US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable to “save college sports” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2026. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) The fundraiser comes as a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New… Continue reading
US President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at the White House in Washington, DC on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images) “The result,” said the author of a new Public Citizen analysis, “is a self-reinforcing loop where… 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
