Posted in Politics and Movements: US Trump slashed more than 30 CDC experts and 140 USAID staff who managed the 2018 Ebola outbreak on the ground in the DRC. by Sasha Abramsky June 5, 2026 (therealnews.com) Healthcare workers put on personal protective equipment (PPE) in the dressing area under the supervision… Continue reading
US President Donald Trump holds artists’ renderings as he talks to reporters about his proposed White House ballroom next to the worksite on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “Corporations wrote big checks to build Trump’s golden ballroom,” said Rep. Jason Crow. “Now they’re receiving… Continue reading
CBS Sunday Morning May 31, 2026 More than 6,300 children under 18 – some as young as two months old, and almost all with no criminal record – have been arrested by federal immigration authorities during President Trump’s second term. Nearly half have been detained by ICE at the Dilley… Continue reading
Opinion//Open Forum By Matt Smith June 3, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Congressional candidate Connie Chan and Rep. Nancy Pelosi attend a rally supporting Chan in San Francisco on Saturday. Pelosi has endorsed Chan to fill her seat representing San Francisco in the House.Benjamin Fanjoy/For the S.F. Chronicle During my 30 years as a… Continue reading
His power is whooshing away Robert Reich Jun 4, 2026 Friends, No, he’s not over over. I wish he were. But something important has changed. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to direct him to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran or win approval from Congress to continue the war. It was a… Continue reading
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) attends a markup session in the Capitol Visitor Center on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) “Every day that we do nothing, 11 more Lebanese children are killed or injured by the Israeli military in this US-supported invasion.” Stephen Prager… Continue reading
An election worker processes mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California’s state primary election in the City of Industry on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) “That this administration would direct USPS to adopt measures to impede voters from casting… Continue reading
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) “If the administration and its allies in Congress… Continue reading
Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World Daniel Sherrell From a millennial climate activist, an exploration of how young people live in the shadow of catastrophe “Strikingly perceptive.” –Jenny Offill, author of Weather “Beautifully rendered and bracingly honest.” –Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing Warmth is a new… Continue reading
