...

After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.

Biden administration discarded internal finding on Shireen Abu Akleh killing, former...

A former U.S. Security Coordinator official says evidence showed Israeli soldiers intentionally shot the Palestinian American journalist, but senior officials removed that conclusion and the State Department called it “the result of tragic circumstances.”

DHS buys two Gulfstream G700 jets for Noem and top officials...

Amid one of the longest government shutdowns, records show a $172 million contract for two “used” G700s as Democrats demand answers on funding and oversight.

$28 trillion in climate damage traced to 111 top polluters, study...

New research links fossil fuel giants to trillions in heat-driven economic losses, offering fresh momentum for climate liability lawsuits worldwide.

Walz calls out Trump’s economic failures in Fox News interview, emphasizes...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz defends the Democratic economic plan on Fox News, drawing sharp contrasts with Donald Trump’s tax policies and calling out corporate price gouging.

Examining Israel’s alleged human rights violations amidst global calls for ceasefire

Israel's escalating conflict: unveiling alleged human rights violations and the global cry for a ceasefire.

What does accountability look like without punishment?

If we commit to abolishing "death-making institutions" and instead build those that are life-giving, we might not be so married to revenge and punishment.

POPULAR

Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?

The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.

Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press

The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues

Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...

What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?

Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...

A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.

Now you see them… now you don’t

Women leaders and Trump 2.0.