Vigils For Tortuguita: Land Defenders Erupt In Solidarity

Take Action Now Land defenders and justice movements everywhere will not be terrorized into silence. They will not let the story of their sibling's murder be controlled by their killers, nor by the powers who hide behind the killers By Alexandria Shaner, Z Network On the evening of January 21, a couple dozen people came out in the rain and grouped together in a circle outside of Whatcom…

These Midterm Races Could Be Pivotal For U.S. Climate Action

Take Action Now Climate change is on the ballot this week. Here are six races we’re watching. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist The United States midterm elections will take place on Tuesday. Polls, those imperfect barometers of public opinion, show Democrats and Republicans in a dead heat for control of the Senate. Republicans need to pick up just five seats to take back majority power in the House…

The Most Important Conversation About Nuclear Weapons Is Happening On ‘House Of The Dragon’

Take Action Now HBO's new ‘Game of Thrones’ series is a meditation on governing, politics, and how weapons of mass destruction are — or should be — constrained. By Maureen Ryan, Outrider House of the Dragon asks a compelling question: If you had the ultimate weapon, could you rule in a relatively untroubled way forever? In the fictional Westeros, dragons are the ultimate power, as wielded…

Joe Biden Could Have Gone A Lot Further On Student Loans

Take Action Now The president’s loan forgiveness plan is narrow and paltry—and his administration’s preparation to fend off outraged criticism from both sides of the aisle speaks volumes. By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute President Joe Biden has just launched a plan to forgive a portion of federal college loan debt for millions of…

The Manchin-Sinema Wing Of The Democratic Party Lost Big Last Night

Take Action Now Despite support from conservative super PACs, Conservative Democrats got routed in Tuesday's Democratic party primary elections. By Ryan Grim, Bad News A Republican super PAC on Tuesday fell short in its bid to intervene in a Democratic primary against Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee, a 34-year-old Black woman and rising star in the party, who fended…

Life Expectancy In The US Continues To Drop

Take Action Now "While other high-income countries saw their life expectancy increase in 2021, recovering about half of their losses, U.S. life expectancy continued to fall," said Dr. Steven Woolf, co-author of the new study. By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Just over a month into year three of the Covid-19 pandemic,…

Why Don’t More Progressive Candidates Speak Out Against the War Machine?

Take Action Now A survey of progressive House aspirants finds that a majority make no mention of U.S. military or foreign policies. By Henry Norr Henry Norr, a progressive activist since the 1960s, has held a variety of jobs, including teacher, machinist, and journalist. He was fired from his job as a technology columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle after writing one…

Manchin Threatens to Tank BBB, and Progressives Go on the Attack

Take Action Now By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri blasted Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday for once again threatening to tank the Build Back Better Act, a safety net and climate proposal that the West Virginia lawmaker and other corporate Democrats have already watered down by removing key provisions and slashing funding for the remaining programs. "Joe Manchin does…