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Democratic lawmakers blast Trump ‘persecution’ of leftist groups

Democratic lawmakers blast Trump ‘persecution’ of leftist groups

WASHINGTON—Shades of Joe McCarthy. Shades of J. Edgar Hoover. The Trump administration is singling out left-leaning political groups nationwide for organized persecution and repression, and more than 20 congressional Democrats now demand the demonization immediately halt and be reversed. But first, they want to show the evidence to the country. So, Reps. Jim McGovern and […]

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White supremacist Jake Lang evades felony charge after Minneapolis riot

White supremacist Jake Lang evades felony charge after Minneapolis riot

MINNEAPOLIS—After spending roughly three days in Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis, white supremacist and far-right activist Jake Lang will not be charged in connection with his earlier arrest for probable cause riot, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced on Tuesday. The county’s decision stands in stark contrast to the arrest of William Nicholas Love, otherwise […]

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Under water again: Disastrous floods hit Nepal for second time

Under water again: Disastrous floods hit Nepal for second time

KATHMANDU, Nepal—At least 389 people are dead and 1,400 missing in the still developing flash flood disaster at the Nepal-China border, with casualty numbers only expected to rise. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 26, a wall of water, ice, and rock came barreling down the Bhote Koshi gorge on Nepal’s northern frontier with Tibet. […]

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How much does war contribute to the climate crisis?

How much does war contribute to the climate crisis?

How much does war, and the preparation and recovery from it, contribute to the climate crisis? Nobody knows, because there is no comprehensive accounting of global warming emissions from militaries, military industries, or war. While some military emissions are reported, those are the tip of the iceberg. The failure to quantify the emissions from this […]

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Report: Amazon, already infamous for low pay, has highest-paid execs

Report: Amazon, already infamous for low pay, has highest-paid execs

WASHINGTON—Amazon, already infamous for its low pay and anti-union law-breaking, leads the nation’s low-wage companies in the net wealth of its ruler and founder, Jeff Bezos, and in the number of lobbyists it sent to cajole Congress into passing the monster Trump-GOP 2025 tax cut for corporations and the 1%, a new report says. As […]

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Anti-worker Republican majority installed on NLRB

Anti-worker Republican majority installed on NLRB

For further reading:  Republicans install anti-worker majority on NLRB Union-buster at Amazon, Apple, Tesla and Space X now running NLRB    

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Legacy of racial terror lives on in the U.S. South

Legacy of racial terror lives on in the U.S. South

The legacy of lynchings and racial terror in the American South continues in 2026 in a spate of suspicious deaths of young African Americans across the region. And in another echo of history, many feel that local authorities have perpetually under-investigated or even covered up parts of these cases. The most prominent case drawing national […]

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Serving the U.S., Dominican Republic expels Cuban diplomats

Serving the U.S., Dominican Republic expels Cuban diplomats

The Dominican Republic expelled at least nine Cuban diplomats on April 13, though Cuba claimed the number was ten. The day marked the centennial of Fidel Castro’s birth, and the announcement came as a celebratory three-hour “political-cultural gala” was taking place at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. News of the action spread while attendance […]

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Trump attacks federal workers again

Trump attacks federal workers again

SAN FRANCISCO—Federal worker hater Donald Trump is at it again. He’s not content with arbitrarily firing 300,000 of his workers, or changing thousands of top career positions into “Schedule F” jobs with no protections so he can fill them with political hacks.  Now he wants to make his Office of Personnel Management—the government’s HR department—the […]

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ICE agents invade airport passenger lines

ICE agents invade airport passenger lines

WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s ICE agents began with massive migrant sweeps. Then they started invading restaurants, dragooning people including U.S. citizens. Then came churches. Then came hospital ERs. Then came forcibly dragging people on their way to work from their cars. And then, eventually, in Minneapolis, Houston, Memphis and Boston, killings. And now ICE is invading the […]

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