Friday, June 26, 2026

Tag: United States

A peace agenda to end military madness

To create a safer world, millions of Americans need to mobilize to end the war on Iran, prevent nuclear proliferation, halt the arms race and slash military budgets.

The most dangerous country

From 2003 to 2026 and beyond.

Where’s the resistance to the Iran war?

A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.

A successful general strike requires trauma-informed mutual aid

To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.

War profits soar as global arms revenues hit record 679 billion...

Revenues surged across the United States, Europe, and Israel as wars in Gaza and Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions fueled unprecedented demand for weapons.

States scramble to feed 42 million as Trump blocks SNAP during...

With 42 million people set to lose $8 billion in food assistance on November 1 because the Trump administration refuses to release existing federal funds, governors of both parties are declaring emergencies, shifting state reserves, and suing the federal government to prevent mass hunger.

UN rights chief says Trump’s boat strikes are illegal as death...

UN human rights officials, independent experts, and rights groups say U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, amount to extrajudicial killings, and may constitute a crime against humanity.

Trump’s Caribbean strikes revive fears of a war for regime change...

UN experts denounce “extrajudicial executions” as Colombia recalls its ambassador and the U.S. masses ships and troops near Venezuela.

Why fandom organizing is a powerful strategy for movement building

As the Disney/ABC boycott took off, youth activist group Get Free mobilized its “Star Wars” fan community, showing the potential of cultural organizing.

America the irrelevant

In war and peace, Trump is pushing the United States to the margins.

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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool

The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.

Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban

For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.