How (And Why) AI is Eroding Democracy in the US
by Tom Valovic, Common Dreams
on June 24, 2026
In the first few weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump announced a massive AI infrastructure project dubbed Stargate.
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‘New Red Scare’: ICE Protester Gets 30 Years for Leftist Zines Under Trump Antifa Decree
by Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams
on June 24, 2026
Civil liberties defenders sounded the alarm Tuesday over the draconian prison sentences imposed on a group of activists falsely accused by the Trump administration of being members of a non-existent “North Texas Antifa Cell”—including a 30-year term for a man convicted of moving a box containing leftist literature.
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RootsAction Launches Campaign for States to Raise Taxes on Wealthy in Response to First Trillionaire
by RootsAction
on June 17, 2026
The online activist organization RootsAction is responding to the arrival of the world’s first trillionaire by launching a nationwide campaign with constituents urging state legislatures to raise taxes on the mega-wealthy.
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Green Shoots of Hope in the Labor Movement
by Alexandra Bradbury, Labor Notes
on June 16, 2026
Gardeners have a saying about newly planted perennials: “They sleep, then creep, then leap.”
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70 Organizations Write to Democratic Leaders About "Intelligence" Nominee
by Demand Progress
on June 11, 2026
RootsAction is a signer of this letter.
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Coalition Calls for Schumer to Step Aside as Minority Leader
by RootsAction
on June 09, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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80 Organizations Suggest to Congress That It Comply with the Fourth Amendment
by Demand Progress
on June 03, 2026
RootsAction is one of the signers of this letter.
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Letter Asks Congressional Committees to Oppose Pentagon Budget
by 80 Organizations
on June 01, 2026
RootsAction is one of the signers of the following letter.
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U.S. Congress Quietly Moves to Integrate U.S. and Israeli Militaries
by Ben Freeman, Responsible Statecraft
on May 29, 2026
In the first step towards shifting aid further into the shadows, the House’s 2027 NDAA would all but fuse the two countries’ armed forces together.
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What’s the Matter With California?
by David Swanson
on May 28, 2026
Is voting for a boot to your own face exclusively a Kansas problem?
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