Thursday, May 14, 2026

Tag: u.s. politics

Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens

An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.

Harris and Sanders sound alarms on Trump’s ‘fascist’ threat as 2024...

As Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders label Trump a “fascist,” warnings mount over his potential second term and its threat to democratic norms.

Warren calls out Vance’s abortion ban claims as a real threat...

Elizabeth Warren warns that a Trump-Vance administration could use a 151-year-old law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban, threatening the reproductive rights of all American women.

Watch: Palestinian American lawmaker gives speech the DNC wouldn’t allow on stage

Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian American and Georgia state representative, shares the speech she was barred from giving at the Democratic National Convention after the Harris campaign refused to allow a Palestinian voice onstage.

Sanders calls for Biden to ‘do better’ amidst growing calls for...

Senator Bernie Sanders urges President Joe Biden to present a stronger agenda amidst rising calls for new leadership within the Democratic Party.

Democrats divided: Historic opposition to $26 billion military aid package for...

A record 40 House Democrats have voted against a controversial bill, citing concerns over the impact of military operations on children in Gaza.

The 3 choices when it comes to Trump

Democracy is fragile, it requires all of us to protect it.

US Needs ‘sh*thole’ countries, not the other way around

America’s prosperity and security are greatly dependent on the goodwill and cooperation of other nations, developed and emerging markets alike.

The Norwegian menace

Should we build a wall to keep them out?

What It Means to be a Socialist

"And at this moment of crisis we need to remind ourselves what being a socialist means." Chris Hedges discusses why the building of a socialist movement is our only hope for the future.

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The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).

Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...

A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.

The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war

The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.

The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization

Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.

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?