Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin talks about the economy and immigration at Teresitas Restaurant in East Los Angeles on July 30, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) “You can’t run as the party of democracy and transparency and then stick your own election… Continue reading
Oil tankers are seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at Venezuela’s Bajo Grande Refinery port on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Jose Bula Urrutia/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) “This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor to it,” warned one Democratic senator. Jake… Continue reading
By Jim Saksa December 17, 2025 (DemocracyDocket.com) Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, forcefully defended his federal prosecution of President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. During his remarks, Smith pushed back on GOP efforts to discredit the prosecution… Continue reading
An aerial view of the US Department of Defense headquarters, also known as the Pentagon, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Getty Images) Sen. Ron Wyden said the bill “increases military spending by tens of billions of dollars and fails to include guardrails against Donald Trump and Hegseth’s authoritarian abuses.” Stephen… Continue reading
Departing U.S. President Ronald Reagan is seen shortly after he delivered his farewell address to the nation at the Oval Office in the White House, Washington, on January 12, 1989. Ron Edmonds, Associated Press “Since this is the last speech that I will give as President, I think it’s fitting to… Continue reading
Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, Aaron Naparstek From the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological… Continue reading
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by Randy Shaw on December 15, 2025 (BeyondChron.org) Mayor Lurie Boosted SF’s Hopes San Francisco in 2025 was framed around Mayor Lurie’s efforts to promote the city’s “comeback.” He faced multiple obstacles: the nation’s highest downtown office vacancy rate, a dying San Francisco (formerly Westfield) Centre, retail vacancies around Union Square and other… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on December 15, 2025 (BeyondChron.org) The Power of Resistance 2025 was a memorable year for America. Mostly for bad reasons. We learned that the United States Constitution’s heralded “separation of powers” provides no check on the Supreme Court. The Court freely ignores case precedents and the rule of law, and… Continue reading
