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On Witless Great Vengeance and Furious Anger
Sunday April 19, 2026
Seeking to rally the troops for his unholy war, Christian nationalist, TV-carnie and war fanboy Pete Kegseth just passed off some vengeful Gospel According to Tarantino as scripture at his (unconstitutional) Pentagon prayer service, and yes we have them now. ...Federal Bill Would Put Big Oil Above the Law
Friday April 17, 2026After months of fossil fuel industry lobbying, Republican lawmakers have introduced federal legislation that would give oil and gas companies immunity from any laws or lawsuits that aim to hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis. Eleven ...Jared Golden Joins Republicans to Sink Iran War Powers Resolution
Thursday April 16, 2026On Thursday, the House failed to adopt a war powers resolution to end the war in Iran. Notably, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) sided with a majority of Republicans to oppose the measure. Demand Progress is leading a campaign in support ...On Tax Day, Patriotic Millionaires descend upon Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to raise their taxes
Wednesday April 15, 2026Today, standing steps away from the U.S. Capitol, the Patriotic Millionaires, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), Senator Edward Markey (MA), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), Rep. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), and countless other organizations, demanded Congress ...A Majority of Voters Support Senate Resolutions To Block Bombs and Bulldozers To Israel
Wednesday April 15, 2026Polls released Wednesday, April 15, by IMEU Policy Project, and conducted by Data for Progress, found that 58% of Arizona voters, 67% of California voters, 61% of Colorado voters, and 53% of Michigan voters support the resolution the Senate will ...Bipartisan Privacy Champions Slow Johnson’s Roll to Renew FISA
Wednesday April 15, 2026Today, the House Democratic Whip advised that a debate on a rule to allow a vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was postponed. The House had previously planned to vote on the rule around ...New Report Warns of Growing Debt and Climate Crises in Developing Countries
Wednesday April 15, 2026A new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) examines the sovereign debt trap cycle and the need for systemic reforms to the international financial architecture that perpetuates it. As of March 2026, 75 out of 119 ...The Terrifying Ridiculous Spectacle
Tuesday April 14, 2026
Whew. It's been a time: "Open the Fuckin' Strait," "A whole civilization will die," puerile threats, boundless botches and cover-ups, deranged lurches into ballrooms, auto-pens, Davy Crockett, and a media sanewashing it all. And when their slapstick "ceasefire" and "peace ...ICE Detention Center Contractors Host a Hotbed of Legal Problems, Regulatory Violations and Deadly Conditions
Monday April 13, 2026The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has contracted with two troubled companies to build and operate a massive new billion-dollar ICE detention center in Texas. One company, Acquisition Logistics LLC, fired by DHS last month, was never registered to ...