Wednesday, November 13, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Trump Cabinet of Villains Grows With Gabbard for DNI, Gaetz for AG

"The most adept satirist could not create a more shameful lineup of Cabinet secretaries," said one critic.

By Jessica Corbett



Cori Bush Calls On Biden to Protect Reproductive Rights With ERA

"President Biden has two months," said the congresswoman.

By Julia Conley



US Labor Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings to Ensure 'Truly Free' Worker Choice

"Today's decision better protects workers' freedom to make their own choices in exercising their rights," said the chair of the National Labor Relations Board.

By Brett Wilkins



Democratic Governors Form Coalition to Fight 'Increasing Threats of Autocracy'

"You come for my people, you come through me," said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently.

By Julia Conley



Trump Picks 'Lobbyist for War Criminals' to Lead Pentagon

Pete Hegseth helped secure pardons for three former U.S. soldiers accused or convicted of horrific war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

By Jake Johnson



No Thanks to These 52 Dems, House Defeats Bill Enabling Trump Assault on Nonprofits

"Every single Democrat who voted for this is not taking the threat of Trump remotely seriously and should be disqualified from any leadership positions moving forward," said Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Hey GOP! No One Voted to Cut Social Security

Let there be no doubt: Trump and the Republicans will try to cut our earned benefits. But just as a grassroots movement around the country succeeded in saving the Affordable Care Act during Trump’s first term, we can save Social Security and Medicare.

By Alex Lawson


What a Study of Oligarchs' Second Acts Heralds for Trump 2.0

They’re usually worse off during their subsequent terms in office. So are the rest of us.

By David Lingelbach,Valentina Rodríguez Guerra


Beware the Fasci-Clown: Working Class Anxiety in an Age of Climate Catastrophe

Much of the working class, feeling neglected and sidelined by the Democratic Party for decades, are increasingly prepared to allow Trump to twist and turn their grievances into shapes that fit a fascist agenda.

By William E. Connolly,Thomas Dumm


Hey Democrats, Tell Biden to Break Something for Democracy!

For anyone who's invested in the Democratic Party, there is absolutely zero excuse at this point not to be actively demanding governance from the Biden administration that creates roadblocks to Trumpism.

By Ira Allen