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10 good things that happened in 2025
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (829+ words) Let's look back on 2025 as the year movements for peace and justice freed political prisoners, slowed the war machine, and helped turn the public against endless wars. It's true2025 has been a hard year. It's easy to focus on the disasters,…...
Trump admin orders pause of 5 major offshore wind projects on East Coast
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (196+ words) The Trump administration said there will be a 90-day pause to allow the Interior Department and other agencies to work with project developers to determine if the perceived security threats can be mitigated. The Trump administration ordered a pause on…...
Why is the United States drawn to war?
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (658+ words) The financial kings, the bankers and billionaires, need make only one little mistake in order for the chain of command to be handed over to the military in the United States. The U.S. government is pressuring every ally to rapidly increase…...
Instacart ends use of AI-powered pricing experiment on consumers
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (299+ words) Instacart's Eversight pricing tool allowed retails on its platform to experiment with pricing using AI, which might have cost the average household up to $1,200 every year in additional spending. The report from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union…...
Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch linesâcreative action was off the charts in 2025
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (756+ words) In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year. This article is co-published with Nonviolence News. Here's a blow-by-blow of how creativity served us well as…...
CBS pulls report challenging Trump foreign policy
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (862+ words) What's behind the canceling of the 60 Minutes story on El Salvador? According to the concept of "manufactured consent," elaborated by Noam Chomsky and Ed Herman in the 1980s, the media carries out a propaganda function in support of the dominant political…...
Trump slashes U.S. humanitarian aid as global death toll mounts
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (984+ words) A $2 billion pledge to the United Nations masks a historic collapse in U.S. humanitarian funding following the dismantling of USAID, as experts estimate more than 700,000 deaths linked to foreign aid cuts. The Trump administration announced Monday that the United States will…...
What defective âmoral majorityâ thinks rewarding might-makes-right immoralists wonât make America immoral?
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1010+ words) When unchecked power rules, wallowing in its abuse of "Radical Left Scum," then unchecked immorality follows. Immorality feeds on today's noxious MAGA brew " a new, feudal Dark Age, truth inquisitions, savage celebrity roasts and system-toppling demolitions? Meet misrule by insular…...
Netanyahu presses Trump for renewed Iran war push amid widening regional disputes
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (808+ words) As Israel's prime minister heads to Mar-a-Lago, reports indicate he will seek U.S. backing for new military action against Iran while clashing with Washington over Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Mar-a-Lago to meet with…...
Why gutting this agency amounts to playing with fire
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (885+ words) Paul Wines helped to kick in the door of the warehouse and heard a sound like a freight train crashing through town. A blaze fueled by leather goods and other flammable materials burst through the opening in an instant, momentarily…...