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Dems insist that House members immediately disclose stock trades made during tariff chaos
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly pause most of the sweeping tariffs he announced last week—a move that raised suspicions of possible insider trading and…
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Trump pledges $1 trillion for U.S. military while hitting working class with tax hike
"Spending $1 trillion on the Pentagon ...meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said his administration has approved is a recipe for international conflict and…
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Dehumanization and protest: Miami’s Krome Detention Center and beyond
"Please make this go viral. . . . Please help us."
Those are the words of Osiriss Azahael Vázquez Martínez in video messages he was able to record from the overcrowded Krome detention…
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Trump tariffs seen as ploy to further consolidate power
Analysts puzzling over the bizarre formula the Trump administration used to calculate its country-by-country tariff rates are wasting their time, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said in a…
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Millions march against Trump-Musk in ‘hands off’ protests
In communities across the United States and also overseas, coordinated "Hands Off" protests place far and wide Saturday in the largest public rebuke yet to President Donald Trump and…
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Poll has AOC leading Schumer by nearly 20 points for NY senate seat
A poll released Friday from the progressive think tank Data for Progress has Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez besting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a Democrat, by…
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Tariffs can be useful — but not how Trump is using them
Trump’s chaotic, overly broad tariffs will only likely hurt working people. They won’t ensure labor rights or protect the environment.
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Report details crisis of billionaires buying U.S. elections
The ever-growing amount of billionaire cash in elections is poisoning U.S. democracy, according to a report published Wednesday by the advocacy group Americans for Tax Fairness—which…
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Rubio’s claim about Cuban doctors rebuffed by Jamaican prime minister
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration announced a new "Americas First" policy, which will place greater focus on Latin America and the Caribbean regarding issues…
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From exile to empowerment: A model for immigration
It is appropriate at a time when xenophobia runs rampant to remember that, when Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, waves of Cubans—professionals, merchants, students, the devoutly…
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