Category Archives: National politics

How Dark Money Captured America — And How Hawaii Just Declared War on It

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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 →

Screwworm Parasite ‘No Longer Contained in Texas’ as Trump USDA Doubles Down on Efforts to Blame Biden

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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 →

Encircling the Morbidly Rich

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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 →

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Holding Billions in Food Aid Funds ‘Hostage to Its Political Agenda’

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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 →

Dear Democrats: Put Trump Impeachment Front and Center

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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 →

The Real “Divide” Among Democrats Over Israel Is Between Party Leadership and Voters

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Supporting Israel is now a fringe position among Democratic voters. Why does the media keep covering it like a 50/50 issue? Adam Johnson June 4 2026 (TheIntercept.com) Adam Johnson is co-host of the Citations Needed podcast and author of “How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza,”… Continue reading →

Saikat Chakrabarti debriefs on his primary results and the trouble with U.S. politics

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FIVE MINUTE NEWS Jun 7, 2026 THE WEEKEND SHOW with MeidasTouch Tech entrepreneur and former Congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti joins Anthony Davis to debrief on the primary election results and discuss why running for office might still require tough political gameplay and strong establishment connections – only on The Weekend… Continue reading →