Thursday, June 4, 2026

Trump hands top intelligence role to loyalist with no national security experience

President names housing regulator Bill Pulte to oversee 18 intelligence agencies despite no known background in intelligence, defense, or military service, raising bipartisan concerns about experience, accountability, and political loyalty.

Trump adviser’s economic optimism collides with rising debt, inflation, and public pessimism

As administration officials point to consumer spending as evidence of confidence, polling, inflation data, and rising credit card delinquencies suggest many Americans are experiencing a very different economy.

Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular

An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.

Lawmakers demand answers after the White House initiated a $620M loan to a firm...

In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”

Resistance is only half the equation

When movements are at their most powerful, they not only withdraw cooperation from unjust systems, but build the capacity to live without them.

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Lawmakers demand answers after the White House initiated a $620M loan to a firm...

In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”

Trump adviser’s economic optimism collides with rising debt, inflation, and public pessimism

As administration officials point to consumer spending as evidence of confidence, polling, inflation data, and rising credit card delinquencies suggest many Americans are experiencing a very different economy.

Resistance is only half the equation

When movements are at their most powerful, they not only withdraw cooperation from unjust systems, but build the capacity to live without them.

Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular

An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.

Grow your own food—and a kinder world: How veganic farming can turn your garden...

More than just growing food without animal products, veganic farming reimagines agriculture as a space where humans, wildlife, and even soil microbes can coexist and flourish together, offering a bold and compassionate alternative to traditional organic methods.

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Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
Dr. Adam Hamawy, a retired Army combat surgeon who treated patients in Gaza during Israel’s assault on the enclave, won New Jersey’s Democratic primary in a deep-blue congressional district after running on a platform centered on healthcare, economic reform, immigration policy, and opposition to U.S. support for the war in Gaza.
The legislation passed with broad bipartisan support in Vermont's general assembly after extensive medical research linked the pesticide to a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.