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Saturday November 08, 2025
Hope glimmers. After an election that saw "democrats in array" rising up to thunderously repudiate anything connected with a doddering tyrant - "Apparently Americans liked the East Wing more than anyone thought" - the final small sweet revenge was a ...Americans Send a Message on Affordability as Confidence Hits New Lows
Friday November 07, 2025President Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Ten months into his second term, his administration now says America’s affordability crisis is a 2026 problem. Meanwhile, everyday Americans are being laid off in record numbers – surging past one ...Dismissing Criminal Prosecution of Boeing is Outrageous, Unconscionable
Thursday November 06, 2025A federal judge in Texas today dismissed a criminal conspiracy case against Boeing over two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner that killed 346 people. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, released the following statement:“Unconscionable is inadequate to address the ...US: Millions Face Soaring Health Costs as Subsidies Expire
Thursday November 06, 2025The US Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance threatens the right to health and financial security of millions of people, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America said today. As open enrollment for private health insurance purchased ...Trump Administration Appears Worried About Losing War Powers Vote Today
Thursday November 06, 2025CEPR’s Director of International Research Jake Johnston made the following statement today: For at least two months administration sources have been telling the media that land strikes in Venezuela are under consideration and that the US military buildup in the ...New Survey: Grassroots Democratic Base Sends Post-Election Warning to Party Leaders
Thursday November 06, 2025A new survey conducted by Our Revolution, the nation’s largest progressive political organizing group with more than 8 million members, finds that a majority of grassroots Democrats believe it’s time to replace status quo party leaders and embrace the bold ...Will AT&T Choose Profits Over People? New Petition Demands Corporation Cut Ties With ICE
Thursday November 06, 2025The People’s Lobby and People’s Action have introduced a petition calling on AT&T to end its contract with ICE. With $30.7 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2025 alone, AT&T does not need its 2024 or 2025 ...Democrats Have Finally Found Their Economic Voice, They Can’t Afford to Turn Back Now
Thursday November 06, 2025New polling from Groundwork Action and Hart Research Associates finds public backlash to President Trump’s policies, which are driving up costs and spiking health care prices, helped propel Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill to a decisive victory in New Jersey. The ...To the Long Hopeful Query, Is He Dead Yet? Yes.
Wednesday November 05, 2025
Variously dubbed Darth Vader, the Prince of Darkness and "one of the most evil people to exist in modern history," Dick Cheney, the lying, blood-stained architect of America's calamitous War on Terror, brutal torture program and an Imperial Presidency that ...