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These Trump supporters received $227,000 in PPP funds then vandalized the Capitol
A mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S Capitol on January 6 with a litany of grievances against the U.S. government. But those grievances didn't stop many from benefiting from government-run loan programs designed to help businesses during the CO ...[Read more]
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Hospitals Hide Pricing Data From Search Results
Hospitals that have published their previously confidential prices to comply with a new federal rule have also blocked that information from web searches, according to a Wall Street Journal examination. ...[Read more]
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Some right-wing pundits and politicians who cry censorship are actually ‘thriving’: conservative
During the Biden era, pundits at Fox News and other right-wing media outlets have had a lot to say about "cancel culture" — claiming that conservatives who speak their minds are facing censorship from the left. Never Trump conservative Tim Miller tac ...[Read more]
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Prison Laborers Are Paid Pennies to Maintain the Prisons They are Incarcerated In
More than 4,000 private corporations in the U.S. have a financial stake in the expansion of the public prison system. ...[Read more]
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This is What Being Asian in America is Really Like
As I grew up, my parents — proud South Asians — took me for an “IQ” test. They hoped I could join the “gifted program” at school. This was after I’d rebelled at several private schools. Lucky them — unlucky me. I scored well enough to get ...[Read more]
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Villagers & Pillagers: Who Will Survive the Collapse?
Unless you live in a state of denial you’re probably like me, troubled about the future. There’s not much left of mine, but my daughter’s generation and their children will have to survive the aftermath of fossil-fueled civilization on the ravaged, ...[Read more]
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Ive Spent $60,000 to Pay Back Student Loans and Owe More Than Before I Began
When I finished school in 2007 — with an undergraduate degree in biology and a master’s in science journalism — I owed $78,060 in federal loans. I was actually relieved: my loans were below $100,000, a number that seemed like the line between manage ...[Read more]
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With First Native Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, Hope Grows U.S. Will Confront Toxic Uranium Legacy
Deb Haaland, a tribal citizen of the Laguna Pueblo, is being sworn in as secretary of the interior and will be the first Native American ever to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet. Just four Republicans joined Democrats in voting to confirm Haaland, who ...[Read more]
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Wax statue of Trump taken off display because it keeps getting punched
A museum has been forced to remove its statue of former President Donald Trump as a result of it being punched by visitors. According to Talking Points Memo, Louis Tussaud's Waxworks in San Antonio, Texas, has removed its Trump statue from public view and ...[Read more]
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Biden Is Doubling Down on Trump’s Anti-China Cold War Policy
Beijing has accused the U.S. of perpetuating a Cold War mentality as President Joe Biden and senior administration officials shore up alliances in the Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence and increasingly describe the country as a geop ...[Read more]
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One Year Into Pandemic, 109 Democrats Get Behind Renewed Medicare for All Effort
“It was exactly one year ago that every single state across this country had a confirmed Covid-19 case, and in the 365 days since, the case for Medicare for All has never been clearer,” Jayapal said during the live streaming event. ...[Read more]
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