Courts Klaus Marre 09/09/26 (WhoWhatWhy.org) The only good thing about the Missouri GOP’s increasingly desperate attempt to steal a congressional seat is that they are forced to do it openly, which allows everybody to see what an anti-democratic and morally corrupt bunch they are. Missouri is known as the Show Me… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on September 8, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) Raman Offers Change Will Nithya Raman join Boston’s Michelle Wu, Seattle’s Katie Wilson and New York City’s Zohran Mamdani in becoming a new generation of progressive mayors? It sure looks that way. Mayor Karen Bass’s missteps and a lot of mayoral bad luck have boosted… Continue reading
by Randy Shaw on September 8, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) San Francisco voters have two marquee races in November: the Wiener-Chan congressional contest and the Yekutiel-McCoy D8 Supervisor battle. In both cases the differences between candidates are so clear that voters can easily pick their favored candidate. Here’s how we see it. Wiener-Chan San Francisco’s… Continue reading
by Martin Bennett on September 7, 2026 (BeyondChron.org) This Labor Day it’s essential to highlight that reducing inequality is the main purpose of labor unions through collective bargaining for living wages, comprehensive benefits, and improved workplace health and safety conditions. Moreover, unions provide a political voice for their members and lobby for legislation,… Continue reading
September 9, 2026 (Prospect.org) KUTTNER ON TAP The legacy of 9/11: A surveillance society America now has a witches’ brew of government and corporate surveillance. None of it was necessary. When the attacks of September 11, 2001, stunned America 25 years ago, the Prospect had just moved to Washington and brought on… Continue reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Ronen Zvulun/pool/AFP via Getty Images) “As always when a story really hits home, Netanyahu threatens to sue,” said one researcher. Julia Conley Sep 09, 2026 (CommonDreams.org) The Israeli newspaper Haaretz did not appear… 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) “Trump is threatening not just our ability to mail our vote but… Continue reading
ECHOES OF HISTORY Oct 20, 2025 The Poison Squad: The Forgotten Men Who Ate Poison to Save America Imagine volunteering to eat poisoned food. Every day. For five years. For science. In 1902, twelve brave young men did exactly that. They became known as The Poison Squad – government volunteers… Continue reading
Al Jazeera English Nov 3, 2014 Al Jazeera investigates the shocking truth behind a deadly Israeli attack on a US naval vessel. In 1967, at the height of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force launched an unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty, a US Navy spy ship that… Continue reading
