GOP Grilling NPR Is a Tired Ritual That Needs to Be Rejected (fair.org)
FAIR.org
“We Are Going to Rally an Army”: Christian Zionists and Far-Right Zealots Are Actually Trying to Take Over Colleges (inthesetimes.com)
Inthesetimes.com
Over and Over Again, The Corporate Media Spews GOP Propaganda on Social Security (www.commondreams.org)
Media outlets, particularly the Washington Post, have long pushed the myth that Social Security is a driver of the national debt.
Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Biden Rule Capping Credit Card Fees (www.commondreams.org)
The U.S. Chamber got its way for now—ensuring families get price-gouged a little longer with credit card late fees as high as $41," one advocate said of the ruling.
The Never Trump Republicans who can’t bring themselves to back Biden (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Pence, Chris Christie and Paul Ryan refuse to vote for the president despite calling Trump unfit – and their harshest critics are fellow Republicans
In 'Grave Breach' of International Law, Israel Orders More Evacuations in Rafah (www.commondreams.org)
“People have stayed in Rafah thinking it’s safe and hoping that global pressure would stop an invasion. But now we are abandoned by the world and everyone feels betrayed and let down,” one aid worker said.
'Swing is king': Ex-Clinton adviser warns Biden against 'pitching too much to the base' (www.alternet.org)
Alternet.org
From PropOrNot to New Lines: How Washington is Weaponizing Media (www.mintpressnews.com)
New Lines Magazine purports to be an independent media organization. Yet it constantly attacks genuine alternative media who stray from Washington’s official foreign policy line, all while employing many spooks, spies and other figures at the heart of the national security state.
Republicans Double Down on School Vouchers by Taking Fight to Rural Members of Their Own Party (dailyyonder.com)
For years, rural Republican state legislators have bucked the party’s support for funneling public funds into private schools through education vouchers. Now Republican leaders are ramping up pressure on these holdouts.
More Than a Million Adults Have Legal Guardians. Seven States Won’t Let Them Vote. (www.motherjones.com)
The conservatorship system that trapped Britney Spears also disenfranchises people with disabilities.
From Toxic Mold to Rampant Fraud: How Privatizing Military Housing Became a Nightmare for Soldiers (www.pogo.org)
The Pentagon wanted to offload rising maintenance costs. America’s service members have paid the price ever since.
Former Ku Klux Klan leader’s adult child comes out as trans after rejecting white nationalism (www.thepinknews.com)
The adult child of a former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader has come out as transgender.
Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one' (www.advocate.com)
“We’re gonna end it on day one … the whole thing is crazy,” Trump said on a Philadelphia talk show.
The Vote Uncommitted campaign wants to pressure Biden to champion a ceasefire in Gaza (therealnews.com)
Widespread outrage at Biden’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza has turned the Democratic primary into a battleground for the party’s future.
Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land (www.thebureauinvestigates.com)
Peruvian palm oil linked to environmental and human rights violations ended up in the supply chain for the makers of Gatorade and Cheetos
Georgia GOP vice chair booted for illegally voting 9 times as a convicted felon (www.alternet.org)
Alternate.org
Gaza and the Growing Attack on Social Justice Teaching (rethinkingschools.org)
Twenty-two million public school students, almost half of all children going to public schools, now live in states that have enacted restrictions on anti-racist teaching.
How Much Will Gaza Affect Joe Biden’s Re-election Chances? (www.thebulwark.com)
Dire warnings as the Democrats divide—but the polls tell a different story.
AIPAC Running Field Organizing in Maryland House Race (prospect.org)
Paid ads for Sarah Kelly Elfreth are just the tip of the iceberg in Maryland’s Third Congressional District.
The US Created the Border Crisis (jacobin.com)
Jacobin.com
The Darfur Genocide Demands International Action and Accountability (www.justsecurity.org)
Justsecurity.org
How Investor-Owned Utilities Turn (Your) Money into Political Power (ilsr.org)
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion (www.exposedbycmd.org)
Center for Media and Democracy
Caitlin Johnstone: An Empire Fears Its Students (consortiumnews.com)
They understand that if they lose control of the narrative, they won’t be able to deploy their armies anymore.
Behind the ‘butter board’: How the dairy industry took over your feed (grist.org)
A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales.
