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Indiana Voting-Rights Group Tackles Redistricting Reform
It's Time to Get out the Vote!
A Republican Mayor's Unexpected Presidential Vote
America Meets Its Judgment Day
Electing an American Fuhrer as Wall Street Cheers and Soars
JPMorgan Chase CEO Vows “Knife Fight” To Keep Consumers Trapped
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: VOTING IN INDIANA
Noblesse Oblige Is Dead: Today’s Wealthy Elite Just Don’t Give a Damn
Now We Will Get What We Asked For
Our Rights
REPUBLICANS’ CYNICAL AND SELECTIVE CONCERN FOR SOCIAL WELFARE
Reporting from Sacramento
Republicans who worked for Trump who are not endorsing him
Through the darkness, some rays of light
Trump is a Whisker Away from the Presidency - How is this Possible?
Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick Hopes for a Christian Crusade
What Good Is an Election Rigger If They Can't Rig the Rigging?
Our grandparents made America great, but Trump would have trashed them, too
Donald Trump Has Not Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President
State
Commentary: A system that rewards fights and punishes solutions
'Complete takeover': Lawmakers exert control over university policy in 11th hour
A potential $110B economic hit: How Trump’s tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states
ACLU sues after state stops updating gender markers on birth certificates
Diego Morales' $90K SUV came from dealership that gave him $65K in campaign donations
Here's How Trump's Cuts Will Hit Hoosiers
Indiana sets goal to boost 3rd grade reading proficiency
Indiana students fight bill blocking college IDs at polls
Indy vaccination program in jeopardy after Trump’s cuts
‘Really scared’: Parents of kids with disabilities confront Education Department chaos
‘You’re not listening to us’: Hoosiers air frustrations as public officials face access scrutiny
8 Ways States Can Fight Inequality and Build Worker Power
A Comparison of the Indiana State Budget Presented by Democrats to that Presented by Republicans:
Braun inauguration signals disconnect between state government, college students
From State Rep. Chris Campbelll's report on Governor Braun's 2025 Budget:
Heart tips to stay healthy in Indiana's winter cold
Hopelessly Undemocratic Indiana
House Bill 1136
Lawmakers want Indiana University to be defunded over Kinsey Institute
Leppert Commentary: Braun puts others in their place, just by othering them
MORE DISCIPLINE? AG Rokita denies charges after new disciplinary complaint alleges ‘dishonesty’ in reaction to earlier misconduct
New water studies document ample water supply but advise protective measures
ACLU of Indiana stands ready to support voter safety
CITIZENSHIP QUESTIONED: Voting Advocacy Groups Cry Foul Over Indiana Election Officials’ Request For Verification Of More Than 500K Persons
Hoosier voters gain access to nonpartisan election information tool
Indiana Libraries rally against rising censorship efforts
Indiana teens face rising mental health crisis
Indiana's Gubernatorial Candidates and Public Education
McCormick’s economic plan: Fewer tax breaks, greater focus on worker retention
Report: state loses out on $4.2B annually due to child care shortage
‘ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS’: SOS Morales And AG Rokita Face Public Access Complaint For Not Releasing Names Of Nearly 600,000 Registered Voters
Census data
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry calls for action as food insecurity worsens
Foster Care in Indiana
IEDC nabs approval to ‘repurpose’ $88M for LEAP, fill ‘holes’ in land ownership
IN food banks concerned about draft Farm Bill
IN university hopes to lead in environmental responsibility
Increasing demand devours IN food bank resources
Indiana private school vouchers hit record with 70,000 students, nearly half-billion dollar cost
Indiana's housing affordability gap is growing, analysis finds
LAWMAKERS’ SCORECARD: Common Cause Says Most Indiana Congressional Members Did Little With Their Votes To Preserve Democracy
McCormick hopes to bring ‘focus on real issues’ to Indiana governor’s race
National conservative group alleges systemic election fraud in survey sent to Indiana voters
New program provides healthy summer meals for IN students
Potential water project poised to deliver 25M gallons a day to LEAP District, Lebanon
U.S. House reps for Indiana collect almost $200,000 in meal and lodging reimbursements
ALICE: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed
Environment, economy spark EV sales growth in Indiana
Hamilton amendment to expand voting access struck down: ‘Democracy is not a spectator sport’
IN Rape crisis center opens to reduce assault cases, heighten attention
IN lawmakers manage expectations ahead of 2024 session
IN legislators pause on federal environmental plan
IN research: Federal workers defy 'deep state' stereotype
IN teachers 'stunned' by lawmakers' bid to bypass collective bargaining
Indiana cities are dishing out thousands of dollars to get out-of-state workers to relocate
Juvenile detention rates show big racial disparities in IN, US
MUNICIPAL POWER: As state legislators chip away at local government initiatives, does ‘home rule’ still matter?
Neighboring states leave Indiana behind in 'cloud of smoke'
Research confirms social media's deadly effects on youth of color
Secretary of State Morales doles out $308K+ in spot bonuses
Status-quo session: A history of the short session
THE INDIANA ECONOMY HURTS WORKERS, WOMEN, MINORITIES
THE INDIANA ECONOMY HURTS WORKERS, WOMEN, MINORITIES
THE WATER WARS COME TO INDIANA
Tenure bill passes House despite pushback
They Really ARE Crazy
2023 ISTA Legislative Summary
As students left Indianapolis Public Schools, leaders paid COVID aid to a company to get them back
Big Raises for Top Indiana Officeholders Lacked Public Debate
Child abuse and neglect deaths deserve more light, attention
Data shows mental health, education declines for Hoosier kids
Doctors think “advocate” is a dirty word. But it’s our ethical responsibility
Following The Money
Gun-Safety Advocates Face Uphill Battle with Indiana Lawmakers
Healthcare costs top legislative priorities
Help Available to Hoosiers Navigating Medicaid Purge
IN Joins Bipartisan Effort to Investigate Food Prices
IN Legislature Advances Bill to Improve Seniors' Access to SNAP Benefits
Indiana Apprenticeship Initiative Win-Win for Students, Employers
Indiana Food Banks Step Up to Use Funding from Legislature
Indiana Housing Market Struggles with Affordability, Demand
Indiana Supreme Court Rules Near-Total Abortion Ban Can Take Effect
Indiana abortions drop significantly, despite pause on statewide ban
Indiana has always had a weak veto power — so why are overrides increasingly common?
Indiana lawmakers weigh bill to create universal school choice program
Indiana lawmakers will again consider a bill to ban certain topics on race and sex from classrooms
Indiana taxpayers will send millions more to charter schools in new state budget
Indiana's Summer Meal Programs in Full Swing
Indianapolis teacher, ACLU file lawsuit to challenge new K-3 ban on ‘human sexuality’ education
Indiana’s governor to be among the highest paid after new salary increases take effect
Lobbyists spent $20.7 million during session. Here’s which groups spent the most.
Majority of wages in Indiana’s counties lag behind national average
Maximize Your Impact. Be an Indiana Change-Maker.
Most eligible Indiana schools hesitant to sign up for federal free meal program, per new report
NRA convention set for this spring in Indianapolis
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2023 Contact: Amy Carter | acarter@incap.org | 317-796-0727 INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY INSTITUTE RELEASES NEW FINDINGS FROM ANALYSIS OF SELF SUFFICIENCY [INDIANAPOLIS, IN] – The Indiana
Report: Drug Overdoses Killing More People in Indiana, Nationwide
Report: More than 24,000 Miles of IN Waters Unsafe for Recreation
Report: Top 1% Income Leaves Working Families Behind During Pandemic
Research: Tech Opportunities Could Reduce IN Food Insecurity
State Kicks In to Help Boost Literacy Rates for IN Children
Study shows sharp increases in maternal deaths over two decades
The ReCenter Response
Tuberville and Banks show how GOP politics are not about governing
‘Ground zero of the Republican Civil War’: The Indiana Senate race could get ugly, quickly
A 'disaster for Indiana': Mike Braun’s constituents revolt after GOP senator criticized legalization of interracial marriage
Baby boxes in Indiana continue to increase
Bringing up the Rear
Driving cards for unauthorized immigrants back on legislative agenda
Energy Assistance Program applications now being accepted
Enhanced SNAP Benefits for IN Residents Come to End
Federal Investment to Boost Emergency Food Aid in Indiana
Hoosier midterm election turnout drops 20%, with Marion near the bottom
IN Electric-Vehicle Infrastructure Plan Open for Public Comment
IN Officials Ask Public to Weigh in on Electric-Vehicle Infrastructure
IN Poised to Pass Transgender-Student Sports Ban
Indiana AG Escalates Fact-Free War on Doc Who Performed 10-Year-Old’s Abortion
Indiana Child Advocates Demand Action on Renewing Child Tax Credit
Indiana Group Cheers New National Strategy on Hunger
Indiana's record-breaking gasoline taxes heading even higher in August
Indiana’s horrific public health standing is a choice it’s willing to make
Legislators skeptical as agencies outline their needs
Librarians left out of literacy initiative
Lilly CEO takes critical stance against Indiana economy
New abortion law may further strain foster care system
Supreme Court Case Could Dramatically Expand Power of State Legislatures
The State Campaign Finance Index 2022
These 10 states are America’s worst places to live in 2022
Concerns Raised Over IN's New Permitless Handgun-Carry Law
High childcare costs hinder women's workforce participation in Indiana
IN gets multiyear grant for climate pollution research
New urgency to close skills gap between college and employment
Report: IN girls struggle with bullying, yet excel academically
Local
Bowl-A-Thon
HOOSIERS RALLY FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN 2025: IN THE TRADITION OF EUGENE V. DEBS
RESISTANCE TO TRUMPISM AND THE RADICAL RIGHT AGENDA SPREADS LIKE WILDFIRE: In Indiana Also
Trump cuts leave Ph.D. researchers, professors questioning future
Jeffery Robinson will be speaking at Long Center at 7pm November 19, 2024
West Lafayette Organizations say No to Tax Breaks for Military Production
A SUMMARY OF REMARKS SUPPORTING A GAZA CEASE FIRE RESOLUTION: THE WEST LAFAYETTE CITY COUNCIL
Purdue Living Wage Coalition says new pay policies not enough
Write a Letter in Support of the Water Rights Legislation
Controversy after conservative commentator announces visit
Fairfield Township Open House
Paint Created in Purdue Lab Could Cool Earth
Purdue Students, Staff, and Faculty Speak out for a Living Wage -two
Tippecanoe County's First Comprehensive Resource for HIV/STDs Healthcare Service.
City official opposes plan to pay remote workers to relocate to West Lafayette. Here's why
Complaint Alleges Voter-Signup Obstacles in Tippecanoe County
Conversion Therapy
General Election Candidate Debates Announced
Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott for U.S. Senator
Heavilon's mold issue continues two decades later
Indoor theme park coming to Tippecanoe Mall this summer
Purdue Students and Faculty Say No to War Criminals on Campus
Purdue University launches Institute for National Security
Purdue and Duke Energy to explore potential for clean, nuclear power source for campus
Some Purdue Black History Milestones
Suggestions for Preventing Gun Violence Locally
TAF Kicks Off "Mural Season" with North 9th Street Project
The Experience of Black Students at Purdue
The Importance Of Local Politics
University Senate discusses PUPD incident, votes against MHAW in academic calendar
While Its Humanities Programs Suffer From Budget Cuts, Purdue University Increases Focus on Military
With SkyWater Technology's added jobs, how will West Lafayette adjust to the influx?
EDITORIAL: How Purdue's trustees operate in secret
Going for Gold at the Indiana Veterans Home
Groups Urge Indiana to Expunge Evictions Filed During Pandemic
MatchBOX Promotes Creative Thinking for Professionals
Purdue Greek Life Responds to Reports of Increased Sexual Assault
Purdue to sell WBAA radio
RACISM ON THE CAMPUS: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
Student accuses Purdue police officer of using 'excessive force'
The Plan for ARPA Funds
WBAA transfer agreement filed to the FCC
WEST LAFAYETTE COUNCIL TARGETS MAYOR’S VETO OF FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE BAN FOR POLICE
West Side Will Consider Restrictions on Conversion Therapy for Minors
'Not revisiting it would be a mistake'
Commentary: Purdue Senates govern Purdue’s curricula, not the Trustees
All the Things about ‘All The Things Lafayette’
Anti-'indoctrination' meeting canceled after pushback
Apartment residents say planned high rise will price them out
Commercial flights at Purdue Airport, a semiconductor hub at heart of Greater Lafayette regional
Fair Pay at Purdue: $15 Minimum Wage Now!
Graduate student rent relief denied by business office
Hands Off Purdue Students!
Hundreds of students attend town hall after Purdue police altercation
May 2021 Civics literacy through shared governance
Purdue, what are you waiting for?
Rolls-Royce expanding research footprint at Purdue University
Stipend approved for those moving to West Lafayette for remote work
Students gather to demand action in town hall meeting
The Road to the Next Superintendent
Tippecanoe County Council: Financial Stewards for the County
Tony Zamora: Purdue’s Renaissance man for 5 decades
Politics
"It's sickening": Trump order censoring Black history displays a "fundamental misunderstanding"
198 Methods of Non-Violent Action
Action items proposed by Indivisible, April 7, 2025
Another Major win in court against Trump
Democratic Party Leaders – Mostly Wimps, Wallowers and Wallflowers
Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened
From: NY Times, U.S. Restores Legal Status for Many International Students, but Warns of Removals to Come
From: "A Genocide Foretold/ World BEYOND War", Ralph Nader, March 29, 2025:
Georgetown Postdoc the Latest to Be Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
Is This the Moment American Democracy Finally Broke?
It Can Happen Here…
Judge Orders Thousands of Federal Workers Reinstated
Lawsuit Stops Trump regime from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
Not Known Because Not Looked For: But Heard, Half Heard, in the Stillness Between Two Waves of the Sea~T.S. Eliot
Oxfam says billionaires’ wealth soared in 2024, with 4 ‘minted’ every week
The Misuse of Antisemitism Stifles Discussion in Indiana
The Next Person in a Cell With No Charges Could Be You
The incompetence of these people is staggering.
‘Lives Are In Danger' After a Trump Admin Spreadsheet Leak, Sources Say
"Let the scams roll": Elon Musk exploits culture wars to turn MAGA against consumer protections
'Nothing Is Sacrosanct': GOP Floats Social Security Cuts After Musk Capitol Hill Visit
19 things Trump and his team did this week
America’s Future Hangs on a Democratic Party Decision
Biden-era consumer agency head fired by Trump White House
Billions of dollars in weapons for the Netanyahu Government
CONGRESS KEEPS TRYING TO HIDE THE TRUE GAZA DEATH TOLL
Christian Nationalist at the Pentagon: Pete Hegseth’s Calvinist Sect Embraces Confederacy, Crusades
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Dear Republicans: Will You Salute the Tyrant or Save the Republic?
Debunking the Lies Politicians Say About Immigrants
DeepSeek just proved Lina Khan right
Democratic Party Leaders – Get Tough and Hold Regular Unofficial Congressional Hearings by and for the People!
Divest From Death From Appalachia to Gaza
Excerpted from David Corn, Our Land, January 11, 2025: A Parting Reminder from Jimmy Carter.
Excerpted from the NY Times release on January 14, 2025 Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
Fact-checking Trump claims about war in Ukraine
From Brownshirts to Billionaires: The Second Trump Inauguration
From Don't Fall for Trump's Magic Tricks, Editorial Opinion of 12/27/24, in Left Links of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS)
From Hartmannreport.com of January 11, 2025:
From Public Citizen, 1/27/25: A CALL TO ACTION
Fwd: Senate must reject Trump's ludicrous nominees
GOP, RIP
GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food program
Healthcare Is a Right: CEO’s Killing Ignites Calls for Reform Amid Trump’s Plan to Privatize Medicare
House Democrat plans articles of impeachment against Trump
How Trump and the GOP Fixed the 2026 Election — Yes, 2026
In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies
Is it time for America’s judges to go on strike?
Is this our imminent future?
It’s Even Worse Than We Expected
Jimmy Carter Was My Last President
Media Hype Set Up Tren de Aragua to Serve as Trump’s New Bogeyman
Musk’s Nazi Salute Becomes ‘Awkward Gesture’ in ‘Exuberant Speech’
New year, same Trump: MAGA pounces on New Orleans tragedy to spread disinformation
Now Donald Trump is coming for the Post Office.
Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires
Patriotic Americans Alert! A Trumpian Fascistic Coup is Underway—Stop It Before the Terror Starts
Project 2025 Is Already a Reality in Many States
Public Citizen, SDDF, and AFGE Sue Trump Administration Over DOGE
Record-high count shows government failing on homelessness. Trump and SCOTUS may make it even worse
Religious War
Rubio Bypasses Congress to Send Israel $4 Billion in Arms
STATEMENT: CAP’s Patrick Gaspard Mourns the Loss of President Jimmy Carter
States Don’t Have a Right to Exist. People Do.
TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.
Testimony prepared for the U.S. House of Representatives Full Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Workforce and Strengthening Our Economy”
The Bishop Who Spoke Truth to Trump Was Doing Her Job
The End Of Ethics?
The Limits of ‘Running Government Like a Business’
The Minimum Wage Claims You Keep Hearing Are Totally Fake. We Can Prove It.
The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days
The message from Musk and Trump: Government doesn’t owe you anything
There Is No Going Back
Tracking the First 100 Days
Transcript: Trump’s Angry USAID Rant Undercut by Surprise Rubio Video
Trump Celebrates After Killing Anti-Money-Laundering Law
Trump Executive Orders Will Reverberate in American Schools
Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows
Trump administration profile: Tulsi Gabbard
Trump/Musk Dictatorship Is Galvanizing the American People’s Resistance
Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts Expire in 2025
Trump’s Attack on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Provokes a Grassroots Backlash
Trump’s Gaza Takeover Would Violate International Law, Experts Say
Trump’s Tariffs Would Raise Prices, Harm U.S. Workers, and Make It Harder To Solve Global Problems
Turning the Tide
What the ADL should have said in response to Elon Musk’s salute
What the Hell Is Going on at NIH?
What’s in a Gulf’s Name? A Test for Democracy
Why We Should Still Audit the 2024 Election—and Every Election
‘The Idea That China Growing Wealthier Is a Threat to Us Is Wacky’:
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
'Project Esther': The Right-Wing Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crack Down on America's Pro-Palestine Movement
AP Describes Musk’s Coup as ‘Penchant for Dabbling’
Christian Nationalists Dream of Taking Over America. This Movement Is Actually Doing It.
Don't Give The Chump An Inch Without Fighting
Donald Trumps' post presidency relationship with Vladimir Putin
Elon Musk has gained a concerning level of power over US national security
Ex-RNC Chair Rips GOP Listening to Trump: 'Blind Being Led by the Stupid'
From Reagan’s October Surprise to Trump’s Big Lie, Jack Smith Highlights the Most Shocking Truth Behind GOP Politics
GENOCIDE ARMS DEALERS
POLITICS SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Criminalizing Pregnancy: A Record Number of Women Were Prosecuted the Year After Dobbs
Project 2025 Creators Have a Plan to 'Dismantle' Pro-Palestine Movement
Project 2025: The right-wing wish list for another Trump presidency
State Tax Cuts Lead to Budget Pressures
Why Republicans Are “Very Excited” About Dr. Oz
“ABSOLUTELY INSANE”: PENTAGON OFFICIALS ON TRUMP’S MILITARY DEPORTATION PLAN
A Corporate Poisoner Two-Steps Out Of Its Toxic Liability
A Jewish Couple Were Rejected As Foster Parents Because of Their Religion. This Is the Future Project 2025 Envisions
A Message from VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt
Army Major and Pentagon Officer Resigns Over US Support of Gaza Genocide
Bomb Threats - A Racist Misinformation Campaign
Bribery Unleashed: The Supreme Court's Wealth-Driven Corruption Crisis
Combating the Comstock Act
Democrats should run on a progressive economic agenda. Americans are ready
From MNSBC com by James Downie, 8/1/24
From Virginia to Colorado, MAGA infighting during primaries puts the GOP into disarray
His Delusions Lead to Trumpian Dangers
Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country
JD Vance on Trump
JD Vance's Audacious Attack: Demands Kamala Harris 'Show Gratitude' to White Male Power?
JD Vance’s ‘Elegy’ Grift
Journalists and press freedom groups demand Blinken stop US arms sales to Israel as Gaza death toll surpasses 40,000
Justice Samuel Alito blames upside-down American flag on his wife
Kamala Faces Her First Political Test: Defend Lina Khan, or Buckle to Corporate Power
Leaked UN report: Israeli war has killed 366 UN staff and family members as Netanyahu prepares to address Congress
Less for Labor Means More for CEOs
More Than 260 Ohio Doctors Join the List of People Who Denounce JD Vance
Outside spending in 2024 federal election tops $1 billion
Pro-Israel Legislators Have Concocted a Dangerous Ruse to Shut Down Nonprofits
Republicans Have a Bad Case of Walz Derangement Syndrome
Revealed: Trump witnesses received financial benefits from his businesses and campaign
Spotlight on Pennsylvania Gun Laws After Trump Shooting
The New York Times wants Biden gone — but they seem OK with a convicted felon
The Real Issue for Biden: 44,000 Vigilante Vote Challengers
The Supreme Court’s Contempt for Facts Is a Betrayal of Justice
These Corporations Are the True “Winners” of the War on Gaza
Trump’s Shooting Should Not Silence Warnings About His Threat to Democracy
U. S. Supreme Court Rulings
Watch Undercover Video: Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out “Radical Agenda” for Next Trump Term
Who’s Sari Now? Trump Disses Asian-American Voters
Why I will do all I can to elect Joe Biden
“No One Is Above the Law” – Really Mr. Biden?
Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations To Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes
Can't we get a nationwide gag order against Trump's violent threats?
Lawrence Tabak on how Wisconsin got Foxconned
Letter from an American - March 13, 2024
Letter from an American - September 15, 2023 (Friday)
Mark Meadows and Kevin McCarthy: Where do Republicans get these worms?
Republican Voices - Mattis, Kelly, and Barr
Republicans Voices- Haley's Interview
Scultting of Immigration Reform
Source Who Revealed How Taxes Steal for the Rich Rewarded With Five Years in Prison
State-Level Autocracy
Trump on Haley
US Lawmakers Received Over $58 Million From Israel Lobby Last Election Cycle
Under Trump, IRS Targeted Low-Income Families at Higher Rate Than Millionaires for First Time
Wisconsin’s Republicans Went to Extremes in Gerrymandering. Now They’re Scrambling to Protect That Power.
ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Decision on Mifepristone
AND STILL THEY BELIEVE--OR SAY THEY DO!
America Is #1 in Gun ownership & Gun Deaths - Time to Wake the Hell Up
As Income Inequality Skyrockets, the Rich Are Paying Less Into Social Security
Boosting RFK Jr., Murdoch Pushes 2024 Rightward
Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell
DeSantis is gutting Florida public education. The New York Times wants to talk about his 'brand'
Dead School Children are a Sign of America’s Trump-Fueled Fascism Problem
Democrats Introduce “Desperately Needed” Legislation to Overturn “Citizens United”
Do Republicans Worship Poverty, Death, and Disease?
Does America Need an Emmett Till Moment to See How Children are Mutilated by AR15s?
East Palestine Train Derailment Caused and Worsened by Real Democracy Derailment
Florida Rejects Black History AP Curriculum, Saying It “Lacks Educational Value”
For the love of guns
GOP Megadonor Is Funding a Far-Right Israeli Think Tank — and Establishment Democrats
Harvard Injury Control Research Center
Here’s The Real Goal Of Supreme Court Corruption
How Dark Money Bought A Supreme Court Seat
Is Trump's wall working?
Letter from an American - April 28, 2023
Letter from an American - July 13, 2023
Letter from an American - June 13, 2023
Letter from an American - June 18, 2023
Letter from an American - June 21, 2023
Letters from an American
Letters from an American
Neil Gorsuch is Preparing His Revenge: Gutting America's Protective Agencies
Once a fringe theory, "greedflation" gets its due
Republicans Accept No Blame For Bank Failures After They Voted To Deregulate Banks
Republicans Aim to Sneak Hundreds of Pro-Corporate Riders Into Must-Pass Bills
Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books
Roberts Memo Threatened To Challenge Ethics Rules
Saturday Report 7/1/23 - Are lunch counters denying service to Black people next?
Seniors’ Medicare Benefits Are Being Privatized Without Consent
The Grift is at the Core of the GOP's Existence
The Heritage Foundation
The monsters of American capitalism
Trump’s Former Budget Director Is Advising GOP to Cut Medicaid by $2 Trillion
We Ignore Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Candidacy at Our Peril
‘The Court’s Position Is, No One Can Tell Them What to Do’
A radical proposal to achieve gun reform
Alarm as Koch bankrolls dozens of election denier candidates
Australia's 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings
Congressional amendment opens floodgates for war profiteers and a major ground war on Russia
Connecting Foreign Policy to Domestic Needs
Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination
Controversial Texas GOP platform would ‘prohibit’ Palestinian state
Corporate Media Want Us to Think Biden “Lost” to Progressives on Infrastructure
Fetterman Hits The Ground Running!
GOP Is Setting the Stage for a Possible Coup in 2024 While Dems Ignore Threat
New Puerto Rico Debt Plan Is a False “Solution” Crafted to Benefit Capitalists
Republicans Say Biden’s Plan Taxes the Middle Class. That’s False. Biden’s plan fulfills his campaign promise.
Ron DeSantis’s Ousting of Elected Official Sets a Dangerous Precedent
Texas Redux
The Best Parts of the Inflation Reduction Act Came Out of Progressive Advocacy
The Connection Between a Child-Murderer, Reaganism and Today’s GOP
The Constitution Isn’t Working And the Supreme Court can’t fix it by itself.
We Need Elected Leaders Who Will Ban the Sale of Assault Weapons
What Trump Has Taken From Us
Why do the media keep saying this election was a loss for Democrats? It wasn’t
‘It’s going to be an army’: Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections
‘More Guns, More Gun Deaths—That’s Really It’
‘We do not need a massive increase’: Sanders criticizes Biden’s $813 billion military budget
$10,000 Invested in Defense Stocks When Afghanistan War Began Now Worth Almost $100,000
Adam Kinzinger: Republicans Are ‘Frigging Crazy’
An Open Letter in Defense of Democracy
Are the Motives of War Profiteers Driving Us to the Brink of a New Cold War?
As Build Back Better Is Gutted, Defense Act Is Deemed a “Must-Pass” Bill
Big Panic For a Democracy That Never Was
GOP 'Millionaires Caucus' Stands to Benefit From Obstructing Tax Hikes on the Rich
How Tucker Carlson Became the Voice for White Grievance
January 21, 2022 - Letters from an American
Leaked Chats Reveal Evidence of Hate Crimes by U.S. Fascists
Merrick Garland Unveils Plan B for Protecting Voting Rights
Republican voters don't actually "believe" the Big Lie about January 6 — they're in on the con
Senate education committee hears conflicting testimony over who should control school curriculum
Supreme Court Rules for Death by Covid
The Biggest, Most Dangerous Divide in Politics
The Fight for Voting Rights Won’t End
The Taliban Surrendered in 2001
Why We Need To Spend Four Trillion Dollars by David Brooks (!!!!!!)
‘They Do Not Tell Both Sides of the Inflation Story’
LIES AND WAR: From Truman to Rumsfeld and Beyond
Critical Race Theory
How Far Will the GOP Go to Steal the 2022 Election?
The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression
125 Democrats Say Military Aid to Israel Shouldn’t Depend on Human Rights Record
8 Election Takeaways: The Progressive Electorate Has Spoken
A Bigotry-Laced 2024 GOP Primary Is Already Breathing Down Our Necks
America’s Dangerous Movement Toward Oligarchy, Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy
Avoiding War With Russia Over Ukraine Is Not Weakness—It Is the Right Thing to Do
Bills Targeting Local Officials Could Allow GOP to Overturn Election Results
Boebert, Gosar and Brooks Aided Capitol Attackers, Jayapal Says in Letters
Can Peak Gerrymandering by GOP be Challenged by Progressives?
City And State
Commentary: What a difference a word makes
DEEP STRUCTURES, HATE, AND VIOLENCE: The Long Road to Societal Decay (and Renovation)
Fulfilling the Constitution's Promotion of the General Welfare
Helene unleashes a hurricane of anti-semitism
How The NRA Helped Foment An Armed Insurrection At The Capitol
How the Build Back Better Act Would Alleviate Inflation and Drive Sustained Prosperity
Jill Stein: The Grifter Who May Hand Trump the White House Again
Leading money-in-politics data nonprofits merge to form OpenSecrets, a state-of-the-art democratic accountability organization
Legal expert tears apart flawed thinking of 'deeply unprincipled' Supreme Court originalists
Letters from an American
Money Money Money…
No Corporate Law and Power Questions for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
ON DEMOCRACY: “CAN WE TALK”
Republicans Are Vocally Opposed to Democracy, From Texas to Myanmar
SCOTUS Is Considering A Deregulation Bomb
Sanders Is Making Excellent Use of His Power as Budget Committee Chair
Santa Claus Is About To Drop a Bomb On Biden
THE 28th AMENDMENT
The Dark Money Influencing Senator Manchin’s Right-Wing Agenda
The GOP And QAnon
The rise of domestic extremism in America
This Country Is a Living Nightmare
Time To Rethink Federalism
Trump Tried A Coup In Plain Sight — And Has, So Far, Gotten Away With It
Universities Told Students to Leave the Country. ICE Just Said They Didn’t Actually Have To.
Welcome to the last years of the American Century: It's been an unmitigated disaster
Gaza
300 Gaza Children, Women Killed in One ‘Horrifying Night’ – Haaretz
A Mother’s Plea From Gaza to the People of the World
Israel Kills Palestinian Journalist Hossam Shabat as US Media Look Away
Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ released from Israeli detention after being assaulted
Sanitizing Resumption of Genocide as ‘Pressure on Hamas’
U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza
An excerpt from a DemocracyNow! interview of December 27, 2024, of Amy Goodman with Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz journalist:
Archiving Gaza: The Race to Save Evidence of War Crimes and Mass Destruction
How US activists are infiltrating Israeli events selling Palestinian land
Israel Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians
Israel's "Moral Blindness": Gaza Babies Freeze; Strikes Kill Medical Workers, Reporters
Meet State Dept. Official Michael Casey, Who Resigned over Gaza After U.S. Ignored Israeli Abuses
Over 20,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza
Reconstruction, Reparations, or Expulsion: the Future of the Gaza Strip
The Last Two Weeks Have Been the Most Dire in Gaza War: Hospital Director
The latest report on Israeli actions in the West Bank From substack, Drop Site News:
Trump's Gaza shock wave stuns Middle East and some in White House
UN Says Food Availability Has Hit 'All-Time Low' in Gaza as Forced Famine Takes Hold
‘We Have a Widespread Failure to Properly Name This Plan for Ethnic Cleansing’: CounterSpin interview with Gregory Shupak on Palestine ethnic cleansing
“Lawless”: Marwan Bishara on Israel Bombing Syria 800 Times & Expanding Occupation of Golan Heights
“You Can’t Buy Paradise With Blood”
As Infested Flour Becomes a Staple, State Dept “Still Assessing” Israel’s Aid Restrictions to Gaza
Cashing in on the War in Gaza
Gaza/Amsterdam
Get ready for an extraordinary example of Netanyahu’s wanton corruption
ISRAEL’S YEAR OF KILLING, MAIMING, STARVING, AND TERRORIZING THE PEOPLE OF GAZA
In Midst of Palestinian Genocide, Late Hamas Leader Scolded for ‘Eradicating’ Israel
Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Rejected Them.
Israel Is Routinely Shooting Children in the Head in Gaza: U.S. Surgeon & Palestinian Nurse
Israeli Attacks Continue on Gaza’s Schools, Killing Displaced Palestinian Children Seeking Shelter
Israeli soldiers protest war service – U.S. veterans support them
Israel’s War Against the World
Massive Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Kill Over 180 People, Injure 700+
Netanyahu – “Nothing Can Stop Us” – Not Even the Majority of Israelis
Netanyahu's Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza Is on Display for All to See
On-the-Ground Reporting Dismantles Israeli Claim Bolstering Case for War With Iran
Palestinian Journalist Mujahed al-Saadi Violently Arrested by Israeli Forces in Home Raid
Save the Children in Gaza: Israel Bombs Polio Vax Site, Bans UNRWA in Attacks on Humanitarian Aid
The Most Prominent Historian of Palestine on What the Last Year Has Meant
The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: A Movement Under Attack in the US
U.N. Says Israeli War in Gaza Has ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ for Children
U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their Staffs of Anti-Zionists
We, Israelis, Are Calling for Global Pressure on Israel To Force an Immediate Ceasefire
Zionist quagmire – sinking deeper
“Absolutely Terrifying”: Israel’s War Comes to Lebanon, Setting Record-Breaking Single-Day Death Toll
“Ethnic Cleansing”: Israeli Group B’Tselem Calls for World to Stop Israel’s Siege of Northern Gaza
'Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000
A Crack in the 75-Year-Old Wall of Impunity: South Africa’s Court Challenge of Israeli Genocide
A Letter from Senator Bernie Sanders to YOU:
ANTISEMITISM CHARGES ARE USED TO CRUSH DEBATE
An American was just shot in the West Bank. The American press can't be bothered.
An Israeli Strike Kills the Mayor
Does Israel Really Believe It Can Win a War Against Hezbollah?
Excerpt from: Video Analysis Shows Israeli Strike Used Bomb That Appeared to Be U.S.-Made
Fmr. Israeli Hostage Negotiator Gershon Baskin Slams Netanyahu for Blocking Ceasefire Deal
Forget Biden's "pause": Israel is destroying Gaza with a vast arsenal of U.S. weapons
In Gaza, Playing “the Beautiful Game” Amidst Slaughter
Israeli Human Rights Lawyer Attacked While Documenting Settler Raid on Gaza Aid Convoy
Israeli Minister Calls to Reduce Humanitarian Aid as Palestinians Starve in Gaza
Israeli Police Detain Palestinian Journalist Attacked by Settler Mob
Israeli Whistleblowers Expose Torture of Palestinian Detainees
Israeli strikes on schools kill dozens, mostly children
Math proves that Israel’s stated goals are an epic lie
Palestinian Truck Drivers Face New Risks After Settlers Attacked Aid Convoy in West Bank
Rabbi Alissa Wise & Israeli-Born Novelist Ayelet Waldman Arrested Trying to Bring Food to Gaza
The Gaza Genocide Deepens: The Reckoning Begins for the Perpetrators
We’re fighting to stop a genocide. Slanders against our movements are a distraction.
“Criminal Act”: Israel Bans Al Jazeera, Largest Int’l News Org. in Gaza, Ahead of Rafah Invasion
“Stop This War Right Now”: U.S. Doctor Who Saved Sen. Duckworth’s Life in Iraq, Now Trapped in Gaza
“Terrible Mistake”: Leading Israelis Say Netanyahu’s Invite to Address Congress Rewards Bad Behavior
“The Plan Is Genocide”: Palestine’s U.K. Ambassador Decries Israel’s Attack on Gaza & U.S. Complicity
'A Massive War Crime': Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip
'Cashing in on Genocide': Israeli Firm Pitches Beachfront Real Estate in Leveled Gaza
'Unprecedented In Modern History': U.S. Aid Experts Warn Gaza Likely Already Experiencing Famine
All of Palestine is under attack.
Amnesty International: Global Breakdown of Int’l Law Amid Flagrant War Crimes in Gaza & Beyond
Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu over campus protests
Biden Has the Power to Stop Netanyahu
Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes
For the Safety of Jews and Palestinians, Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism
International Court of Justice Rules That Israel Must Stop Killing Palestinians
Israel Is Wielding Starvation as a Weapon of War
Israel Must Change Its Policy on Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
Israel's Day of Reckoning
Israeli Army Official Admits Gaza Bombing Campaign Is Focused on 'Damage and Not on Accuracy'
Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors
It’s not just bullets and bombs. I have never seen health organisations as worried as they are about disease in Gaza
Jonathan Glazer’s Brave Oscar Speech Represents the Best of Judaism
José Andrés Condemns Israel For Killing Aid Workers: ‘Stop Using Food As A Weapon’
My Name Is Rachel Corrie
On Yom Kippur, Solidarity With Palestinians Is a Sacred Act
Only Outside Pressure Can Stop Israel’s War Crimes
Opinion The lesson from the Hamas attack: The U.S. should recognize a Palestinian state
REFLECTIONS ON CHANUKAH AND THE WAR ON GAZA
Saving Israel and Palestine
Senators challenge Biden: Halt US arms to Israel or break the law amid Gaza’s aid blockade crisis
Some Facts for the Unconvinced: Why We Need a Gaza Ceasefire Now
Stop the Worsening UNDERCOUNT of Palestinian Casualties in Gaza
The Companies Profiting from Israel’s 2023-2024 Attacks on Gaza
The Iron Dome Is Global – And So Is the Resistance
The Middle East Crisis Remains the Same in 2023 (as posted originally in 2009 and updated)
The World’s Moral Failure in Gaza
The dirty tactics of Zionist censorship against pro-Palestine voices
Under Cover of Gaza War, Assault on West Bank Accelerates
What Are We Doing??
‘What in the Slaughter of Palestinians Is So Important to the US?’
‘When You’re in a Colonial Situation, the Colonial Power Initiates Violence’
‘Youth Against Dictatorship’: Meet Israel’s new class of conscientious objectors
“Efforts to silence us serve Israel’s leaders”
“Israelism” on Tour: New Film Examines American Jews’ Growing Rejection of Israel’s Occupation
“Nothing Will Stop Us”
B’Tselem Accuses Israel Government of Backing Pogrom in West Bank Town of Huwara
From Drone Strikes to Settler Attacks, Israel Intensifies Effort to “Completely Take Over Palestine”
Israel is a tough sell in the US as it slides toward autocracy - opinion
Israeli forces raid Palestinian towns as settlers call for 'burning' of Huwwara
Living on a War Planet
“The Palestine Laboratory”: Antony Loewenstein on How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation
Amnesty International Defends Report on Israeli Apartheid, Rejecting Criticism from U.S. & Israel
Google and Amazon Workers Demand End to Contract That Fuels Israeli Apartheid
ICC Wanted to Investigate Israeli War Crimes. Now It’s Caving to US Pressure.
In Jenin and Nablus, resistance and despair go hand in hand
Israel Authorizes Military to Kill Palestinians With Drones in the West Bank
Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 44, Including 15 Children. Will Ceasefire Hold?
Lift the Siege of Gaza
Palestinians as “The Others”
The West Worries Too Much About Escalation in Ukraine
Tlaib: Biden Must ‘Hold Israel Accountable’ for Raid on Palestine Rights Groups
Urgent: Largest Expulsion of Palestinians: Please Protest
Israel Lashes Out at Ben & Jerry’s for Boycott in Occupied Palestinian Territory
'Palestinian Lives Matter,' Declares Bernie Sanders in NYT Op-ed
50 Palestinians thrown out of Israeli bus after 3 Jewish settlers refused to travel with non-Jews
As a Rabbi Raised in South Africa, I Can’t Ignore Israel Is an Apartheid State
Comment: Our View of an Eye for an Eye
Dead on Arrival: Israel’s Blowback Genocide
End the War? Netanyahu Is Set to Use Sinwar's Death to Keep Himself in Power
Faces of heroism in Gaza: Doctors, taxi drivers, journalists
In the Face of Israel’s Violence, Being a Good Parent Means Fighting Colonialism
Israel Isn’t Signing ‘Peace’ Deals
Israel’s War Against Press Turns More Literal
States Have No Inherent ‘Right to Exist’—but It’s a Media Fixation on Israel/Palestine
Education
20 University of Utah international students see visas revoked by Trump admin
China calls for protections for students in US after congressional panel demands data from colleges
From Public Citizen, March 13, 2025
Johns Hopkins laying off more than 2,000 workers after dramatic cut in USAID funding
The U. S. Department of Education
There’s a bleak historical explanation for why Columbia’s capitulation to Trump is so concerning
Trump Is Cracking Down on the Colleges That Cave to Him
What Do We Tell Our Grandchildren?
'Have to fight:' IPS school board strongly opposes bill that would dissolve district
America's college chaos
Council on American-Islamic Relations Brands Harvard a “Hostile Campus”
Exposing ties between MIT and Israel’s army
From Diane Ravitch in NY Review of Books:
PNS Story: Rural Students’ Educational Choices Shrink As Colleges Slash Majors
Research on a Device To Stop Bleeding? Too ‘Woke’ for Ted Cruz
School Choice Is Not What It Sounds Like
Trump Pulled $400 Million From Columbia. Other Schools Could Be Next.
Trump orders schools to adopt 'patriotic education' in the classroom
Trump vowed to leverage federal money to fight antisemitism. He’s starting at Columbia
“Half My Students Were Gone”: How Trump’s Immigration Agenda Is Disrupting Education
Public Citizen: Free Online Tool
Time, Place, Manner
America’s Billionaires Are Teaching Your Kids To Cheat Taxes
COLUMBIA CUTS DUE PROCESS FOR STUDENT PROTESTERS AFTER CONGRESS DEMANDS HARSHER PUNISHMENT
Hoosier families face financial aid setback with new FAFSA delay
IS THE RIGHT TO VOTE EXPEDITIOUSLY A PART OF CIVIC LITERACY
In Defense of the Right to Free Speech and Peaceful Protest on University Campuses
Israeli teachers who criticize the war have been yanked from the classroom — and thrown in jail
New IN law requires five-year tenure reviews of professors
The MAGA Vendetta Against Arts And Education
Vic’s Statehouse Notes #386 – Accountability is key for publicly funded schooling
AG Rokita digs in on the ‘Eyes on Education’ portal amid growing opposition
Academic app supplements college admissions information
Colleges see big drop in foreign-language enrollments
HELP OR HARM? AG Rokita’s new webpage
IN nonprofit wants to strengthen teachers' impact on students
Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis
Speaking Of Higher Education
Student Protests for Gaza Targeted by Pro-Israel Groups for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Teachers worry about safety and privacy of Attorney General Rokita's new parent portal
The McCarthyist Attack on Gaza Protests Threatens Free Thought for All
The War on Education—in Gaza and at Home
U.S. students' math scores plunge in global education assessment
Universities should be a place for discussion and debate: Oppose Political Meddling
n Win For Free Expression, Judge Rules Lawsuit Challenging Escambia County, FL Book Bans Can Move Forward
‘Egregious:’ A legal perspective on Columbia University’s mass arrests
‘Moms’ Radical Attack on Public Education
“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias
'Outrageous': Education Secretary blasts House Republicans who benefited from student debt relief
1961 Dr. Seuss book offers lesson on racism too advanced for Ohio school district official to allow
Defunding public libraries: Republicans' war on reading goes nuclear
Expanding voucher program would be bad for kids, bad for Indiana
Fact Sheet: Diversity & Inclusion Activities Under Title VI
Humanists All - What is lost in the precipitous decline of the arts and humanities
IN College Applications On Decline as High School Grads Delay Higher Ed
Indiana School Tailors Program for College Students with Autism
Krach: 'We're creating a national security movement'
Letter from an American - June 29, 2023
Muzzled by DeSantis, Critical Race Theory Professors Cancel Courses or Modify Their Teaching
New research underscores widespread, pandemic-fueled learning loss in Indiana
North Dakota Anti-LGBTQ Bill Would Imprison Librarians for Not Removing Books
Targeting the Freedom to Teach and Learn
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture
The Meaning of African American Studies
Unbelievable! Georgia teacher fired for reading children's book
Utah School District Bans the Bible for “Vulgarity” and “Violence”
Vouchers could accelerate shift away from public schools
What Just Happened at West Virginia University Should Worry All of Us
'Goes beyond ignorance' Historians slam DeSantis' claims about American slavery
A surgeon explains why AR-15-style rifles are so deadly
A tiny, largely unknown Christian college is at the epicenter of today's dark conservative movement
Adjunct and Tenured Faculty Must Unite to Resist Pandemic Opportunism on Campus
An Open Letter to Chuck Hockema
DEFENDING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND DISCUSSIONS OF RACISM, SEXISM, AND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SYSTEM
Dictating Civics: How the Purdue Civics Literacy Requirement Was Imposed by Trustees and Administrators
Education bill dies in the Indiana Senate
Experts Highlight Importance of Awareness in Bullying Prevention
Fear-Based “Parental Bills of Rights” Are a Right-Wing Siege on Public Education, Advocates Say
Higher education's sea change
How a diverse coalition in a red state shut down anti-CRT legislation
IN House Passes Bill Targeting "Critical Race Theory"
IUPUI to Split Into 2 Universities
In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower
Indiana Struggles with Ongoing Teacher Shortage
Most-Banned Author in America Calls BS on Parents’ ‘Concern’
National hypersonic ground test facility to be built in Purdue Aerospace District
New wave of teachers’ strikes rolls across US
Purdue English’s Uncertain Future
Ralph Nader: Students, Campuses and Dominant Corporate Power
Report Details Methods to Address IN Declining College Enrollment
Right-Wing Book Censorship Is an Attack on the Minds of Children
Right-Wing “American Birthright” Curriculum Pushes Christianity, Obscures Racism
The Military-Student-Debt Complex
U.S. schools pull more than 1,000 book titles in 'unparalleled' censorship bid, report finds
Virginia’s Governor Mansion Tour No Longer Includes Mention of Enslaved People
We don't need no education: Now Arizona says teachers don't require college degrees
‘Everything on the table’ as IPS addresses enrollment decline and too many schools
'Sounds Like Fascism': DeSantis Signs Law to Collect Political Views of Professors
A choice for the University of Florida: Academic freedom or government stooge | Editorial
Bradley-Funded Attacks on Schools Are Really an Assault on American Democracy
COMMERCIAL UNIVERSITY SELLS OFF FOOD SERVICES, CREATES A NEW DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Colleges Still Obsess Over National Rankings. For Proof, Look at Their Strategic Plans.
In win for Indiana teachers unions, federal judge temporarily blocks new state law
Koch Network Infiltration of Public Schools 'Harms Students, Teachers, and Our Democracy': Report
Letter to the editor: 'Ultimate insider' has hope in English department's 'dark time'
Letter to the editor: Why our English department deserves more respect
RETHINKING THE UNIVERSITY IN AN AGE OF EDUCATIONAL CRISIS: LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD
Submitted Opinion Piece: Koonin's inclusion in the Presidential Lecture series 'isn't courageous;' It feeds public disinformation
Tennessee Rejects “Moms for Liberty” Complaint Over Lessons on MLK
The Rise of the UniverCity
The Secret Corporate Memo Behind Today's Guerilla War on Campus Progressives
UNIVERSITIES, FOREVER WARS, AND THE NEW COLD WAR
UPDATE: CLA Dean blames English department for budgeting problems
Valparaiso University denies wrongdoing but will close Confucius Institute
Where are all the women?
‘A For-Profit Company Is Trying to Privatize as Many Public Libraries as They Can’
'On our own terms': How scholars of color are correcting the narrative of national tragedies
A Century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, Oklahoma is Locked in a Battle over how to Talk about it
A Pro-Israel Lawyer Is Weaponizing Public Records Law Against Palestinian Activists
ACLU of Indiana Files First Amendment Challenge to Firing of Porter County Educator
As states cut budgets, racial funding gaps between districts could widen
Critical Race Theory
Discovery Park District on Purdue campus attracting those who can live, work from anywhere
Doctors: Mask Up in Schools, Get Vaccine to Protect Hoosier Kids
Faculty Compensation Survey Results
Feb. 24, 1969: Tinker v. Des Moines Case Wins Free Speech Rights for Students
Fewer Student-Aid Applications Could Mean Less College Enrollment
For-Profit Charter Schools Provide an Entryway for Private Investors to Exploit Public Education
Guest Blog: Where Does the Bizarre Hysteria About ‘Critical Race Theory’ Come From? Follow the Money!
Headline: Exposing the Motive for the Sudden Wave of Attacks on Schools That Teach Critical Race Theory
Higher Education Is Now a Battlefield Between Workers and Corporatization
Higher Education and Economic and Political Elites: The Harvard Mode
If the Fed Can Bail Out Wall Street, It Can Rescue Public Education
In an Era of Pandemic and Protest, STEM Education Can’t Pretend to Be Apolitical
It’s About More Than Banning Books And Distorting History
Lafayette school trustee: Who benefits from school choice?
Lafayette school trustee: Who benefits from school choice?
MITCH DANIELS CRITICIZES THOSE WHO ARE OUTRAGED BY BOMBING HOSPITALS, KILLING CHILDREN, AND STARVING A MILLION PEOPLE
New Indiana law is meant to protect free speech at universities. It may do the opposite.
Pandemic Could Worsen Educational Inequity for Indiana Women
Purdue Must Restore Its English Program
Purdue responds to Daniels' letter
Some Newark schools face laptop shortages, leaving families to find their own devices
THE CONTRADICTIONS FACING 21St CENTURY HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF “CIVIC LITERACY” AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
THOUGHTS ON HIGHER EDUCATION: 2021
Teachers Singled Out in Indiana Union Membership Bil
The Appalling Indiana Statehouse…
The Dark History of School Choice
The Invisible Hazard Afflicting Thousands of Schools
The LynnBerk37 Scholarship
Underrepresentation of high-achieving students of color in gifted programs
Universities, we have a problem we are afraid to speak of
Where next for local teacher pay, after it hits new state $40K minimum?
Zionist Groups in US Operate Campaigns to Quash Palestine Solidarity on Campus
‘A Watershed Moment’ for Shared Governance
“Campus Reform” Is Funneling Koch Money to Groom Right-Wing “Journalists”
Labor
Burrito economics: Republican claims about price rises are so much hot air
24 hours in the life of American workers
‘We Need to Stop Taking Employers’ Viewpoint as Gospel’
After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants Answers
Amazon Is Paying Consultants Nearly $10,000 a Day to Obstruct Union Drive
Amazon “Broke the Law”: Union Seeks New Election After Alabama Warehouse Organizing Drive Fails
Amazon’s Anti-Union Bullying Shows Why We Need the PRO Act
Arconic workers walk the picket line
CWA: Time to Stop Rewarding Contractors That Send Good Jobs Overseas
Crediting Xenophobia—Rather Than Organizing—With Raising Workers’ Wages
Despite Defeat, Sanders Calls Those Behind Amazon Union Drive an 'Inspiration to Workers' Nationwide
In What Universe Is a $15 Wage “Too High”? Joe Manchin’s.
Judge Orders T-Mobile to Disband Illegal Workplace Organization
Latinx Farmworkers Risking Their Lives During COVID Struggle to Access Vaccines
Millions of jobs probably aren’t coming back, even after the pandemic end
New Zealand Law Granting Paid Leave for Miscarriage Sparks Organizing in US
Not Far From Bessemer, Over a Thousand Alabama Coal Miners Are on Strike
Pensacola State College faculty demand protection
Reclaiming Paul Robeson in the Time of COVID-19
Republicans Won Blue-Collar Votes. They’re Not Offering Much in Return.
The Shocking Reality of a Future of Shrinking Jobs
Washington, DC Lawsuit Claims Amazon Violates Antitrust Laws by Inflating Prices
Workers and Communities vs Amazon
‘Proposition 22 Is a Backlash to Victories Workers Have Had’
Airport security: Musk’s chainsaw clashes with union steel
Department of Labor appeals decision to block overtime rule
Firing NLRB Board Member Gwynne Wilcox
Trump's Executive Order Eliminates Biden-era Minimum Wage Increase
Trump’s Factory Fantasy: The Middle Class Won’t Rise Without Unions. Full stop.
Federal Workers, Stay in Your Jobs and Help Resist the Trump-Musk Takeover
Trump’s Government of Billionaires
Biden’s labor report card: Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR
‘STRIKES WORK!’ BOEING UNION WORKERS WIN TENTATIVE CONTRACT WITH 35% WAGE INCREASE
Shawn Fain: “Trump Doesn’t Give a Damn About Working-Class People”
Testimony prepared for the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy for a hearing titled “Banning Noncompete Agreements”
The UAW’s federal monitor twice pressured the union to back off its call for Gaza ceasefire, then launched an investigation
With Few Workplace Safety Protections, Latino Worker Deaths Are Surging
2023: Annual Report on Black Unemployment
75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job
How Kroger's Merger Push Leads Back To Alleged Human Trafficker
How Reagan's Embrace of “Greed is Good” Brought Us Broken Airplane Doors & Being on Hold for Hours...
Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
Millions of workers now have stronger overtime pay protections
Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
The Era of Abundant Labor Reporting Is Coming to an End
The Right Has a New Playbook to Crush Unions and Enshrine Corporate Power
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Electric Vehicles Will Be Union Made
‘A Minimum-Wage Increase Can Benefit the Whole Economy’
‘You Are an Inspiration,’ Sanders Tells Hotel Workers
As Starbucks Stalls Negotiations, Workers Use New Tactics to Push for Contract
Class and Race in the USA Labor Movement: The Case of the Packinghouse Workers
Damar Hamlin Nearly Died on the Job. Too Many Workers Face Similar Threats.
Dr. King and the Civil Rights-Labor Alliance
For a Just Transition, Recruit More Women Electricians
Mother Jones Organized Against Child Labor 120 Years Ago: Let’s Resume Her Fight
Telling the Story of Female Electricians
The Union Membership Rate Has Dropped to a Historic Low. It Doesn't Have to Be This Way.
The federal program that can protect workers when foreign trade kills their jobs
UAW seeks Washington backing to pressure Detroit Three automakers in labor talks
What Unionized Starbucks Workers Think of Howard Schultz’ Testimony to Bernie Sanders
Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal
‘The Thing That’s Made the Union Strong Is to Privilege the Lowest Paid’
A Tax Credit Was Meant to Help Marginalized Workers Get Permanent Jobs. Instead It’s Subsidizing Temp Work.
April 28 - Workers Memorial Day
At a Massive Union Rally, the Promise of a Better South
Chicago mandated contracts for domestic workers—and the results have been life changing
Companies That Illegally Fire Workers Will Now Have to Pay for Debts Incurred
Damning Report Shows Unions Have Plenty of Money to Organize—They Just Don't Spend It
Home Depot Workers Have Filed to Form the First Union at the Retail Behemoth
How Congress starved the agency that protects workers
IU Bloomington graduate workers, supporters push back on administration's response
Inflation Is Too High to Settle; We Want a Good Contract!
Low-wage Workers Access to Sick Days
More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude
NLRB Is Understaffed and Underfunded at Critical Moment for Labor Moveme
Nearly Half of All Warehouse Injuries in 2021 Happened at Amazon Warehouses
New York Amazon Workers Vote to Form Union in Historic First
President Biden’s first 18 months
Ron Johnson Suggests That Federal Minimum Wage Should Be Eliminated
Stakes Are High for Workers, So Unions Are Mobilizing for Midterms
Starbucks Workers Are Facing Down One of the Most Intense Union-Busting Campaigns in Decades
Trump Judge Allows Starbucks to Assail Press Freedom
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Amazon’s Anti-Union Campaign Backfires
"We Are Emptying Out Their Shelves": Nabisco Workers’ 5-Week Strike Won by Shutting Down Business as Usual
A Landmark Win for Domestic Workers Lurks in the Reconciliation Bill
A Unionization Wave Is Reshaping Museums and Cultural Institutions Across the US
Alabama Amazon Workers May Get Another Crack at a Union
Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
At Least 27 Million US Workers Can’t Afford All the Basic Necessities of Life
Biden Promised a Workplace Safety Rule. Industry Got Him to Issue a Narrow One.
Facing wage theft? Here’s what you should know.
Poverty Is A Policy Choice
Rare Unionizing Opportunity in Big Box and Retail Chains
Starbucks workers at a Buffalo store unionize in a contentious vote.
Student Workers of Columbia Are Running the Biggest Ongoing U.S. Labor Strike
The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Undocumented Farmworkers First
Union Wins Election at a Second Buffalo-Area Starbucks
Workers Deserved Bernie’s Build Back Better, But They’ll Likely Get Manchin’s
America Is Breaking the Bargain It Made For Labor Peace
Amid Labor Shortage and Supply Chain Disruption, Workers Have Historic Leverage
Automakers Hand Billions To Shareholders While Stiffing Workers
Despite Intimidation, Union Voices Get Louder for Ceasefire in Gaza
If You Care About Free Speech, Make It Harder to Fire People For Unpopular Opinions
Museum Workers Are Joining the Growing Labor Movement
November 5, 2021
Rail Workers Group Supports Public Ownership and Control of the Rail Industry
We Can Thank a Union Reform Caucus for the Militant UAW Strike
‘This victory is historic’: Massachusetts Trader Joe’s becomes first to unionize
‘We Need to Transform What It Means to Be an Academic Worker; the Status Quo Is Untenable’
Justice
"When you start picking on the most vulnerable people ... and you get away with it, then you take the next bite.”
A Conservative Judge Just Issued a Dire Warning About the Abrego Garcia Case
A Statement from Constitutional Law Scholars on Columbia
All about Mahmoud Khalil
Civil Rights
I.R.S. Agrees to Share Migrants’ Tax Information With ICE: NY Times, April 8, 2025, Andrew Duerhen
Jackie Robinson's Army history removed from Defense Department sites
Judges stand firm as Trump ramps up attacks on judiciary
NAACP lawsuit says Department of Education is ‘intentionally discriminating’ against Black Americans with anti-DEI orders
Note to Self: Trump’s Incitement of Anti-Trans Hatred Is a Disgrace
She Devoted Her Life to Serving the US Then DOGE Targeted Her—Joy Marver, disabled veteran and “laid-off” federal worker
Taking down Jackie Robinson reveals what the fight against DEI is all about
The ongoing influence of slavery and Jim Crow means high poverty rates and low economic mobility in the South
Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services (Breaking News Announcement)
Why not tyranny? JD Vance says he's fine with the "inevitable errors" of abandoning due process
‘I Am a Political Prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter From Jail
DOJ to Stop Prosecuting Most People Who Unlawfully Block and Harass Abortion Clinics and Patients
Elon Musk spreads falsehoods about Social Security, calling it a ‘Ponzi Scheme’, to justify cuts
Going to H&R Block’: CounterSpin interview with Portia Allen-Kyle on tax unfairness
Iowa Enacts Bill Ending Civil Rights Protections for Transgender People
The Infrastructure of Racial Justice Is Under Attack. We Must Fight for It
Trump Blames Diversity for Aviation Disaster in DC
Georgia judge strikes down six-week abortion ban in landmark ruling, citing women’s rights and public health concerns
Progressives demand federal action as airlines and hotels exploit hurricane evacuations for profit
There Is a Global War on Children
When Lights Go Out in Cuba, Media Blame Communism—Not US Sanctions
Frederick Douglass on July 4th – a Timeless Critique of Democracy in This Country (Full Speech)
Hospital Screening of Pregnant Patient
White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy
‘The Problem Is, There’s No Place for Anyone to Go’:
'Inclusive Democracy Act' would expand ballot access for people in prison
Advocates: Ease of access to contraception could lower accidental pregnancies
Defining Free Speech
Here's The Political Conversation We Overlooked This Week
Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births.
Pay Equity Day measures salary gap between working women, men
The Growing Jewish Resistance to Israel’s War on Palestine
'Clearly defined body count': Florida and Ohio Republicans experienced 43 percent more COVID deaths than Dems
7 things people who say they're 'fiscally conservative but socially liberal' just don't understand
A power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity in a heat wave
ACLU Comment on Court Decision Blocking Approval of Mifepristone, a Medication Used in Half of Abortions in the United States
Atlanta’s Attack on Cop City Protesters Should Be a Warning to Us All
Clarence Thomas’ Latest Criminal Justice Ruling Is an Outright Tragedy
Congress just passed $858 billion military budget, but GOP is blocking $12 billion to fight child poverty
Following in MLK’s Footsteps Means Resisting Christian Nationalism
How Title Lending Works
Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures
Poverty
Reaffirming the Progressive Project in 2023
Right a Wrong
School gun violence torments America's youngest generation
Supreme Court Rebuffed Democrats’ Call for Thomas Probe With Just One Sentence
The COVID follies continue - Florida's Surgeon General tells people to avoid COVID booster vaccines
The Freedom to Vote Act
WSJ Celebrates Making It Harder for Poor People to Access Food
When 3 Men Richer Than 165 Million People, Sanders Says Working Class Must 'Come Together'
Yet another of the Supreme Court's 'religious liberty' cases proves fraudulent
‘The Water Crisis Is a Manifestation of Jim Crow Politics’
A fascinating story of a determined fighter against the KKK in Muncie, Indiana
Abusing Immigrants
Alito’s ‘Dobbs’ Opinion Overturning ‘Roe’ Is Judicial Activism at Its Most Self-Deceptive
As the South Cracks Down on Abortion Access, Tax Dollars Flow to Fake Clinics
Black Is a Disease’: Racist Posts Roil Arkansas University
COVID-19 Relief Spending Pushed Poverty To Record Low In 2021
Christian Grievance
DEADLINE TO SIGN IS JULY 7!
DeSantis’ Migrant Stunt Is Kidnapping by Another Name
Esther Jackson, 105: Life Reflected the 20th Century Struggle for Equality
Federal judge blocks Biden's directives to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination
GOP Candidates in MI AG Race Say They Oppose Precedent on Right to Birth Control
Greg Abbott Rejects Biden’s Plea to Pardon Texans With Marijuana Convictions
Guns have become the leading cause of death for American kids
How Much Do You Care?
Hundreds 'March for Life' as Indiana lawmakers hold off on major abortion legislation
INTERVIEW WITH ROBIN D.G. KELLEY (edited transcript)
In Rural California, Farmworkers Fend for Themselves for Health Care
LOCAL RESIDENTS ASK U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INVESTIGATE POLICE DOG MAULING IN LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
Media’s Crime Hype and Scapegoating Led to Crackdown on Unhoused People
News from the States EVENING WRAP
Of Course the Constitution Has Nothing To Say About Abortion
Purdue announces resolution to Feb. 4 police incident
Real Estate Investors Sold Somali Families on a Fast Track to Homeownership in Minnesota. The Buyers Risk Losing Everything.
Religious Chutzpah
Report Reveals Stark Racial Disparities in IN Bail Costs
Republicans Are Coming For Your Birth Control
Several US Cities Have Increased Policing of Palestine Solidarity
The End of “Roe” Will Lead to More Family Separation and Child Disappearance
The Racism, and Resilience, Behind Today’s Salmon Crisis
‘We are being hunted’: One year after Atlanta spa shootings, Asian Americans are more scared now than ever
BOOKS / Progressive Giants : Celebrating Paul Robeson and Anne Braden
By Taxing the Pandemic Profits of Billionaires, We Could Vaccinate Everyone on Earth
Demand an End to Racist Policing at Purdue
Former Student Sues Westfield Washington Schools after Relentless Racist Abuse
Judge Tied to Chevron Sends Lawyer Who Sued Oil Giant to Prison for 6 Months
Kyle Rittenhouse, white supremacy, and the privilege of self-defense
More Than 46,000 US Children Have Lost at Least One Parent to COVID
More inmates sue Miami Correctional for 'horrific' conditions
Now evangelicals want to depict "social justice" as un-Christian: I hope God will forgive them
Our massively unfair tax system: How do the ultra-rich get away with it?
RACISM ON THE CAMPUS: THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
The "soft" overturn of Roe v. Wade exposes how far-right John Roberts has let the Supreme Court go
The Supreme Court Just Allowed the Executions of Two Disabled Black Men
Three Children Attacked a Black Woman. A Sheriff’s Deputy Arrived — and Beat Her More.
What’s “in the Damn Bill” for Families? Bernie Sanders Wants You to Know.
When Police Dogs Attack: Why Some K-9 Units Are Under Fire for Biting Suspects
Women's labor force participation still lagging
“Feel-Good” News Story or Poverty Propaganda?
Free Speech
800,000 Low-Income Households May Have Had Electricity Disconnected Amid COVID
A Republican's damning admission offers a dark preview of the future
ACLU's Most Recent Interviews with Abortion Providers
America Isn’t Ready to Truly Understand the Buffalo Shooting
America's hardest places to grow up
Before COB on the first workday of 2023, CEOs will make more than the average annual pay for all US workers
CMUs: The Federal Prison System’s Experiment in Group Segregation
COVID Relief Packages Dramatically Reduced Poverty. They Should Be Permanent.
Communities of Restoration
Corporate America scrambles to get behind voting rights
Drilling Down on Systemic Racism in Sports
Early freedom riders, including pioneering Jewish activist, get justice after 75 years
Environmental racism is poisoning America’s waters
FBI Has Found No Evidence of Antifa Involvement in Capitol Attack, Says Director
First on Axios: Baltimore's powerful new tool to fight illegal guns
Florida Judge Exposes the Chaotic Nightmare Facing Felons Who Want to Register to Vote
GOP Lawyer Admits to SCOTUS That Voting Rights Disadvantage Republican Party
Gun manufacturers quietly target young boys using social media
How Do You Spell Despicable?
New Report Calls on the Biden Administration to Put an End to Close-to-Slavery Conditions of the H-2A Guest Worker Program
New Study: Militarizing the Police Doesn’t Reduce Crime
November 3, 2021
Predatory Banks at Walmarts Made Over 100 Percent of Profits From Overdraft Fees
Report Finds Over 100 Rebellions in Jails and Prisons Over COVID Conditions
Rosie Could Be a Riveter Only Because of a Care Economy. Where Is Ours?
Self-Determination Has Been Wrenched Away From Half the US Population
Supreme Court rules kids can be thrown away
The Janes is a call to action
The Lies and Dangers of Efforts to Change Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity
The Pandemic Could Set Women's Pay Back a Generation
The school to prison pipeline, explained
They Aren’t Even Pretending Anymore
US Founders Demonized Indigenous People While Coopting Their Political Practices
US hunger crisis persists, especially for kids, older adults
What Prisoners Eat
Who are the 1 in 4 American women who choose abortion?
f the Biden Administration Is Serious About Protecting Voting Rights, Here's What It Should Do Immediately
‘Raising the Minimum Wage Has Direct Implications for Black Families’
‘This Is America. That’s the Kind of Trial Mumia Abu-Jamal Had.’
“If Everybody’s White, There Can’t Be Any Racial Bias”: The Disappearance of Hispanic Drivers From Traffic Records
“New Group Seeks Accountability from Lafayette Police Department”
Environment
Constraints on weather reporting from the NY Times, April 16, 2025
An excerpt from NY Times Opinion piece by Dr. Peter Kalmus, Climate Scientist, 1/10/25,
Staff at the office drastically reduced
Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
Amazon and its Climate Pledge
Bottled water’s rising toll on planetary and human health
The flood-protection rule that Trump repealed
How Harold Hamm is bankrolling Trump’s 2024 campaign to advance Big Oil’s agenda
Paul Watson Nabbed in Greenland
The Great Salt Lake is Disappearing… So Utah Bans Rights of Nature.
AN APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION - TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Coal Byproduct, Other Pollution Sources at Waukegan and Michigan City Power Plants Face Strict Regulations Under New EPA Rules
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
Purdue University still without carbon neutral plan
Purdue University touts research on environmentally safer adhesive
To cut global emissions, replace meat and milk with plant-based alternatives
Water, Water, Everywhere…
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Building A Greener Tomorrow Today
A Letter from an American - April 21, 2023
Amid Heat Wave, GOP Adds Climate Denial To Spending Bills
BEATEN, BOMBED AND BURIED - The decades-long persecution of Forest Defenders
How Global Warming Makes it Freezing Cold
How will a Hotter Climate Impact Agriculture in Indiana?
IU Researchers Make Medical “Breakthrough" with Anxiety Blood Test
Initiative Helps Hoosiers Get Environmental Resilience Funding
Maui Fire Coverage Ignored Fossil Fuel Responsibility
Oil Lobby Prompts Right-Wing Media to Save Whales—From Wind Power
Supremes Declare War on Wetlands
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Youth Climate Activists Turn Up The Heat
“Forever Chemicals” Makers Hid Dangers for Decades
Abandoned mines and poor oversight worsened Kentucky flooding, attorneys say
After February’s Dire IPCC Report, the Green New Deal Is More Urgent Than Ever
Almost Every Square Inch of the US Is Being Battered by Climate Change Today
Hoosiers' Attitudes and Opinions about Environmental Issues
How Chevron Polluted the Amazon and Fought Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger
Impact of Supreme Court's climate ruling spreads
New Jersey sues five oil companies, alleging decades of ‘concealment’ and ‘public deception’ on climate change
Report: Nearly All Indiana Coal Power Plants Polluting Groundwater
Supreme Court restricts the EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions
The Window to Adapt to Climate Change Is ‘Rapidly Closing,’ Warns the IPCC
Tougher EPA Methane Regulations Could Improve Indiana Air Quality
West Virginians Gear Up for “Coal Baron Blockade” at Joe Manchin’s Coal Plant
Biden Faces Mounting Pressure To Yank Line 3 Oil Pipeline Permits
Degrowth Policies Cannot Avert Climate Crisis. We Need a Green New Deal.
Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting Poorly
Opinion: This climate change contrarian gives us an important reminder about science in general
Over 800 Water Protectors Have Been Arrested Since Line 3 Pipeline Was Approved
The Anti-Environmental Bill, HB 1100
The Myth of the Managed Wildfire: How US Forest Service Policies Perpetuate Deadly Wildfires
There Is Little Doubt the Climate Crisis Is Here—Now What Do We Do About It?
Indiana Republicans join the new Conservative Climate Caucus. Here's what that means
A Petition to Protect the Cedar Grove Wildlife Corridor
Applause for Perseverance Ignores Plutonium Bullet We Dodged
As climate change disrupts supply chains, American life is poised to change drastically
Biden May Approve Logging an Old-Growth Forest, Heightening Climate Risks
Biden’s Climate Law Is Ending 40 Years of Hands-Off Government
Democratic Leaders Are Finger-Wagging Over the IPCC Report. They Should Look To Themselves.
EPA Considers Gutting Regulations on Lead Contamination
Feeding the World Better: WithoutFactory Farms:
If We Don’t Act Now, the Entire US Could Become a “Cancer Alley”
New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab
Ocasio-Cortez says we need World War II-scale action on climate. Here’s what that looks like.
Opinion: Mitch Daniels’ interview of Steve Koonin
State Sells Public Forest Timber for a Song
The Coal Plant Next Door
Media
'Trump Became President' by Bombing Syria
As Israel Openly Declares Starvation as a Weapon, Media Still Hesitate to Blame It for Famine
Decades of Media Myths Made Social Security Vulnerable to Political Attack
Failing to Rise to the Constitutional Crisis
Fox News Can’t Admit Jewish Identity of Anti-Israel Protesters
Guest column: Lake County prosecutors must drop charges against photojournalist
Ideology–or Were They Bought?
With Section 230 Repeal, Dems and Media Offer Trump New Censorship Tools
As Trump II Begins, Bezos Swaps Scrutiny for ‘Storytelling’
Counting the Victims of Israel’s War on Gaza Is Low on Media’s Priority List
Covering Attack on USAID as if Constitutional Restraints Were Up for Debate
Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post”
Jeff Bezos Is Scared to Have an Open Debate on Economics
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land
The New York Times Ignored Source’s Doubts About Hamas Docs Provided by Israel
To Thwart Trump’s Tyranny, the Media Must Cover Resistance by Civic Groups and Unions
Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
Trump’s Protest Threat Reflects Belief That Free Speech Belongs to Some
What We Talk About When We Don’t Talk About Genocide
‘Media Institutions Have Played a Direct Role in Undermining Democracy’: Transcript of The Best of CounterSpin 2024
CNN’s Tapper Smears Tlaib With Baseless Charge of Bias
CPB Funds Ideological Overseers at NPR in Response to Right-Wing Criticism
Delivering the Election
Demonizing Hezbollah to Legitimize a US/Israel Onslaught on Lebanon
Despite History of Fabrication, Press Uncritically Covers IDF-Provided Documents on Hamas
Double Standards and Distortion: How the NYT Misreports Sexual Violence in Israel/Palestine
Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working to Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping.
Israel’s detainment of reporters must stop
It’s the Economic Reporting, Stupid
Media Coverage of Amsterdam Soccer Riot Erases Zionist Hatred and Violence
Media Throw Everything But the Facts Against Harris’s ‘Price Control’ Proposal
New Yorker Sides With Right Against Childless Cat Ladies
Public-Interest Groups Defend FCC's Broadcast-Ownership Rules Promoting Competition, Diversity and Localism on Air
The Rampant Spread of Hurricane Disinformation Is a Preview of the Lies We Will See as the Nation Votes in November
Trump’s Mental Decline
White Men Get Short End of Stick—in NYT Chart, if Not in Reality
‘Western Press Obscured the Sheer Terror of What Israel Had Carried Out’:
A Bookstore Brouhaha Confuses Whose Speech Is Being Curtailed
Censorship at a Jewish School Part of a Crisis for Free Expression
Freedom of the Press
GOP Grilling NPR Is a Tired Ritual That Needs to Be Rejected
How Corporate Media Helped Lay the Groundwork for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
Journalists and Media Workers are being Killed in Gaza
Media Scorn Gaza Protesters for Recognizing Corporate Reporters Aren’t Their Friends
NYT Editor Denies His Paper’s Role in Setting the Agenda It Reports On
NYT Not Much Concerned About Israel’s Mass Murder of Journalists
NYT Uncritically Reported Israel’s Version of Golan Bombing
Phil Donahue Changed My Life—and Millions of Others
Pundits Push for Regional Escalation in the Wake of Israeli Assassinations
Students Left Out of Discussions About Student Gaza Protests
The NYT’s One True Subject Is the One Percent
US Media Coverage of Anti-Vax Disinformation Quietly Stops at the Pentagon
When Israel Burned Refugees Alive, Establishment Media Called It a ‘Tragic Accident’
ACTION ALERT: Friedman’s Vermin Analogies Echo Ugly Pro-Genocide Propaganda
ACTION ALERT: NYT’s War on Words: Avoid ‘Palestine,’ ‘Genocide,’ ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
Europe’s Largest News Aggregator Orders Editors to Play Down Palestinian Deaths
Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press Chose Propaganda Over Journalism
In the Wake of Santos’ Lies, Media Double Check Records of Potential Replacements
Media Obsession With Inflation Has Manufactured Discontent
NYT Engages in Front-Page IDF ‘Womenwashing’
NYT Reported Japanese Internment as ‘Pioneering Chapter in US History’
Shielding US Public From Israeli Reports of Friendly Fire on October 7
The Real Reason Israel Is Attacking Gaza’s Hospitals
UN Tells Israel: Cease Fire; NYT Says: If You Want
Unconfirmed ‘Beheaded Babies’ Report Helped Justify Israeli Slaughter
WSJ Speaks Out Against Threat of Politicians Responding to Voters
‘Brutal’ Is a Word Mostly Reserved for Palestinian Violence
‘Punishments for Corporations and CEOs Are Just Paltry’:
20 Years Later, NYT Still Can’t Face Its Iraq War Shame
Covering (Up) Antiwar Protest in US Media!
Dowd’s Newsroom Nostalgia Is Management Propaganda
Fox Settlement Shows Press Freedom Isn’t Incompatible With Accountability
In AI Regulation Coverage, Media Let Lawmakers off the Hook
Israel’s Hard-Right Turn Fails to Raise Alarm in US Media
Major US Outlets Found Hersh’s Nord Stream Scoop Too Hot to Handle
Media Matters
Murdoch Uses Nashville to Stoke Anti-Trans Hate
NYT Reluctant to Fault Israel for West Bank Aggression
Right-Wing Media’s ‘Grooming’ Rhetoric Has Nothing to Do With Concern for Children
Sanders Proposes 'New Deal for Journalism' to Ensure Media Serves Public Interest
The "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protesters
The Indiana Citizen joins coalition of news organizations in newly launched Indiana Local News Initiativ
The New York Times Is Diminishing Itself
Under Musk, Twitter Continues to Promote US Propaganda Networks
‘We Live in a New World Where Accountability Barely Exists’
A Socialist in WaPo’s Suburbs
ACTION ALERT: Big Media Want Gigi Sohn Kept Off FCC Board
Antisemitic Threats to Florida Judge Should Be Bigger Story
Corporate media accused of 'cheerleading' US escalation in Ukraine
Documenting the Struggle Against a Hedge Fund Stripping Journalism for Parts
Exclusive: Billionaires back new media firm to combat disinformation
Fox News dangerously declares war on teachers: Calls for violence, accusations of 'inclination' to pedophilia
How Much Less Newsworthy Are Civilians in Other Conflicts?
How a Company Called BlackRock Shapes Your News, Your Life, Our Future
Israel Killed Reporter Abu Akleh—but US Media Disguised the Facts
Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires ‘Resilience’
Media Spin Lula Victory as Defeat
Media Trust, Polling and the Big Lie
NPR Devotes Almost Two Hours to Afghanistan Over Two Weeks—and 30 Seconds to US Starving Afghans
Objectivity Versus Balance
PBS and BBC Team Up to Misinform About Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Prioritizing Fortunetelling Over Reporting Poses a Danger to Democracy
Russian TV Uses Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard to Sell Putin’s War
Selling Albright as a ‘Feminist Icon’: Was the Price Worth It?
Support State and fact-based local Journalism
The Local Journalism Initiative: a proposal to protect and extend democracy
‘What Alex Jones Has Peddled Is Now Nearly Indistinguishable from Right-Wing Talking Points’
A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms
Another record year for press-freedom violations in the US
As US Broils and Europe Floods, Media Dismiss EU Climate Plan as ‘Ambitious’
Beijing’s Movie War Propaganda—and Washington’s
Cherry-Picking Polls to Hide Public Support for Biden’s Spending Plan
Corporate Media Harms Not Only Through Omission, But Also by Distortion
How Buffalo News Helped Keep a Socialist out of City Hall
Jen Psaki Shocks FOX News Hack Peter Doocy with Trump's Deadly Record of COVID Mismanagement
Media messes up coverage of voting rights, blames Biden for GOP's racism
New era for local journalism
Politico’s Staff Must Toe New Owner’s Line—Including Endorsing Israel
Saab Case Shows Western Media’s Casual Acceptance of US Atrocities
TV Reports on Manchin and Sinema Leave Out Their Financial Conflicts
The Media Myth of ‘Once Prosperous’ and Democratic Venezuela Before Chávez
What We Lost When Gannett Came to Town
When this hedge fund buys local newspapers, democracy suffers
‘The Commercial System Isn’t Providing the Local News We Need’
Exposing the “‘pink slime’ journalism” of Journatic
Fears for future of American journalism as hedge funds flex power
How we can save local news
POLITICAL NEWS IS A COMMODITY: WHAT SELLS IS LEGITIMATE
WaPo Obscures Republican Role in Killing Equal Pay
We are pioneering a new model for web journalism.
Jeff Bezos’ Fake News in the Newspaper He Really Owns
Pushing Consumers to Amazon Is Baked In to NYT’s Business Model
'Are you kidding me?' Reporters criticized for panning Joe Biden's anti-fascism speech
'Sometimes to Tell the Truth, You Have to Take a Stand'
A New Book Calls For Fundamental Media Reform — And The Pandemic May Give Those Ideas A Boost
A year of change threatens the future of journalism
AP Firing Shows Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Illusion of ‘Objectivity’
Americans Rarely See the True Face of Israel’s Bombing of Gaza
Bezos’ Declaration of Neutrality Confirms: Billionaires Aren’t on Your Side
Biden’s Multi-Billion Afghan Theft Gets Scant Mention on TV News
CHALLENGING IDEOLOGICAL HEGEMONY: TAKING ON THE MEDIA
Corporate Media Begin to Acknowledge GOP Coup Attempt
Corporate Media Stays Silent as US Air Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Somalia
Election 2020
GANNETT CHAIN OWNS 250 NEWSPAPERS (INCLUDING THE JOURNAL AND COURIER) AND SHAPES POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
How Vermont’s Media Helps Keep the State Together
How the media’s ‘cancel culture’ debate obscures direct threats to First Amendment
Israel Raids and Shuts Down Al Jazeera Ramallah Office Amid Intensifying West Bank Attacks
It’s Aggression When ‘They’ Do It, but Defense When ‘We’ Do Worse
Lack of Media Urgency Over GOP Efforts to Steal 2024 Elections
Margaret Sullivan has written a brisk and useful guide to the horrifying decline of local news
Media Praise ‘Mavericks’ for Blocking Aid to American People
Media’s In-House Critics to Reporters: Quit Quoting Palestinians About Civilian Deaths
NPR Star Audie Cornish Says She's Joining 'The Great Resignation'
NPR’s Shameful Comparison of Stacey Abrams to Donald Trump
NYT’s Morning Newsletter Blames Everyone but Israel for Israeli Crimes
NYT’s Predictable Advice for Kamala Harris: Go Right
Palestinian reporters injured in Jerusalem, 21 media outlets destroyed in Gaza
Pathological Deceit: The NYT Inverts Reality on Venezuela’s Cuban Doctors
Police Departments Spend Vast Sums of Money Creating “Copaganda”
Power Analysis Failure
Reporters’ Alert: Launching a New Website
Rumsfeld Remembered as ‘Complex,’ ‘Energetic’—Not as Killer of Multitudes
Rush Limbaugh and the Need for a New Fairness Doctrine
Talking Back To Talk Radio - Fairness, Democracy, and Profits
The Death Of Local News
The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI): A proposal from MR author Robert W. McChesney
The New York Times gives Trump credit for Biden's success in latest act of journalistic malpractice
The furore over the BBC’s Israel-Gaza coverage shows how strong and independent it needs to be
Tribune shareholders vote to sell legendary chain of newspapers to a hedge fund
Tulsa: ‘A Cover-Up Happens Because the Powers That Be Are Implicated’
What Is ‘Moderate’ About Opposing a Minimum Wage Backed by 3/5ths of Voters?
‘Renouncing violence’ is a demand made almost exclusively of Muslims in the New York Times
Opinions
The Long Troubled United States Relations With China: U.S. Globalism, the Open Door Notes, and the Centrality of China for Building A Global Empire
A Letter from a Mama Bear on Behalf of her Children
An Opinion on Higher Education
Pro-Semitism is the Antidote to Bigotry and Daily Bombardments
Actions We Must Take NOW
Calling Musk’s Bluff
Extracted from Bernie Sanders, berniesanders.com, January 23, 2025:
Heroic And Principled
THE MANDATE THAT ISN’T
The Pardoning of Hunter Biden
Underestimating Americans: A Coming Plunge of Dictator Donald
What We Can Do
The America I Want to Save Is the America We’ve Never Had
Elizabeth Neumann: “KINGDOM OF RAGE”
Letter from City Council Member Sydney Zulich to the People of Bloomington, Indiana
What About the Palestinian Hostages?
A Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza
The Reckoning Must Be With Hamas, Not With All Gazans
"Land of the Free and Home of the Brave" - With a few exceptions:
Letter from an American - March 10, 2023
Letters from an American
No, I Won’t Agree To Disagree About You Supporting Trump. You’re Just Wrong.
Tell Congress: Repeal the Trump-era Rollbacks
The Biggest Issue for 2024: Can Humanity Survive Trump & the GOP?
The Party of Intrusive Government
Why Assault Weapons?
Assault Weapons
Candidate for State Senate Distric 23
DEMOCRACY, ABORTION, AND GUNS: THREE QUESTIONS
Elise Stefanik Really Doesn’t Need to Embrace Trumpism
From NYTimes Editorial, 9/23/22
Letter to the Editor: 'Sabotaging the Ukrainian people'
We Need a Massive Push for Peace in Ukraine—Now
Open Letter to President Biden
Opinion: This must be what it felt like to be a Loyalist in 1770
Purdue, do the right thing and mandate the COVID-19 vaccine
Lock him up! Why is repeat offender Donald Trump still a free man?
A Commentary on Facial-Recognition Surveillance
Democratic Party Fantasies About 2022 Midterms Pose Peril For 2024
Letter from an American
Over Fifty Years in West Lafayette
Practice the One Percent Movements People!
READING THE MORNING PAPER IN KURT VONNEGUT’S HOOSIER STATE
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