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
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
Democrats finally show up to the class war. by Harold Meyerson June 8, 2026 (Prospect.org) This article appears in the June 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. If you’d like to receive our next issue in your mailbox, please subscribe here. In its more than two centuries of existence, the Democratic Party has, from time to… Continue reading
A sign states that a business accepts Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Gas City, Indiana on July 22, 2025. (Photo by jetcityimage/iStock Editorial/Getty Images) “This protects every Oregon family who depends on these programs to put food on the table,” said the state’s attorney general, who is among the… Continue reading
Mary Alice Pilafian wears a hat that reads, ‘Lock Him Up,’ as she joins with other protesters outside of the Trump National Doral golf resort urging congress to impeach President Donald Trump on December 17, 2019 in Doral, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) As wild and crazy Trump becomes… Continue reading
