We now have an unprecedented level of income & wealth inequality. It isn’t acceptable that the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%, while a majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. We must stand together & create an economy that works for all, not just the few.

Torture of prisoners by Israel ‘organized & widespread’ claims U.N. "...rights groups gave reports to the committee... detailing Israel’s regular deprivation of food & water... as well as severe beatings, electrocution, waterboarding & sexual violence..." www.commondreams.org/news/torture...

New York inmate claims he was beaten by guards. "Kimberly Watson says her husband, Earl Watson, was violently assaulted by corrections officers at Wende Correctional Facility earlier this month, leaving him bruised, urinating blood and terrified he might not survive." www.wgrz.com/article/news...

Death toll in Sri Lanka flooding rises to 193, more than 200 missing. "The flooding comes as South East Asia is also facing some of the worst floods the region has seen in years, with millions impacted across Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

Chicago snowfall just shy of 2015 record. “As of 6 p.m. [on Saturday], 6.9 inches of snow had fallen at O’Hare and 5.5 at Midway, making it the heaviest single-day snowfall since Nov. 21 2015, when 7 inches fell at O’Hare, [says] the National Weather Service." chicago.suntimes.com/weather/2025...

More than a dozen protesters arrested in Manhattan after large group blocks ICE vehicle. “The group of protesters chanted ‘ICE out of New York’ in footage that showed them locking arms to form a barrier blocking federal agents from exiting the garage in their car." edition.cnn.com/2025/11/29/u...

I think I tapped a geyser of political fervor when I reposted that Jacobin article about the 'Medicare for All' poll showing 65% support for it. I've NEVER had a post go viral like that.

Pandemic anti-poverty programs worked. "... the percentage of [Americans] living in poverty... dropped to the lowest [level] in recorded history. Evictions plummeted. Millions fewer children were going hungry... It was the government unleashing the power it always had..." jacobin.com/2025/11/welf...

Indigenous Canadians vow to stop oil pipeline. "‘We will use every tool in our toolbox to ensure that this pipeline does not go ahead,’ said Heiltsuk Nation Chief Marilyn Slett in response to the... deal that would bring... tar sands oil... to the coast..." www.commondreams.org/news/canada-...

Amazon workers go on strike world-wide. “From Germany to Bangladesh, thousands of workers walked off the job on Friday and marched against Amazon’s labor practices to push for better wages, working conditions, and union protections." www.commondreams.org/news/make-am...

Author finds NYPD surveillance photos of Martin Luther King, Jr. "None of the 14 individuals who appear at close range betray the slightest hint of recognition that their picture is being taken; no one looks directly at the camera." theintercept.com/2025/11/29/m...

People who tried to overturn 2020 election found jobs in Trump administration. “Harmeet Dhillon, a lawyer who helped advance Donald Trump’s claims of a stolen election in 2020, now leads the civil rights division of the justice department." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Project 2025’ applications show several who cited authoritarians as influences landed jobs in Trump admin. "Applicants who [cited Nazi legal thinker Carl] Schmitt include Paul Ingrassia,... former... White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

13 killed during Israeli raid into southern Syria. “Israeli ground forces carried out the overnight raid in Beit Jinn, a... town near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. ....at least two dozen others wounded in the Israeli attack. Two children were among the dead..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...

Death toll in Sri Lanka hits 132, with 100+ still missing. "The extreme weather system has destroyed nearly 15,000 homes across the country, sending almost 44,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Saturday." www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Number killed in Thailand after days of torrential rain rises to 162. “The death toll from floods in southern Thailand has risen to 162, government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said on Saturday, up from the previous toll of 145.” www.reuters.com/business/env...

Trump pardons former president of Honduras, recently sentenced to 45 years for drug trafficking. "In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that [Juan Orlando] Hernandez has been ‘treated very harshly and unfairly’." www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...

Northwestern to pay feds shake down money. "Northwestern University has agreed to pay $75 million as part of a settlement... over government allegations of ‘unlawful discrimination’, including ‘race-based admissions’ and a ‘hostile’ environment for Jewish students..." edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/u...

Zelensky’s chief of staff resigns. "...investigators have linked several high-profile figures to an alleged $100 million embezzlement scandal in the energy sector. ....Zelensky has already fired Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko…” www.bbc.com/news/article...

Congress to investigate killings of boat strike survivors. "One person familiar with details of the Sept. 2 incident confirmed to ABC News that there were survivors from an initial strike on the boat and that those survivors were killed in subsequent strikes." abcnews.go.com/Politics/heg...

Pres. Trump says he will cancel all Biden actions signed using autopen. “‘Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect,’ he wrote on Truth Social." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Amnesty highlights anti-union persecution of garment workers. "...the workers told Amnesty about the ‘climate of fear’... with all but two of the 13 workers in Bangladesh reporting they had faced threats of retaliation... if they joined or tried to form a union." www.commondreams.org/news/garment...

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israel violated ceasefire more than 10,000 times. "...since the ceasefire began in November 2024, [UNIFIL] has recorded ‘over 7,500 air violations, almost 2,500 ground violations north of the Blue Line’, inside [Lebanon].” www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251121-uni...

Israeli security forces summarily execute two prisoners. “Video has emerged showing Israeli security forces shooting dead two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered in the occupied West Bank. ....during an ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fires rises to 128, 200 still missing. "Fire alarms in all eight buildings of the complex were ‘not functional’, officials found during inspections carried out after the blaze, according to Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung." edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/a...

Suspect in shooting of 2 National Guard soldiers was member of CIA ‘Zero Unit’. "The units were known in Afghanistan for their secrecy and alleged brutality, and members were implicated in numerous extrajudicial killings of civilians, particularly during night raids.” www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...

What if capitalism & democracy don’t go together? "In the U.S., ‘full-time employment means an average of 47 hours per week, around ten hours more than in most European countries,’ [Prof. Lisa Herzog] observes. ....Corporate structures are... hierarchical & illiberal..." jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...

New Israeli laws strengthen its apartheid system. "The laws... target a range of political & civil rights, including freedom of expression, protest and thought, citizenship and family life, equality and social rights, and the rights of detainees and prisoners." www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...

ODNI also snagged CIA’s RFK & MLK, Jr. files. “The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility... one morning in early April. ....to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr." www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

If U.S. has program to examine alien spacecraft, it’s illegally funded. "It’s a story about the largest unauthorized govt. program in U.S. history, funded through decades of... misappropriated [tax] dollars. ....the largest illegal spending operation in [US] history." sfl.media/the-biggest-...

Trump: South Africa won’t be invited to next G20 summit. "The low-key handover appears to have... angered Trump, who has been critical of [South Africa's] domestic & foreign policies. [Trump] has... claimed that a white genocide was taking place in South Africa..." www.bbc.com/news/article...

St. Paul police accused of targeting photojournalists at demonstration. "The [three] photographers, including MPR News visual journalist Kerem Yücel, were hit by pepper balls or other less-lethal munitions as they documented the day’s events." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Judge dismisses election tampering charges against Trump at prosecutor’s request. "The indictment... by a grand jury in August 2023, alleged that Trump and numerous co-defendants... illegally tried to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 presidential contest." www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/t...

Accused shooter of D.C. soldiers was Afghan war refugee. "...the Biden admin. justified bringing the alleged shooter to the U.S... due to his prior work with the U.S..., including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar...,' [said] CIA Dir. John Ratcliffe..." www.foxnews.com/politics/all...

Consumers pulling back on spending. "The consumer confidence index fell to 88.7 in November, according to the Conference Board’s latest report, after posting a revised index of 95.5 in October during the height of the government shutdown." www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...

‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...

German study finds Palestinian death toll in Gaza war likely over 100,000. “More than 100,000 Palestinians have likely been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, according to a research team from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)." news.antiwar.com/2025/11/25/s...

NYT uncovers pattern of abuse at New York state prisons. "The Times [found] more than 120 [incidents]... in which guards... punched, kicked or stomped on prisoners, smashed their fingers..., struck their genitals..., [or] waterboarded them... while... restrained.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...

Tulsi Gabbard seized JFK files from CIA. "Officials working for [ODNI]... turned up unannounced at a secret CIA records warehouse in early April and forced the transfer of thousands of classified files on the Kennedy assassinations to the National Archives..." www.newsweek.com/gabbard-team...

Thailand hit by ‘heaviest rain in 300 years’. "...nine provinces across southern Thailand are flooded, affecting more than 127,000 households.... Some places have recorded nearly 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of accumulated rain... overflowing rivers & flash floods.” edition.cnn.com/2025/11/25/a...

Park Service hikes price for foreign tourists. "The change will impact 11 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone & Yosemite.... foreign tourists will see their annual parks pass price jump to $250, while U.S. residents will continue to be charged $80..." www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...

Feds using mass surveillance to target drivers for ‘pretextual’ traffic stops. “...local law enforcement is notified of drivers traveling ‘abnormal’ routes, then [they make pretextual stops]. ….the true reason behind the stop is often kept a secret, even from courts." reason.com/2025/11/24/m...

Florida congresswoman says invasion of Venezuela will be ‘field day’ for U.S. oil companies. “Amid mounting alarm that Trump may take military action, [US Rep. María] Salazar said there were three reasons why ‘we need to go in’ to the South American country." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v...

UNRWA: Israel only allowing 170 aid trucks a day into Gaza. “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency... says Gaza remains in a catastrophic state despite the ceasefire, accusing Israel of blocking its international staff and choking the entry of aid." www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...

U.S. & Russia used nuclear weapons tests to bring down alien ships. "‘One of the realizations early on was that atomic weapon testing, nuclear weapon testing, has a ripple effect that can down these things,’ ['The Age of Disclosure' director Dan] Farah explained." www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

Justice Dept. reaches settlement with firm that helps landlords set rents. "The govt.’s suit, which was joined by several state attorneys general, accused RealPage of taking... confidential [rental] information and suggesting rents higher than those in a free market." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...

Lawsuit claims Tesla accelerated uncontrollably, caught fire after hitting utility pole, and trapped couple inside. "The complaint alleges that the company knew about the defects but continued to market and sell [the] vehicles." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Former Panther leader dies in prison. “H. Rap Brown [Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin], one of the most vocal leaders of the Black Power movement, has died in a prison hospital while serving a life sentence for the killing of a Georgia sheriff’s deputy [in 2000]. He was 82." abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces anti-poverty bills. “...Tlaib introduced a comprehensive ‘Economic Dignity for All Agenda’ (EDAA) consisting of three bold legislative proposals; updated versions of the End Child Poverty Act & BOOST Act, alongside the new Baby Bonus Act..." jacobin.com/2025/11/tlai...

Labor Dept. approves sub-minimum wage for foreign farm workers. "The [United Farm Workers] argued in the lawsuit that the rule, which cuts wages of H-2A workers between $5 to $7 per hour, is ‘unlawful’ and will ‘put downward pressure on the wages of U.S. workers’..." www.latimes.com/california/s...