US Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a briefing with bicameral congressional leadership at the US Capitol on January 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “This is blackmail. This is the way organized crime works.” Julia Conley Jan 25, 2026 (CommonDreams.org) As Minnesota residents and people… Continue reading
Parenti in Berkeley, California, US in 2004 Michael John Parenti was an American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic who wrote on scholarly and popular subjects. He taught at universities and also ran for political office. Parenti was well known for his Marxist writings and lectures, and was an… Continue reading
Imperial Boomerang [VIDEO] by Chris Hedges. Watch video and Read on Substack Chris Hedges Jan 25, 2026 (chrishedges.substack.com) The murders of unarmed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, including the killing today of the intensive-care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, would not come as a shock to Iraqis in Fallujah or Afghans in… Continue reading
With Minneapolis, the Trump administration is creating an existential threat for legal gun owners and Second Amendment advocates. Alain Stephens January 25 2026, 3:32 p.m. (TheIntercept.com) Alain Stephens is an investigative reporter covering gun violence, arms trafficking, and federal law enforcement. Border Patrol agents on Saturday shot and killed Alex Pretti, a… Continue reading
Charles Sumner, a staunch abolitionist U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1851–1874), embodied “backbone” through his uncompromising, Radical Republican stance against slavery and for civil rights . His 1856 “Crime Against Kansas” speech, which targeted the slavery oligarchy, demonstrated his fortitude despite the threat of violence. Sumner’s “backbone” represents his refusal to… Continue reading
“People don’t actually want what this administration has to offer. And the shocking nature of it has caused more people to have to pay attention to politics than, I think, ever before. So If we organize, we have an opportunity to show the entire world that we as a people… Continue reading
Plug-in solar panels are cheaper, quicker to deploy, and accessible to homeowners with shady roofs or renters with no roofs at all By Katherine Ellison,ContributorUpdated Jan 24, 2026 3:41 p.m. Gift Article Bright Saver co-founder Rupert Mayer installs plug-in solar panels in the backyard of a home in Berkeley in September. In… Continue reading
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (speaks alongside Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) during a news conference at the US Capitol on January 8, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) “We need a strong, unflinching opposition party that is united against the… Continue reading
By Sara DiNatale, Staff Writer Jan 23, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Rep. Eric Swalwell, seen on Jan. 22, 2026, has proposed restricting driver’s licenses for ICE agents and banning them from state jobs in California.Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press As Democrats across the country face calls to rein in abuses of power by… Continue reading
Everything wrong with the DHS funding bill ❌ The bill increases funding for ICE. If this bill passes, ICE will receive $400 million more for detention and $370 million more for its enforcement budget compared to last year. That’s on top of the $170 billion allocated by Trump’s Big Ugly Bill for… Continue reading
