Tag: justice
Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement shows the power of noncooperation
What we’ve seen is the power of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, to approve mergers and how that gives the executive branch dangerous leverage over media.
The Second Amendment was created to put down slave revolts
The founders’ true intent behind the right to bear arms wasn’t liberty—it was control, oppression, and the preservation of slavery.
How union membership leads to a great life
Unions anchor millions of Americans in the middle class, enabling these workers to leverage a stronger work-life balance than peers at nonunion workplaces.
Grocery chains are passing Trump tariff costs on to US consumers...
The price of food has increased by 3 percent in the past year, with meats, poultry, fish, and eggs getting 5.6 percent more expensive from June 2024 to June 2025.
Can we protect our children from the government?
As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against ICE arrests of students and their families.
Meet George Retes, disabled Army vet to sue Trump admin over...
A 25-year-old U.S. citizen and Army veteran who is taking on the federal government after he was detained by ICE for three days and three nights without explanation.
Journalists demand access to Gaza as Israel begins full conquest and...
More than 600 journalists call the press restrictions in Gaza “the worst blackout in modern conflict” as Israel moves forward with plans to fully occupy the strip and restricts independent coverage of its escalating war.
‘End the starvation’: Jewish Rabbis & allies outside NY Trump Hotel...
Democracy Now! was at the demonstration and spoke to some of the protesters, including Motaz Azaiza, renowned photojournalist from Gaza, and Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari, who was arrested.
Philadelphia strike ends: Race & inequality at center of municipal workers’...
Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view for city residents.
What happens when bad guys win—without direct counter-punches except defiance and...
If we don’t learn from failure, do we then not forfeit the “sapiens” (wisdom, intelligence) that in the end allegedly sets our species apart?
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.