Monthly Archives: August 2025

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A sign is seen at a rally for immigrants’ and workers’ rights in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 1, 2025. (Photo: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) “Billionaires are making record profits while we are losing people every day,” said one organizer. “And we are facing the moment, through… Continue reading →

It’s time to make the trip. Did you know that all 535 members of Congress have an office that you can just walk right into? They work for YOU, and it’s time the boss showed up for a little chat. We’re here to make the trip easy, effective, and affordable.

President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. Some residents are reacting. (AP Video: River Zhang) BY  MATT BROWN Updated 8:30 AM PDT, August 12, 2025 (APNews.com) ▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration WASHINGTON (AP) —… Continue reading →

JOIN RAW STORY FOR JUST $1 ‘Despicable’: Ex-Trump lawyer reveals underage rape claims made against president in 2016 Travis Gettys August 13, 2025 (RawStory.com) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters, as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C. U.S.,… Continue reading →

In 1966, Police Shot a Young Puerto Rican Man. What Followed Created a Blueprint for a New Kind of Solidarity By Felipe Hinojosa August 13, 2025 (ZocaloPublicSquare.org) Chicago hit a boiling point on Sunday evening, June 12, 1966, just one day after the city’s first Puerto Rican Day parade. Police shot a… Continue reading →

Energized by Zohran Mamdani’s primary triumph, 1,200 DSA members came to Chicago to chart the group’s future. BY EMMA JANSSEN  AUGUST 14, 2025 (Prospect.org) ZACH CADDY The Democratic Socialists of America meeting in Chicago this month https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fprospect.org%2Fpolitics%2F2025-08-14-dsa-convenes-argues-and-celebrates%2F%3Futm_source%3DActiveCampaign%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_content%3DDSA%2520Convenes%252C%2520Argues%252C%2520and%2520Celebrates%26utm_campaign%3DDaily%2520Prospect%252008-14-2025&GDPR=%24%24GDPR_MACRO%24%24&GDPR_CONSENT=%24%24GDPR_CONSENT_MACRO%24%24&contentHash=9da0e5f6989f0f025ac9bfe511454f5c4e731de923bcf942c199bcce5ddf1811&unitId=2900001720&userId=a143de11-b5db-4fd1-bdec-b0e6b692767c&isLegacyBrowser=false&isPartitioningSupport=1&version=20250806_0a5cc818db4a5e97910f842e941d2c543416f1d1&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=140&isMobile=0&unitType=tts-player CHICAGO – It’s been a tumultuous decade for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA),… Continue reading →

Police officers set up a roadside checkpoint on 14th Street Northwest on August 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Demonstrators yelled at federal agents to “get off our streets” as they set up a police checkpoint on a popular street in the nation’s capital. JAKE JOHNSON Aug… Continue reading →

Donald Trump’s authoritarian house of cards is propped up by the cowardice and compliance of others in positions of power: business leaders, universities, law firms, media, and more. His authority collapses without their support. But right now, too many powerful institutions are bending and bowing. We need to show our… Continue reading →

Published: August 14, 2025 (TheOnion.com) President Donald Trump has claimed that crime is “out of control” in the nation’s capital and beyond. The Onion assesses the veracity of the president’s claims.  Claim: D.C. has endured a record amount of robberies. Partially true: Some places in Georgetown sell a cup of coffee for… Continue reading →