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Mainstream media guilty of hiding truth from the public
In almost every single way the Trump administration has been pursuing a policy benefitting billionaires at the expense of the working class, the mainstream media has fallen short of fulfilling its responsibility to keep the people informed. Its coverage of the war on Iran, for example, focuses on how bad Trump is pulling it off—as […]
- By : John Wojcik
- August 4, 2026
‘The People of Pompeii’ theater review: A relevant, hard-hitting tragicomedy
Multi-talented playwright Bernardo Cubria’s topical The People of Pompeii is among the best original plays I’ve seen in quite a while. The action takes place in 2025, after the Palisades Fire almost wiped out Topanga Canyon, just as Mount Vesuvius did to the eponymous ancient Roman city of Pompeii when that volcano blew its top […]
- By : Ed Rampell
- August 3, 2026
Republican budget worsens underfunding of worker protection agencies
On June 9, the Republican majority on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved a 2027 budget that slashes funding for worker protection agencies. The bill includes a combined $71.9 million cut for the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Further, the measure implements a 3% cut to […]
- By : Margaret Poydock And Christina Ayon
- August 3, 2026
El-Sayed lead widens with support of broad coalition in Michigan
DETROIT—Primary elections this week are reflecting a fighting mood across the country against the Trump agenda, with voters saying they are fed up with excuses and apologies from lawmakers who are not working for them. They see the billionaires getting away with everything while they pay for skyrocketing costs and lose both jobs and healthcare. […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
- August 3, 2026
Scouting America drops diversity initiatives after pressure from Pete Hegseth
“It saddens me, as a former scout and current scouting volunteer, to have to draw today’s cartoon. I still believe in the value of scouting in a young person’s life. I will remain loyal to true scouting ideals but will also call out the national scouting leadership when they fail to adhere to them. A […]
- By : Greg Kearney
- August 3, 2026
The price of South Africa’s ‘March and March’ anti-immigrant movement
On June 30, thousands of demonstrators in major South African cities, especially Durban and Johannesburg, took to the streets to demand that supposedly undocumented migrants from other African countries be expelled from South Africa to make their jobs and business opportunities available to South African citizens. Although the demonstrations were billed as being peaceful, there […]
- By : Emile Schepers
- August 3, 2026
Ceuta border catastrophe kills dozens; racist right seizes anti-immigrant opportunity
Over 50,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish colonial exclave of Ceuta on July 30, only to face a series of mass deportations and military deployments by the Spanish government. The number of lives lost so far—mostly to drowning or crushing during crossing—could be as high as 90. Racist reactions and diplomatic retaliation from […]
- By : Luke Rotello
- August 3, 2026
UAW president faces political retaliation over Gaza ceasefire stance
DETROIT—While United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain continues to be under federal investigation, new allegations from the union claim that the court-appointed federal monitor has engaged in a years-long campaign of political retaliation against Fain, after the UAW called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Department of Justice opened a grand jury investigation into Fain […]
- By : Cameron Harrison
- July 31, 2026
A new Trump rule could exclude U.S. scientists from critical discoveries
For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe. They wanted to know why certain particles — like the protons in atoms — have mass, while particles of light do not. Whatever the reason was, it was crucial to understanding the origins of planets, galaxies and life itself. The leading theory stated that […]
National Nurses United drives to protect workers, patients vs corporate greed
WASHINGTON—The National Nurses United began an intensive campaign to protect their patients and worker safety on the job against the dangers and ravages of corporate greed. In letters to both congressional committees dealing with workers’ issues and in an online petition the union wants viewers to send to lawmakers, the nurses warn “corporate greed could […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- July 31, 2026