Trump’s Budget Proposal is a Moral Obscenity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House today released the president’s proposed budget for FY 27. Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, released the following statement:
From The NYTimes, Global Update, April 7, 2026
Mohsen Borhani, a law professor at Tehran University, said that as he read through Mr. Trump’s threats toward those the American president had called the “crazy bastards” running Iran, his first thought was of the founding fathers. In particular, he thought of the writings of Thomas Jefferson, “and the values that America was supposed to lead by,” he said.
Letters from an American - April 5, 2026
At 8:03 this morning, Easter Sunday, President Donald J. Trump’s social media account posted: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F*ckin’ Strait, you crazy b*stards, or you’ll be living in Hell—JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”
There are many things that could be going on with this ultimatum, which actually doesn’t sound like Trump’s usual style, in the same way the post of yesterday morning didn’t.
"I Don't Think Billionaires Should Exist": Sanders Proposes Wealth Tax to Slash Fortunes of Ultra-Rich
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, addresses an audience on the campus of the University of Chapel Hill during a campaign rally on September 19, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo: Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
Report finds Indiana lags nation in primary, preventative care
Hoosier children are less likely to get an annual checkup each year than children in other states, a new report commissioned by the Indiana Business Health Collaborative found. (Getty Images)
Hoosiers are less likely to undergo routine cancer screenings or take their children to an annual checkup than residents of other states, according to a new report commissioned by the Indiana Business Health Collaborative.
Hasan Piker Threatens the Establishment. That’s Why They Want to Destroy Him.
Over the past few weeks, Democratic establishment figures and the Israel lobby have come together to denounce mega-streamer Hasan Piker and to demand that left-wing Democrats shun his extremely popular platform. Their charge is that he’s an antisemite. The reality, of course, is that Piker is not an antisemite.
David Cole: U.S. War on Iran Is “Blatantly Illegal” Under U.S. & Int’l Law
Legal expert David Cole speaks about the “blatantly illegal” U.S.-Israeli war on Iran: “The U.N. Charter absolutely prohibits one country from aggressively attacking another country, using force against another country, unless that country has attacked us — and Iran had not attacked us.”
Israel Continues Deadly Attacks on Palestinians Despite U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire
In Gaza, a Palestinian man died from his injuries Thursday after Israeli soldiers shot him in the outskirts of Khan Younis. The killing came after two Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting a gathering of people in Khan Younis. A relative said the strike killed a father and a toddler.
‘A Moral Obscenity’: Trump Budget Pairs Record Military Boost With Billions in Cuts to Social Programs
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought speaks during a news conference with Republican leaders on September 29, 2025.
Trump’s Iran war drives more than $100 billion to fossil fuel giants as global consumers absorb rising energy costs
More than $100 billion has flowed from consumers and businesses around the world to fossil fuel companies during the first month of the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to new analysis highlighting the economic consequences of energy price spikes tied to the conflict.
The Deafening Abdication of Four Ex-Presidents on Trump
Who Will SAVE America From Misleading Coverage of Voter Suppression?
President Donald Trump wants his “SAVE America Act” (officially the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) to become law so badly that he is demanding Senate Republicans eliminate the filibuster in order to pass it. Enough Republicans are resisting that the issue has become a drawn-out battle within the GOP, grinding work in Congress to a halt and garnering much media attention.
The bill, which passed the House in early February:
‘Let Me Clear Things Up’: Bernie Sanders Explains Wealth Tax to Wall Street Overlord Jamie Dimon
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) holds a “Tax the Rich” rally at Lehman College to press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on millionaires in New York City on March 29, 2026.
GOP May Kick 300,000 More Off Healthcare to Help Find $200 Billion for Trump’s Iran War
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) talks with reporters outside the US Capitol on March 19, 2026.
Children Among Those Killed by US With Mysterious New Weapon Fired on Iran: Reports
An explosion over a sports hall in Lamerd, Iran, reportedly carried out with a US missile previously not used in combat, is seen on February 28, 2026.
Business school a key part of Purdue's Indy strategy
Rendering: Courtesy of Purdue University
Christian Nationalism Is Thriving, and "We Should Be Concerned"
The ascendance of Christian nationalism inside of the second Trump administration has meant a lot of work for Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU). The 70-year-old organization has rarely been so challenged on both the legal and policy fronts. The AU is currently involved in lawsuits and political organizing on issues including abortion, LGBTQ rights, the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, and more.
NO KINGS RALLY NOW: FOREIGN POLICY-THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
If we are not marching against genocide, war, economic blockades, a trillion-dollar military budget, an escalation of nuclear weapons, we are not sincere.
Critics Warn of Mass Executions as Israel Advances Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians
Israelis, Palestinians, and others demonstrate in Beit Jala village in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 19, 2025, against a bill proposing the death penalty for Palestinians who kill Israelis.
With First-of-Its-Kind Bill, Sanders and AOC Propose Moratorium on New AI Data Centers
Rural Michigan residents rally against the $7 billion Stargate data center on December 1, 2025 in Saline, Michigan.
Then They Came for the Immigrant Truckers
A line of semi trucks waits to pick up cargo at the Port of Long Beach, April 10, 2025 | Corine Solberg/Sipa USA via AP Images
Trump strips commercial driver’s licenses from 200,000 legal immigrants who bring your goods to market.
Like working on a farm, driving a truck is far from the most rewarding occupation, which is why both industries are chronically understaffed and need immigrants to fill their ranks.
A Letter to Senator Todd Young
Dear Senator Todd Young,
From “Fake News” to Full Control: How the GOP Trained the Media to Serve Its Narrative
Yesterday morning, standing in the Oval Office, Donald Trump declared that the war with Iran — a war he started without a declaration of Congress, apparently at the urging of MBS and his son-in-law who takes $25 million a year from Saudi Arabia — is “won,” and then added that “the only one that likes to keep it going is the fake news.”
U.N. Special Rapporteur Says Israel Has Adopted Torture as State Policy
Cuba Says U.S. Oil Blockade Has Caused Massive Disruptions to Healthcare System
Republican Rep. Caught Admitting SAVE Act Is Bad for Married Women
“Israel First”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy Says Netanyahu Led Trump into Illegal Iran War
ICE: No One is Safe
How Trump is weaponizing the EEOC against the workers it was built to protect
Key takeaways:
- Trump has weaponized the EEOC to go after employers with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, accusing them of “reverse racism” against white workers—but nothing in the EEOC’s own data points to evidence of systemic discrimination against white workers.
- People of color have made up a growing share of the U.S. working-age population since 1989, while the share of the white working-age population has fallen from 76.9% in 1989 to 55.4% in 2025.
As Washington Succeeds in Wrecking Cuba’s Economy, US Media Blame the Victim
The US government’s decades-long economic blockade against Cuba is in many ways not a complicated issue. The policy of restricting trade with the country’s Communist government was put into full force under the Kennedy administration, with the explicit goal of causing enough economic hardship, hunger and desperation to spur regime change.