Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Sadiq Khan Overcomes Nasty Attacks From Conservatives, Becomes London’s First Muslim...

The Labour Party’s Sadiq Khan has just become London’s first Muslim mayor.

Bernie Wins Indiana Primary

Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump win Indiana primary.

Clinton Campaign Hoarding Majority of Funds Raised for State Parties

Bernie Sanders’ allegations that Hillary Clinton is using her joint fundraising committee to skirt federal campaign finance laws are now proven true.

America’s 21st Century Government: The Worst In This Country’s History?

“This 21st Century U.S. government’s achievements are virtually non-existent while its failures are monumental. That’s why I believe that historians of the future will conclude that it is the worst in American history.”

KKK ‘Imperial Wizard’ Endorses Trump, Won’t Vote for Cruz Because He...

The so-called Imperial Wizard stated “I think Donald Trump would be best for the job,” adding that “the reason a lot of Klan members like Donald Trump is because a lot of what he believes in, we believe in. We want our country to be safe.”

Reforming Democracy From the Grassroots Up

Frustrated by a somnolent Congress, a bipartisan group is tackling campaign finance reform one city at a time.

How Democrats Could Snatch Defeat Out of the Jaws Of Victory

“The mainstream media is using its power to convince the public that Hillary is invincible and make Sanders look like a loser, in order to shape the outcome.”

Disturbing New Ad Reveals the Future of the GOP Under Trump

“Mike Pape’s ad aims to feed off the same anti-immigrant, and more specifically anti-Latino immigrant, attitudes that have helped bolster enthusiasm for Trump’s campaign.”

Hillary Clinton Agrees with the Citizens United Decision

“As Greenwald said, Hillary’s the very model of the type of politician that the five Republicans on the U.S. Supreme Court were trying to empower. The suckers whose votes she gets are fooled merely by her labeling herself a ‘Democrat’ and slinging the type of bumper-sticker phrases that draw Democratic suckers instead of Republican ones.”

New York Mayor Responds to Voter Purge

A petition has been launched on MoveOn.org demanding “a full audit of New York counties that have purged voters from their rolls in the past year.”

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Not very bright

How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?

Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan

As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.

Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands

A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.

Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos

A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.

Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation

A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.