Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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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The Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Photo: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy

The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
The Melrose Gate at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Photo: Chris Brown (zoonabar) / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: FEMA/Bill Koplitz, via Wikimedia Commons

The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...

If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
The Knesset, Israel's parliament building, in Jerusalem. Photo: Gary Todd, via Wikimedia Commons

Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?

New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
A press briefing at the White House. Photo: The White House

Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico

The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.