Edsall: A ‘Project 2028’ for Democrats

[ad_1] New York Times essayist Thomas B. Edsall proposes a “Project 2028” for Democrats, which he describes as “an outline of items in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic Party platform designed to restore the party’s appeal to centrist working- and middle-class voters.” Edsall adds, “My suggestions are subject to challenge and dispute, and as usual, I have sought out comments from…Read More

India trades in Russian oil for 7% reduction in US tariffs

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump announced the finalization of a trade deal with India on Monday, February 2, claiming India has agreed to eliminate all trade barriers on US products. Trump claimed that India has also agreed to stop buying Russian oil and instead will buy more American and “potentially” Venezuelan oil in the coming days. As per the deal,…Read More

Cost of UK’s drug price with US will come out of NHS budget

[ad_1] Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bnThe cost of the government’s drug pricing deal with the Trump administration will come out of the NHS budget instead of the Treasury’s and could eventually reach £9bn a year, campaigners fear.Patrick Vallance, the science minister, has confirmed that the costs – initially an…Read More

Trump’s Immediate Speculation on Shootings Bucks Presidential Norms

[ad_1] President Donald Trump wasted no time in responding to the deaths of two U.S. citizens this month during protests against an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Trump and other top administration officials made inaccurate or unsupported statements within hours of the incidents, a departure from how previous presidents responded in similar situations, experts told us. Hours after an Immigration and…Read More

‘This Rogue Agency Should Not Receive a Single Penny,’ Progressives Say of ICE as Trump Signs Funding Bill

[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a bill to end a brief government shutdown after the US House of Representatives narrowly passed the $1.2 trillion funding package.While the bill keeps most of the federal government funded until the end of September, lawmakers sidestepped the question of funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which Democrats have vowed to…Read More

2/3/2026 — What You Can Do This Week

[ad_1] JOIN OUR LIST Every week, People’s Action shares actions you can take online and with our member group In 2025, Trump cut close to $1 TRILLION from our health care and food assistance, then used half of that money to hire the thousands of violent, masked ICE agents who are now terrorizing our communities and killing people.  This week, we’re making…Read More

Americans Don’t Need ‘Dramatically’ More Protein, Despite Officials’ Claims

[ad_1] In unveiling new dietary guidelines, federal health officials have claimed they are correcting past guidance that created a “generation of kids low in protein” and that Americans should get “dramatically” more of the nutrient. While some individuals may benefit from more protein, Americans are not generally protein-deficient. In fact, many Americans, including a majority of children, already meet or come near to meeting the lower end of the higher daily protein…Read More

Uprisings against ICE intensify and score some victories

[ad_1] Keeping the pressure on Congress, hundreds of thousands of protesters, in demonstrations across the U.S., plus at least one abroad, hit the streets in the last few days to demand an end to ICE invasions of the nation’s cities. And in deep-red Oklahoma, the mobilizations scored at least one major victory by blocking construction of a warehouse “detention” camp…Read More