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Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1697+ words) The Trump administration's Gaza ceasefire plan " as endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 " is failing, according to a progress scorecard released today by five humanitarian organizations. Oxfam International is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end…...
On Witless Great Vengeance and Furious Anger
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (844+ words) Abby Zimet has written CD's Further column since 2008. A longtime, award-winning journalist, she moved to the Maine woods in the early 70s, where she spent a dozen years building a house, hauling water and writing before moving to Portland. Having come…...
March Job Gains Mask a Volatile Labor Market as Iran War Chaos Mounts
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1670+ words) After February's losses, March gains do little to reverse a slowing and unstable labor market "The oil industry's allies in Congress are ignoring public opinion and the undeniable realities of the climate crisis by moving to drill on the sacred…...
Heat Wave Scorches Western States, Just as Big Oil Predicted
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (1659+ words) This heat wave will have massive costs. Big Oil companies should be required to help pay for these costs, given that this is exactly the kind of climate disaster these corporations predicted their products would cause. This heat wave will…...
Center for Food Safety Responds to Trump Administration's Executive Order on Glyphosate
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1756+ words) Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) issued the following statement from George Kimbrell, Legal Director at Center for Food Safety, in response to the Trump administration's February 18, 2026 Executive Order concerning glyphosate: For over twenty five years, Center for Food Safety…...
Jared Golden Joins Republicans to Sink Iran War Powers Resolution
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (1682+ words) Dem Leaders Delayed the Vote Until After Trump's Escalation and Still Failed On Thursday, the House failed to adopt a war powers resolution to end the war in Iran. Notably, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) sided with a majority of Republicans…...
Federal Bill Would Put Big Oil Above the Law
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1705+ words) Republicans Introduce Legislation to Give Fossil Fuel Companies Immunity from Any Laws or Lawsuits Seeking to Hold them Accountable for their Role in the Climate Crisis After months of fossil fuel industry lobbying, Republican lawmakers have introduced federal legislation that…...
Bipartisan Privacy Champions Slow Johnson's Roll to Renew FISA
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1680+ words) The following is a statement from Demand Progress Senior Policy Advisor Hajar Hammado: Of course, this fight is nowhere near over. Speaker Johnson can still force a vote any time with extremely short notice, but our coalition feels the wind…...
A Majority of Voters Support Senate Resolutions To Block Bombs and Bulldozers To Israel
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (1678+ words) Arizona, California, Colorado, and Michigan Democrats and Independents in overwhelmingly support resolutions the Senate votes on today 54% of Arizona voters, 65% of California voters, 57% of Colorado voters, and 52% of Michigan voters also support the resolution to block Trump's delivery of $295 million…...
On Tax Day, Patriotic Millionaires descend upon Capitol Hill urging lawmakers to raise their taxes
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (1631+ words) Every time inequality reaches extraordinary levels, we create a vulnerability to authoritarianism where money becomes power." "We won't stop fighting for a self-evident truth: The government should not be able to bypass the courts to surveil Americans," said one privacy…...