Tag: Weekly Edition
Senate bill would cut social security operations again
As workloads and costs have grown — and budgets and staffing have shrunk — SSA’s service delivery has worsened.
“You can’t take on a corrupt system if you take its...
"Our grassroots-funded campaign is proving every single day that you don't need billionaires and private fundraisers to run for president."
Backlash against Koch agenda leads to recall drive against Alaska governor
The Koch-orchestrated roadshow resulted in the spectacle of Dunleavy sitting on stage flanked by officials from AFP and the Koch-funded Alaska Policy Forum.
Two women face 110 years in prison for attempting to sabotage...
"They shouldn't be prosecuted; they should be praised. They're trying to stop the destruction of the human race."
Why aren’t fossil fuel companies held accountable for missing and murdered...
Resource extraction takes a toll on more than just the economy and the environment.
Merging ‘loyalty to the oil industry’ and ‘grudge against California,’ Trump...
"Turning over these spectacular wild places to dirty drilling and fracking will sicken Californians, harm endangered species, and fuel climate chaos."
Bernie’s heart. And ours.
Bernie has a huge and eternally healthy heart, filled with the lifeblood of empathy and dedication. In essence, that’s what the Bernie 2020 campaign is all about.
Trump’s requiem: “And now the end is near, and so I...
I wrote this article about the end of the Trump presidency earlier this year. Now, based on the stunning revelations that have surfaced about...
IRS: Sorry, but it’s just easier and cheaper to audit the...
The IRS audits the working poor at about the same rate as the wealthiest 1%. Now, in response to questions from a U.S....
Trump administration disbanded marine life and health advisory boards
The White House is currently making moves to eliminate three federal advisory boards that deal with the protection of marine life.
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Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
UN inquiry says Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza
A new UN Commission report details more than 20,000 children killed, tens of thousands injured, attacks on hospitals and schools, and evidence that Palestinian children were treated not as collateral damage, but as targets.
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.
Addicted to war?
War Fever, Trump-Style.
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."