President Trump Is a Warmonger

"When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship," wrote veteran "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.

Good guy vs. bad guy—good violence vs. bad violence—is the essence of linear thinking.

"The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support," said one observer.

The Venezuelan government condemned the seizure as "a serious act of international piracy;" meanwhile, a US official said the Coast Guard was pursuing a third tanker in the Caribbean.

The claim that social media is misleading and misinforming young people is simply an attempt not only to delegitimize pro-Palestine sentiment but to cast doubt on the devastation in Gaza itself.

The Upside of Crypto's Catering Value

The Republican Policy of Making More People Homeless

We must dismantle the systems that cage people, separate families, and dictate who is allowed to parent safely.

Unchecked Waters: The Constitutional Crisis of Trump’s Venezuelan Blockade | The blockade announced by President Trump is not merely a foreign policy maneuver; it is a constitutional violation in motion.

"What else is being covered up?​"

"This isn't a truce, it's a bloodbath," said a relative of the victims, who included an infant, a teenage girl, and a woman.

Somehow, for the Trump administration, a voter ID is enough to prove one’s citizenship at the ballot box, but a Real ID is not enough proof if masked men randomly assault and question you about your legal status on the street.

Instead of asking what to buy kids, think about what new information and skills they can be taught.

Not having toilet paper to wipe a sore bottom or tissue to blow your nose is one thing. We wonder who buys the supplies for the operating room?

In this country, only one thing so far seems to have threatened the administration’s confidence: the threat of disobedience within the military.

“One day he even snuck into the oval office while I was taking a much needed nap. He removed the sharpie from my hand and used it to increase tariffs on everything Americans buy from overseas.”

"Voluntary agreements with drug companies—especially when key details remain undisclosed—are no substitute for durable, system-wide reforms," one campaigner said of Trump's new deals with Big Pharma.

"Most anti-war president ever, also a winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, threatened to invade Venezuela for oil earlier this week and has now launched strikes in Syria," said one observer.

"Even Mitt Romney now agrees that we need to tax the wealthiest."

Elon Musk says AI will usher in a utopia where all work is automated there will be "universal high income." Bernie Sanders has a few questions.

“Trump’s failure to release the Epstein files is an insult to survivors and a further stain on an administration that continuously bends over backwards to protect abusers​," said one critic.

'This is a Desecration!' DC Residents Rage After Trump Slaps His Name Atop Kennedy Center

"While ICE claims he died of natural causes," said Reps. Delia Ramirez and Rashida Tlaib, "there have been numerous complaints from family members and advocates about inhumane conditions and inadequate medical care at North Lake."​

"At the same time prices have soared for consumers and retail workers remain stuck in low-wage jobs, big-store CEOs and shareholders have reaped higher profits and lower taxes​."

Democrats are calling for an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's promotion of AI data centers that "enrich his entire family."

Tanking Economy and Higher Prices Put Trump on 'Naughty List' This Holiday Season, Say Think Tanks

"What a thrilling day for the working class of New York City," said one local labor leader.

Despite the official famine decision, "Gaza remains in a man-made hunger crisis," stressed one UN leader.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the missed deadline "just shows the Department of Justice, Donald Trump, and Pam Bondi are hellbent on hiding the truth."

Judge Hannah Dugan's case is "​not about one judge," said an advocacy group, but rather "the normalization of ICE operating in courthouses."

UK medical professionals fear that eight imprisoned Palestine Action activists are at risk of dying after weeks on hunger strike to demand a fair trial. "Young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offense," they said.

"TikTok has officially been sold to the worst people on Earth."

Rights Advocates Raise Alarms as FBI Launches Nationwide Investigation of Anti-ICE Protests

This is stupid—it’s like closing the fire department because it’s a source of “fire alarmism”—but it’s by now an entirely recognizable form of stupid, says @billmckibben.bsky.social of Trump's shuttering of NCAR.

Trump's Murder Spree Must Be Stopped | The danger is not just the body count, horrific as it is. It’s the precedent..

Time magazine got one thing right... history will likely look back at 2025 and agree that AI posed an even bigger threat to humanity than Trump’s brand of fascism, writes @willbunch.bsky.social.

Authoritarianism Feeds on a Bloated Military Budget | Squeezed domestic spending and extravagant military spending have widened inequality, with dire consequences for democracy.

If we are serious about honoring the victims and survivors in Sydney, at Brown, and everywhere else touched by mass shootings, expressing grief is not enough.

"This is premeditated killing outside of armed conflict. We call that murder."​

As they increase costs for millions of Americans, the Republican congress and administration are decreasing costs for some of the richest companies in the world.

"The SPEED Act protects corporate interests, not the public, and it should be rejected by any senator who claims to stand with the people," one campaigner said after its bipartisan passage in the US House of Representatives.

"When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk," the Hague-based court said.

“Allowing masked, unidentified agents to roam communities and apprehend people without identifying themselves erodes trusts in the rule of law and creates a dangerous vacuum where abuses can flourish."

Humanity & Inclusion told Common Dreams that it "strongly condemns Poland's decision to resume production of antipersonnel mines as soon as its withdrawal from the Ottawa Treaty becomes official in February."

'Gross': Critics Recoil After Trump-Appointed Board Adds His Name to Kennedy Center

In what Sen. Ron Wyden called "a throwback to McCarthyism," the DOJ is moving to use the full might of the surveillance state to target Trump's critics.

'Cruel and Unconstitutional': Trump, RFK Jr. Escalate War on Trans Youth With Threat Against US Hospitals

"While the FTC’s investigation is welcome news, it must be followed with meaningful action that ends these exploitative pricing schemes."

"It should not be an option in our government to allow a failing presidency to just start a war because they feel like it's politically expedient."