Friday, July 3, 2026

New bill would worsen exploitation of migrant farmworkers

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I don’t know whether this would have much chance of getting through the Senate. But it’s worth knowing about. House Agriculture Chairman G....
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Right-wing Americans have worse health outcomes

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But it’s more complicated than you might think, given that the disparity started to show only fairly recently. “Public health disparities p...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Most US workers just aren’t into it

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Just working for the weekend. For those who get one. In the U.S., only about 30% of part-time and full-time employees say they are engaged ...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

SNAP taken from 776,000 kids and counting

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Trumpers are f*ckng proud of this. As a House committee debated President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill last year, Republi...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Corporations shamelessly buy exemption from taxes

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This is far from startling to anyone who has been paying attention. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that at leas...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Trump oil lease sale is a pitiful bust

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On a related note, Big Oil hasn't for the most part been doing what Trump wants in Venezuela. (The linked article's good, though th...
Friday, June 5, 2026

Trump has wrecked local food/small farm initiatives

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This administration is a pitiful failure in every conceivable way. In March 2020, as pandemic lockdowns began, Americans accustomed to the ...