Progressive search for action

1+ min ago  (1148+ words) This Pride, let's honor the spirit of Stonewall and recognize that the fight for queer liberation is part of the struggle against capitalism. Jorge Remacha and Chris Amelio Castaneda And around the world, more than 60 countries punish sexual diversity with…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (48+ words) President Donald Trump's attempts to celebrate America's 250th birthday as a referendum honoring himself, and simultaneously plastering memorials to himself all over Washington, D. C. , is a literal "lost cause" that threatens democracy."That's some food for thought here in 2026, as an ailing,…...

40+ min ago  (51+ words) President Donald Trump has a massive decision to make for 2028 that could have wide-ranging consequences for the political landscape, but according to a new report from USA Today, he "isn't sold" yet on his available choices. Despite his earlier musings…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (341+ words) Maggie Haberman: "Donald Trump has become so invested in the idea that things always work out for him" Part of why he believes that's true for him is because, as we describe it, he's been something of a walking moral…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (638+ words) Several months before blue strips started floating to the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a company involved in its last renovation more than 15 years ago was approached with an opportunity to do this remodel as well. But the…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (180+ words) Members of the House Oversight Committee have discussed issuing subpoenas to people who could testify about secret settlements between some of Jeffrey Epstein's friends and his accusers. Posted by lamplighter at 10: 31 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | These settlements…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago  (124+ words) I don't even think it's disputable. I mean, if he had won that election he would've been hobbled. He was already pretty unpopular. Covid was raging, inflation was raging. Instead, Biden was the one who ate all of those conditions....

57+ min ago  (52+ words) The Supreme Court is "on the brink" of ruling on major cases regarding President Donald Trump's "most audacious gambits," Bloomberg reported Sunday, and one law professor is predicting the outcome may bode poorly for the commander in chief. The Supreme…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (189+ words) Playbook: "Immigration is the central issue defining the Democratic primary for one of the most competitive toss-up districts in the country this week " a race that could provide a window into how immigration politics will animate the midterms." "The Tuesday…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (54+ words) President Donald Trump's claim that "everybody" stayed until the end of his State Fair kickoff speech was false " and it revived a boast he has been making, and getting wrong, for years, according to a CNN fact-check by Daniel Dale....