Over 50 Organizations, Including RootsAction, Urge Congress to Finally Stop Arming Israel
by RootsAction
on October 02, 2026
Dear Members of Congress,
We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to publicly oppose the Trump administration’s proposed $2.8 billion arms transfer to Israel.
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for ‘Illegal’ Pro-Trump Ads
by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
on September 30, 2026
As critics condemn President Donald Trump’s trio of taxpayer-funded advertisements as illegal propaganda and “an impeachable offense,” The Wall Street Journal and leading congressional Democrats revealed Tuesday that the administration appears to have used US Department of Homeland Security funding to pay for the ads.
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Israeli Military Spokesman Says That NDAA Will Require U.S. to Support Israeli Military
by 109ers
on September 30, 2026
Another good reason not to pass the current U.S. military spending bill:
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Wanted: An Organized Political Movement to Counter the AI Oligarchs
by By Les Leopold, Common Dreams
on September 28, 2026
A provocative piece by Jamelle Bouie in The New York Times recently compared the rise of AI to the technological explosion caused by the railroads in the late 19th century. The railroads, Bouie reminds us, had an enormous influence over American economic and political life.
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New England Governors: Stop Chasing a Nuclear Fantasy
by Rob Okun
on September 28, 2026
Are all six New England governors out of their minds? It’s 2026, renewable energy is surging globally, nuclear power plants remain as dangerous as ever, and they want to build new nukes?
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Democrat Files 26 Impeachment Articles Against Trump Over War, ICE, Corruption
by Sharon Zhang , Truthout
on September 26, 2026
A House Democrat has filed articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, calling him the “most impeachable president” in U.S. history and accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors ranging from his war on Iran to his schemes to enrich himself and his allies while in office.
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Open Letter on Student Loans
by RootsAction and 88 Other Organizations
on September 22, 2026
Senator Bill Cassidy, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Tim Scott, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Tim Walberg, Representative Bobby Scott, Representative French Hill, Representative Maxine Waters,
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Nobel-Winning Economists Say California Billionaire Tax Could Be "Turning Point in the Battle Between Democracy and Oligarchy’"
by Stephen Prager, Common Dreams
on September 21, 2026
As California voters head to the polls this November, their vote on whether to enact a first-of-its-kind billionaire wealth tax may mark “a turning point in the battle between democracy and oligarchy,” says a group of Nobel Prize-winning economists.
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Guess What Happened After New York Raised Taxes on the Rich? More Millionaires Moved In
by Julia Conley, Common Dreams
on September 16, 2026
The threats came in a steady stream last year from Fox News, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, and Gristedes grocery chain CEO John Catsimatidis, who insisted that wealthy New York City residents were “panicking” at the possibility that then-state Rep. Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, could become the mayor and ensure rich locals pay more in taxes to help fund crucial services.
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Here’s Why Ro Khanna and AOC Should Run for President in 2028
by Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon
on September 15, 2026
Fifteen years ago, during President Obama’s first term, we co-founded RootsAction as an online progressive group challenging not only Republicans but also the corporatism and militarism of the Democratic Party.
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