Archive for June 2026
Higher education must not become a research arm of militarized power
This article was originally published by Truthout on June 08, 2026. It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license. What happens to higher education when institutions dedicated to critical thought increasingly align themselves with the logics of war, surveillance, and national security? Unless we mount an organized resistance, we may viscerally experience the answer to this…Read More
Michigan nurses push back on Henry Ford Health union-busting tactics
[ad_1] DETROIT—On West Grand Boulevard, two hospitals sit side by side, both owned by the Henry Ford Health system. The newly constructed facility, nearing a price tag of $3 billion, towers over the old. It’s a picture Henry Ford Health would like to use as a symbol of progress and a future of high-tech, high-profit medicine. But the informational pickets…Read More
Republicans Go Off The Rails And Say They Don't Need Proof To Claim Elections Are Rigged
Congressional Republicans returned to the Capitol on Monday, and CNN’s Manu Raju has been tracking them down to ask if they have any proof to support Trump’s claim that the primary election in California was rigged.When Raju asked the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson said:I, look, I don’t… Some of these efforts are so diabolical and so far upstream,…Read More
Many States Are Moving to Regulate Data Centers. North Carolina Just Took a Step Sideways.
[ad_1] Across the country, legislators are figuring out how to regulate the worst harms from data centers. In North Carolina, the latest bill to do so is Senate Bill 730. Unfortunately, SB 730 is not a step forward in protecting North Carolinians from the harms of data centers. Rather, it is a step sideways, evading needed regulations. The post Many…Read More
Former Trump Deportation 'Commander' Plots A Presidential Run In 2028
Gregory Bovino, former Border Patrol commander-at-large who was the face of President Donald Trump’s disastrous “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota, apparently believes that he can be president.According to NewsNation, Bovino has launched an exploratory committee ahead of the 2028 presidential election.“NewsNation is reporting I’m exploring a run for President in 2028. Here’s the truth: My one and only priority is…Read More
ON THE CALIFORNIA VOTE COUNT, DEMOCRATS SHOULD GO ON OFFENSE
[ad_1] California is counting ballots slowly, as it always does. Mail-in ballots are largely from Democrats, as is the case in most states, because more Democrats than Republicans prefer to vote by mail. In California a ballot counts if it arrives up to a week after Election Day as long as it was postmarked by Election Day. This is similar…Read More
Ciscomani Touts Farm Bill Although It Hurts Many, Including His Own Constituents
Juan is happy, but farmers are angry, the faithful are dismayed, kids may go hungry. (Photo credits (l to r): Ciscomani Facebook page, The Financial Times, Catholicreporter.com, Livenowfox.com) The House of Representatives, for the first time in several years, passed a five-year comprehensive Farm Bill last week (it had been, very Congresslike, kicking the can … Read more Source link…Read More
Coalition Calls for Schumer to Step Aside as Minority Leader
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A white Ford pickup truck broke through a thick curtain of fog one morning in February, winding its way down a muddy farm road in California’s Central Valley. From it emerged a 64-year-old dairyman, burly and tan,…Read More
Somali Referee Set for Historic World Cup Debut Denied Entry to US
[ad_1] A Somali referee due to officiate at this month’s World Cup will miss the tournament after being denied entry to the US. Omar Artan, 34, was denied entry upon arrival at Miami International Airport and forced to board a flight back to Istanbul. US immigration authorities did not provide a reason for turning Artan away, but said the referee…Read More