'Catastrophic': Michigan Town Votes to Defund Library Over LGBTQ+ Material

The vote "demonstrates why forces opposed to public libraries, schools, and the taxes that pay for them are culture warring so hard," said one critic.

by Julia Conley

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C. on June 28, 2022.

In 'Critical Step to Fight Monkeypox,' Biden Administration Declares Emergency

"The government must use this emergency to leverage every resource at our nation's disposal to equitably ramp up vaccines, testing, and funding of local health departments," said one advocacy group.

by Brett Wilkins

Sen. Bernie Sanders waves at demonstrators on Capitol Hill

Sanders Announces Amendment to Strip All Fossil Fuel Handouts From Manchin Deal

The Vermont senator will also introduce an amendment to strengthen the reconciliation bill's drug price reforms.

by Jake Johnson

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Sens. Ron Johnson, Mitch McConnell, and Rick Scott

How to Stop the GOP From Killing Medicare, Social Security, and Us

The Republican Party is quite literally taking aim at the lives of low-income and working-class people of this country.

by Thom Hartmann

Reflections on Russia's Antiwar Protests and Ours

While the two antiwar movements have encountered quite different treatment, there seems little disparity when it comes to the question that's really the crux of the matter: Did the demonstrations count for anything?

by Tom Gallagher

Anti-Abortion Extremism Is Scaring Voters—Even the Conservative Ones

As conservative Kansas just showed, most voters simply don't want politicians making personal medical decisions for them.

by Mitchell Zimmerman