Friday, December 6, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Social Security Champions Sound Alarm After Trump Picks Wall Street Titan to Run SSA

"Nothing in Mr. Bisignano's career suggests that he understands the unique needs of older and disabled Americans," said the Alliance for Retired Americans' leader.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Will Trump Tax Cuts for the Rich Blow a Hole in the 'Rock-Solid Labor Market' Left by Biden?

"If he pursues trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy and implements the proposals to slash public investments that people like Musk have championed, the labor market will surely deteriorate and workers will suffer."

By Jake Johnson



Brutal Murder of Insurance CEO Sparks Wave of Dark Humor, Including Fictionalized Denial of Coverage Letter

"You don't have to sanction murder to see why so many Americans detest health insurance corporations who prioritize profit goals by routinely creating arbitrary reasons to deny patient needs," said one labor movement voice.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Agency Trump and Musk Want to 'Delete' Set to Deliver $1.8 Billion to Scammed US Consumers

"When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is allowed to fully do its job, Americans only stand to benefit."

By Julia Conley



'We Need to Tax the Rich So Much More': Musk Spent Quarter of a Billion Backing Trump

"If your income was $274 million per year, you'd make more than 99.9% of Americans," wrote one activist. "Elon Musk spent that buying the 2024 elections for Republicans."

By Jake Johnson



'Nothing Is Sacrosanct': GOP Floats Social Security Cuts After Musk Capitol Hill Visit

"They're going to put everything on the table," one Republican lawmaker said of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Is Trump Putting Nation on Dangerous Path Toward a Second Civil War

What happens when we refuse to allow Trump’s lackeys to wreak revenge on his political enemies who live within our states and communities?

By Robert Reich


The FCC as Trump's Right-Wing 'Speech Police'

Brendan Carr pretends to be a defender of free-speech rights when it suits his right-wing agenda but disappears into the ether when he should be protecting expression that doesn’t align with Trump’s authoritarian aims.

By Tim Karr


We Need A Real Path To Clean Energy, Not Dirty Fossil Fuel Deja Vu

Though the EPRA alleges to improve energy projects’ approval processes, it does so through fossil fuel racism, with giveaways to big oil and gas while hurting vulnerable communities and the environment.

By Leslie G. Fields


What We’re Getting Wrong In Our Misinformation Crisis

How do we overcome fundamental aversion to truth-seeking and fact-finding? The answer may partly lie in human emotion.

By Rev. Dr. John J. Thatamanil,Rev. Dr. Serene Jones