The Real News Network Jun 9, 2026 Israeli military forces captured the latest convoy of humanitarian aid ships sailing to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSM) between late April and mid-May. Activists who were imprisoned by Israel for days and eventually deported have reported harrowing treatment by their captors,… Continue reading
US Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks to attendees during a campaign event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859 on May 17, 2026 in Portland, Maine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The president has been convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying documents as well as being… Continue reading
US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) “Did 700,000 children simply not apply?” asked one advocate in response to USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ Senate testimony. Jake Johnson Jun 10, 2026… Continue reading
California insurance commissioner candidate Jane Kim delivers remarks during the California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco on February 21, 2026. (Photo by Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) “If the Democratic Party wants to beat Republicans and win back a majority in November, they need to listen… Continue reading
Impact Justice, a leading expert in prison food, is championing innovative improvements. Its work is captured in the 2026 James Beard Award-nominated book “Eating Behind Bars.” by Tony Hicks June 10, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) An incarcerated man at California State Prison Solano holds a fresh pear distributed through the Harvest of the… Continue reading
From Citizens United to Trump-era oligarchy, the billionaire takeover of American politics seemed unstoppable. Then Hawaii found a way to strike at the heart of the system… Thom Hartmann Jun 10, 2026 (HartmannReport.com) Share Against all odds and massive dark money, Graham Platner won. And won big. The oyster farmer… Continue reading
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a news conference on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) “MAGA Mike Johnson won’t show the American people his secret plan to eliminate Social Security because he knows Republican policies are wildly unpopular.” Jake Johnson Jun 09,… Continue reading
Cattle are herded in a stable on June 5, 2026 in Hamilton, Texas. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has confirmed the detection of the New World screwworm—a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals—in a cow in Zavala County, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty… Continue reading
By Mike Zonta, co-editor (and ChatGPT) Me: Do you think Raman is the Mamdani of L.A.? ChatGPT: If by “Raman” you mean Nithya Raman and by “Mamdani” you mean Zohran Mamdani, I’d say: yes and no. In the broad political sense, Raman is probably the closest thing Los Angeles has… Continue reading
