Sarah Silverman befriended a would-be troll on Twitter and helped him pay for his medical bills. What the world needs more of is a story with a happy ending—and this one happened on Twitter of ...
“Are you comfortable with having Jared Kushner be the beneficiary of huge amounts of Israeli financing at the same time he’s overseeing U.S. foreign policy on Israel?” (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson, staff writer) President Donald Trump’s ...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday shut down a White House Commission that he had charged to investigate voter fraud. He then tasked the Department of Homeland Security with determining the next moves. The White House ...
In case you missed it, just before the holiday break Rosie O’Donnell offered $2 million each to US Senators Jeff Flake and Susan Collins to vote no on the GOP tax plan. Her offer didn’t ...
2017 was a year to remember! Check out our 2017 timeline below for a refresher on everything that happened in an often chaotic and busy year. Our top 6 stories in 2017: I’m A Rape ...
“This is a Shkreliesque move, and is near to first degree murder as one can get without risking jail,” said one critic, referencing the Big Pharma CEO that infamously raised the price of an AIDS ...
“We hope today’s verdict begins the important work of teaching police and prosecutors to respect the line between lawbreaking and constitutionally protected protest.” (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) In a decision civil liberties groups applauded ...
Just days after the New York Times released the first public report of a top secret Pentagon UFO program, the former program head publicly declares he believes in UFOs. The former head of a top ...
Ajit Pai, the FCC Chair made a video about the “7 Things You Can Still Do On The Internet After Net Neutrality”. The video comes across as condescending and out of touch with Americans. 83% ...
If Democrats want to revive their party, they must reconsider the way they treat elections in the South. Jones’ election proved the South is not a lost cause and Democrats can’t afford to treat it ...
Black and youth voters turn out to vote for a Doug Jones win in Alabama. In a stunning upset, the Democrat Doug Jones has beaten his Donald Trump backed Republican rival Roy Moore in the ...
Tomorrow is the FCC vote, so today join in to Break The Internet. People around the country today are joining in to Break The Internet and send a message to Congress to save net neutrality. ...
The president and the Republican Senate candidate he supports have so far avoided consequences of their alleged sexual misconduct, while Democratic leaders have stepped down. (Common Dreams, by Julia Conley) Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that ...
Join one of the 600+ protests at Verizon stores around the country to save the internet. The Free Press Action Fund wants you to join one of the hundreds of protests that are happening nationwide ...
Maintaining Momentum Against the Tax Bill (Inequality.org, by Negin Owliaei) How do you pass a tax bill that hurts the bulk of your constituents while lining the pockets of the wealthy? Members of Congress have been ...
We must save the internet on December 14th! Our friends at vpnmentor.com created the below infographic to explain net neutrality and why it is so important. Please read, share and spread the infographic! Check out ...
Study found that candidate Trump’s plan would result in nearly 30,000 added deaths per year from all causes, while a plan put forth by Bernie Sanders would actually save 31,302 lives annually. (Common Dreams) A ...
Hill, who famously testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her, said the former vice president and then-committee chair should have shown leadership but “did just the opposite”. (Common Dreams by ...
C.J. Brown wrote four times as many pedestrian tickets as any other officer in Jacksonville over the last five years. Most of them went to blacks. His boss says he’s just “good at his job.” ...
Congress wants to spend millions peddling corporate talking points on GMOs. (OtherWords) While Congress hasn’t accomplished much in 2017, it did manage to pass a budget resolution — and within that budget, a sum of ...
Jessica Rosenworcel says it’s time to “roar” and “make a ruckus” to save the internet as we know it. (Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos) After one commissioner called the FCC’s newly-released plan to roll back net neutrality “worse than one could ...
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap alleges the group’s leadership is violating transparency laws and has excluded him from deliberations. Update, Nov. 9, 2017: Responses from Kris Kobach and Andrew Kossack, co-chair and executive director, respectively, ...
Last Thursday CBS News-LA posted bodycam video that appears to show an LAPD officer plant drugs in a middle aged black man’s wallet. This is the first time that LAPD bodycam footage has ever been ...
GOP Tax Cuts: In new letter, wealthy group denounces the GOP proposal, which “would disproportionately benefit wealthy individuals and corporations with provisions including repealing the estate tax, repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax, and slashing the ...
“The elite ranks of our billionaire class continue to pull apart from the rest of us,” a new Institute for Policy study analysis finds. (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) In the United States, the 400 richest individuals ...
An international group of dentists are warning against the effects of fluoride in our drinking water and calling attention to the dangers of water fluoridation. On January 25th, 1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first ...
Suicide risk factors: some studies show a positive relationship between altitude and suicide. (The Conversation, Hoehun Ha, Auburn University at Montgomery ) Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. In ...
Complaints by two former CIA employees against Christopher Sharpley are pending, but he testified he was “unaware” of them. (ProPublica,by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries) Two former CIA employees say the Trump administration’s nominee to be CIA inspector general ...
Rosamaria Hernandez is recovering in federal custody after her ambulance was stopped by border patrol agents in Texas. (Common Dreams, by Jessica Corbett) “Morally bankrupt & unspeakably cruel.” “Ruthless & relentless.” “Disgusting.” “Trump’s deportation force in ...
In medical marijuana news: a new drive-thru is opening in Arizona. While it may not be the nation’s first, for marijuana activists it’s a reason to celebrate in uncertain times. Medical marijuana has entered the ...
Texas inmates donated more than $53,000 to charity to help with hurricane relief efforts. (The Free Thought Project, by Matt Agorist) Houston, TX — Showing that bad laws actually put good people behind bars, inmates serving time in Texas ...
Prison labor camps: they thought they were going to rehab. They ended up in chicken plants. (Reveal News By Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter) The worst day of Brad McGahey’s life was the day a ...
Tax cuts for the rich again… So-called “tax reform” would have the same result as health care repeal: millions lose their care, while millionaires get a tax break. (Other Words, by LeeAnn Hall) When Republican leaders ...
Democracy for America says Californians “deserve two senators who will be relentless allies in their battle to stand up to the White House and take bold action on social, racial, and economic justice.” California Senate ...
Donald Trump’s putdown of suffering Puerto Ricans reflects a mindset that has long afflicted the awesomely affluent. (by Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org) Only days after the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Donald Trump unleashed ...
It’s not big trafficking rings. Mostly, it’s through little guys like John Thomas. (By Mick Dumke, ProPublica) This story was co-published with WBEZ Chicago’s “Every Other Hour” series and the Chicago Sun-Times. John Thomas set up the deal the ...
Trump wants to repeal the estate tax and he’s using farmers to drum up support. (Inequality.org, Chuck Collins) Kip Tom, the Leesburg Indiana farmer who will stand today with President Trump complaining about the federal ...
In 2011, the U.S. DOJ indicted Thorsen on 22 counts of wire fraud & money laundering after he stole over a million dollars in CDC grant money. (Natural News, by Vicki Batts) Robert F. Kennedy ...
A new study has found that prenatal exposure to fluoride may contribute to lower IQ in children, the latest in a number of studies indicating health and cognitive issues as a result of fluoride exposure. ...
Now hopes to repeal Obamacare have been rekindled with the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Amendment. (The Conversation, by Simon Haeder, West Virginia University. At the end of July, the nation held its collective breath as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ...
“HHS won’t pay for Obamacare enrollment but they have plenty of cash for Secretary Tom Price’s private jet lifestyle.” (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price once remarked that ...
The authorities don’t need a conviction or even for a suspect to be charged with a crime before seizing a car, cash or even a house. (The Conversation, by Nora V. Demleitner, Washington and Lee ...
According to a Sky News report, a recent carnival in Notting Hill was treated as a testing ground for police facial recognition systems. (Activist Post, Nicholas West) All things biometric are sweeping across the world ...
An increasingly organized Antifa movement is on the rise. (Reveal News, By Will Carless) The Signal messages appear in staccato bursts: “We all in blac bloc bout to join.” “We in the streets.” Looking up ...
U.S. Customs has chosen 4 contractors to build 30-foot concrete prototypes of the Mexico border wall. (Reveal News, by Patrick Michels and Andrew Becker) President Donald Trump’s border wall came a little bit closer to reality on Thursday, as ...
Our media consolidation problem. (The Conversation, by Rodney Benson, New York University and Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania) On July 28, Apple heiress Laurene Powell Jobs bought a majority stake in The Atlantic. It’s the ...
ICE agents seek greater data mining ability with help from private sector. (Reveal News, By Patrick Michels / August 25, 2017) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for help from the private sector to gather ...