President Franklin Roosevelt’s Annual Message (Four Freedoms) to Congress (1941)

President Franklin Roosevelt’s Annual Message (Four Freedoms) to Congress (1941)

(archives.gov) (FDR in 1941 image from docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu) EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Franklin D. Roosevelt Annual Message to Congress, January 6, 1941; Records of the United States Senate; SEN 77A-H1; Record Group 46; National Archives. View All Pages in the National Archives Catalog View Transcript This speech, delivered by President Franklin Roosevelt… Continue reading

‼️REMINDER: No cash for Trump collaborators

‼️REMINDER: No cash for Trump collaborators

From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re asking you not to shop from three major corporations enabling Trump’s fascist agenda. Our Targets HOME DEPOT enables ICE terrorism by allowing Trump’s jackboots to violently detain and kidnap workers on its properties. TARGET caved to MAGA backlash by pulling Pride merch off the shelves, and… Continue reading

How California (and other states) can bring back the money that Trump takes away

We don’t have to be broke: Study shows states have many progressive revenue options—if the governors and legislators will take advantage of them By Tim Redmond November 24, 2025 (48hills.org) The outlook for California’s budget is, of course, bleak. I say “of course” because most states are in serious trouble: Federal… Continue reading

After 9 Months of ‘Israel’s Abuse,’ US Teen Mohammed Ibrahim Freed From Detention

Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American, was freed on November 27, 2025 after over nine months in Israeli detention.  (Photo: @infinite_jaz/X) While expressing relief, the 16-year-old’s uncle noted the “hundreds of children like Mohammed, unjustly trapped in an Israeli military prison.” Jessica Corbett Nov 27, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) “Words can’t describe the… Continue reading

Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP ‘Book Purge’

A young boy is seen reading on the floor between library shelves on July 8, 2011.  (Stephen Simpson/Getty Images) “It is illegal to remove books from public libraries because some people do not like them,” said a coalition of 33 library groups, publishing companies, and civil rights organizations. Stephen Prager… Continue reading