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Pennsylvania bailed on a carbon market to appease Republicans
Last month, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro withdrew from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI (pronounced “Reggie”), a cap-and-trade program that establishes a regional limit on carbon emissions from power plants located in the Northeast. Here’s how RGGI works: Each year, credits allowing the power plants to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide, up […]
- By : Rebecca Egan McCarthy
- December 4, 2025
The cowboy and the communist: Why Frank Sinatra picked a fight with John Wayne
Oscar-winning screenwriter Albert Maltz had been on the Hollywood blacklist for eleven years when, in early 1959, producer Otto Preminger called to offer him a contract for the screenplay of Exodus, a potential blockbuster based on the bestselling novel by Leon Uris. Maltz was ecstatic. As one of the notorious Hollywood Ten, a group of […]
- By : Patrick Chura
- December 4, 2025
Top Senators expose Trump’s fascist playbook
WASHINGTON—Even before extremist Republican Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on January 20, progressives warned of his fascistic tendencies and plans, often citing his platform, and highlighting what former Labor Secretary Robert Reich calls “Trump’s playbook of dictators.” But too few people, even on the left side of the electorate, listened. After all, those […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- December 4, 2025
ICE begins immigration raids inside of churches
For further reading: ICE now grabbing people out of churches
- By : Greg Kearney
- December 4, 2025
Why the labor movement backs the Target boycott
For a long time, Target—that popular mega-store that seemed to hit just the right combination of low prices and of-the-moment swagger—was everyone’s darling, the go-to spot for everything from groceries to electronics, clothing, kitchenware and toys. Its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs were beloved and won customer loyalty among Black and Latino shoppers especially. […]
- By : Virginia Myers
- December 4, 2025
A far-right tide is washing over Latin America
The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their pores, a toxic sweat that has spread across the region. It would be easy to say that this is all due to the impact of Donald […]
- By : Vijay Prashad
- December 4, 2025
Digging deeper into Virginia’s 2025 election results—from a working-class perspective
The focus this week is on the special Congressional election in Tennessee, where the Republicans managed to hold onto a seat. But a month ago in Virginia, Democrats swept the 2025 statewide races, picking up 13 additional seats in the House of Delegates. While this was a needed win against the forces of MAGA, the […]
- By : Mike Roark
- December 3, 2025
New record: ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to Detention in federal shelters this year
It was Friday, June 6, and the rent was due. As soon as she finished an errand, Imelda Carreto planned on joining her family as they gathered scrap metal to earn a little extra cash. Her fiancé, Julio Matias, and 15-year-old nephew, Carlos, had set out early, hitching a trailer to the back of their […]
- By : McKenzie Funk
- December 3, 2025
Black Friday boycott pickets hit Target stores nationwide
In many cities this Black Friday weekend, long lines didn’t form outside retail giants such as Target. Instead, it was pickets, rallies, and holiday caroling organized as part of the “We Ain’t Buying It” campaign that were to be found outside Target stores in places such as Atlanta, Washington, and New York. This holiday season, […]
- By : Erica Meade
- December 3, 2025
MAGA fearful after narrow GOP win in red Tennessee district
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The coattails of Donald Trump in rural America and redistricting four years ago that split the Democratic city of Nashville into thirds gave Republican congressional nominee Matt Van Epps a 54%-45% win over progressive State Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, in a special election in Tennessee’s vacant 7th Congressional District. Behn, whose platform included sharp […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- December 3, 2025