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Centering Their Voices: This Is What Power Looks Like
Tuesday September 09, 2025
After decades of silence born of fear, shame, trauma, over 20 Epstein survivors came together in D.C. for the first time to publicly tell their grievous stories of rape and abuse - what did it cost them? - when ...Trump’s ‘America Prays’ initiative, Religious Liberty Commission advance Christian Nationalist agenda
Monday September 08, 2025Americans United for Separation of Church and State President and CEO Rachel Laser issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s remarks, the announcement of his “America Prays” initiative, and today’s meeting of the Religious Liberty Commission:“Today’s Religious ...Nationwide “No Kings” Protests Set For October 18 As President Trump Doubles Down On Authoritarian Acts
Monday September 08, 2025In recent weeks, President Trump has escalated his authoritarian agenda, threatening to deploy additional militarized forces into U.S. cities, expanding the detention and encampment of immigrants, and even suggesting that “maybe [America would] like a dictator.” In response, the No ...The Smell of Fascism: What the Absolute Flying Fuck
Sunday September 07, 2025
Implausibly, it keeps getting weirder, darker, worse. Hankering to make war against his own citizens in the name of an imaginary crime wave, the deranged, draft-dodging Peace President of the United States just posted a mock Apocalypse Now meme of ...Trump’s FTC Surrenders to Big Tech on Noncompetes
Friday September 05, 2025Today, the Federal Trade Commission dropped its defense of the rule banning noncompete clauses. The announcement comes the day after President Donald Trump hosted two dozen Big Tech executives at the White House. Demand Progress Education Fund was a strong ...U.S. Job Market Plummets Under Trump’s Leadership: 70% Lower Job Growth, Unemployment Highest in Nearly 4 Years
Friday September 05, 2025The first jobs report after President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner for “rigging data” showed that regardless of who’s in charge of BLS, the U.S. job market is plummeting under President Donald Trump’s leadership. Job gains were ...Revolving Door Project Releases Report on Abundance Ecosystem Ahead of 2025 Abundance Conference
Thursday September 04, 2025Ahead of the 2025 Abundance Conference taking place in Washington, the Revolving Door Project announced the release of a report on the abundance ecosystem and its known funders. The report aims to shed light on the growing abundance agenda, and ...More than 60 Health and Advocacy Groups Urge Trump to Fire Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Wednesday September 03, 2025Today, 61 organizations sent President Donald Trump a letter urging him to immediately fire Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him the “source of chaos” at the U.S.’s top health agency. In an effort led by ...CODEPINK Condemns Illegal U.S. Missile Strike Near Venezuelan Waters
Wednesday September 03, 2025CODEPINK fiercely condemns the illegal and reckless U.S. missile strike that killed 11 people on a vessel allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela. Even if Washington’s claims are accurate, drug trafficking does not justify a death sentence delivered by missile. With ...