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Chomsky and Pollin: COP26 Pledges Will Fail Unless Pushed by Mass Organizing
As COP26 approaches, what must be done to save humanity and the planet from climate catastrophe?
Biden White House Holds Largest Meeting With Intersex Advocates
Intersex activists said the meeting was a historic start, but it's "time to pass the listening stage” and take action.
Reporters Blast Wall Street Journal for Publishing Misleading Trump Op-Ed
The move was seen as an insult to journalists within the publication, who have fact-checked Trump numerous times.
Ilhan Omar Says “Follow the Money” in Rebuke to Conservative Democrats
The Minnesota Democrat detailed a variety of ways lobbyists mobilized to kill overwhelmingly popular proposals.
Big Pharma Delivered Campaign Cash to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision
Campaign donations to members of Congress are only the tip of the iceberg of the industry's influence peddling.
Ocasio-Cortez Backs Social Security Expansion, Says the Wealthy Need to Chip In
SSI payments cap at $142,800 in wages, allowing the rich to pay only a small portion of their wages to the program.
Calls for Greene’s Expulsion Grow After She Compares Jan. 6 to Declaration
Greene is among several GOP lawmakers alleged to have taken part in coordinating with those who attacked the Capitol.
Texas Lawmaker Demands Schools Tell Him If They Have Books on Race, Sexuality
Critics have decried Republican State Rep. Matt Krause's crusade against school libraries as a campaign tactic.
House Committee Is Ready to Subpoena Lawyer Who Wrote Trump’s Overthrow Memo
Trump attorney John Eastman wrote a memo telling Mike Pence how to overthrow the election, and Pence very nearly did so.
Elon Musk Opposes Billionaire Tax While Making a Record $36 Billion in One Day
Musk’s net worth of over $288 billion is over 1 percent of the U.S. GDP of $22.7 trillion.