Category: Politics
Michigan Could Elect Openly Trans Woman to State Legislature for the First Time
Joanna Whaley won her primary, despite her opponent using an anti-trans maneuver to try to disqualify her. …
Blanche Suggests DOJ Could Use Victorian-Era Law to Ban Mailing Abortion Pills
The acting attorney general has told anti-abortion activists he is working to restrict abortion nationwide. …
Wildfire Smoke Now Threatens Prenatal Health More Than Harmful Human Emissions
Increasing wildfires are offsetting the gains from reducing vehicle and industry sources of air pollution. …
Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax. Its Global Tax Rate Is Just 1.4 Percent.
The infamous surveillance company paid $22.7 million in global corporate taxes while raking in $1.6 billion in profits. …
Trump Issues “Birth Tourism” Orders Following Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Loss
Several legal experts say these orders, like Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, will be found unconstitutional. …
It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes.
Formerly incarcerated immigrants, solidarity activists, and scholars discuss the underreported resistance in ICE jails. …
US War on ICC Isn’t New, Isn’t Just Coming From GOP, and Isn’t Just About Israel
This is a disingenuous bipartisan effort to discredit the ICC and international humanitarian law as a whole. …
Dems Warn Prediction Markets Allowing Bets on Wildfires Threaten Public Safety
The prediction market website Polymarket had $1.2 million in bets placed on Los Angeles-area wildfires in 2025. …
Trump Threatens Severe “Treason” Charges Against “Leakers” in Truth Social Rant
“Long term jail sentences will be sought!” Trump promised in an online post. …
Coalition Calls on CA Governor to Commute State’s Remaining 578 Death Sentences
The California Anti-Death Penalty Coalition wants Gavin Newsom to grant clemencies before his term ends in five months. …
