Content by Brett Wilkins
Republicans on Supreme Court strike down race-based affirmative action in college admissions
Right-wing judges keep in place discriminatory rules for athletes, relatives of alumni and donors
June 29, 2023, 11:44 PDT
In yet another escalation, the US prepares to arm Ukraine with depleted uranium shells
Vladimir Putin to threatens to retaliate with depleted uranium shells of his own
June 14, 2023, 14:08 PDT
Border Patrol indifference claims the life of 8-year-old girl
'They killed my daughter . . . she cried and begged for her life and they ignored her'
June 5, 2023, 11:16 PDT
Donald Trump Guilty
Donald Trump found civilly liable for sexually abusing and defaming—but not raping—journalist E. Jean Carroll in 1996
May 9, 2023, 12:59 PDT
Florida to intensify war on education
DeSantis likely to sign S.B. 266, censoring professors in the name of freedom
May 4, 2023, 11:28 PDT
In an act of self preservation, Pentagon shields Russia from accountability for war crimes
March 10, 2023, 6:01 PST
‘A Brazil of hope’ as leftist Lula defeats far-right Bolsonaro in presidential runoff
The Workers' Party candidate, who completed a remarkable political comeback less than three years removed from a prison cell, tweeted one word following his win: "Democracy"
October 31, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘Cruel disregard for life’: Rights groups condemn Iran’s deadly attacks on protesters
Human Rights Watch documented lethal repression by government forces against protesters "in largely peaceful and often crowded settings, altogether killing and injuring hundreds"
October 6, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘Gut punch’: Biden pulls student debt relief for millions as GOP states sue
"The Biden administration told several million people they'd see their debt reduced by $10-20K, and a month later quietly wrote 'just kidding' on a website," said one affected borrower
September 30, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘Siding with insurrectionists,’ 203 House Republicans vote no on coup prevention bill
The Presidential Election Reform Act, which aims to prevent another January 6-style insurrection, passed with the support of every House Democrat present—but only nine Republicans
September 22, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘I want my wings back’: Mexican trans activist hopes Biden policies bode well for US return
"I feel like the times are changing," says Lorena Amor Barajas, an LGBTQ+ advocate denied entry to the U.S. during the Trump administration, adding, "I really hope it's true."
September 16, 2022, 6:00 PDT
While hoping for a deal, Seattle teachers vote to strike on the eve of first day of school
"We are ready and willing, if we need to, to let the district know that we're not going to show up if we don't have everything our students need"
September 7, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Trump calls Biden ‘enemy of the state’ in ‘fully unhinged’ speech
"This is, quite simply, a speech intended to incite domestic terrorists to kill FBI agents and members of the Biden administration," said one attorney
September 5, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Heatwaves rated ‘extremely dangerous’ could triple this century, warns new climate study
"Something that's gone from virtually never happening before," said one Harvard researcher, "will go to something that is happening every year"
August 26, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘Dictatorship never again’: massive pro-democracy protests sweep Brazil
"Democracy involves changing the government and eliminating neo-fascism," said one prominent protester, "but above all, ensuring that the working class, the people, have the rights guaranteed in the Constitution"
August 12, 2022, 6:00 PDT
In ‘critical step to fight monkeypox,’ Biden administration declares emergency
"The government must use this emergency to leverage every resource at our nation's disposal to equitably ramp up vaccines, testing, and funding of local health departments," said one advocacy group
August 5, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Progressives see midterm hopes rise on Kansas voters’ defense of abortion rights
"Voters in Kansas just struck a blow to the Republican anti-choice movement. Now millions of people are counting on us to keep this momentum going, because—without question—abortion rights are on the ballot"
August 4, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Scientists say ‘catastrophic’ climate scenarios—including human extinction—demand further study
"Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction?" asks a new analysis. "At present, this is a dangerously underexplored topic"
August 3, 2022, 11:00 PDT
House Dems and Shireen Abu Akleh’s Family Urge US to ‘Hold Her Killers Accountable’
"When Americans are killed abroad it is more or less standard procedure for our government to open an investigation," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib, adding, "But when the murderers wear Israeli uniforms, there is complete silence"
July 29, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Progressive lawmakers push Biden to stop transferring military weapons to cops
"Militarized law enforcement increases the prevalence of police violence without making our communities safer," 22 members of Congress asserted
July 22, 2022, 6:00 PDT
Jan. 6 committee lays bare how Trump’s tweets fomented deadly insurrection
"Twitter—and other social media companies—must stop shirking responsibility, especially as the country prepares for another national election," said one digital justice campaigner
July 13, 2022, 11:00 PDT
Advocates demand justice for boy, 15, killed during Albuquerque police attack
"They do not care for our lives," said one demonstrator protesting the killing of Brett Rosenau, adding, "They use war weapons in our communities that created a fire that burned a child alive"
July 12, 2022, 11:00 PDT
DOJ sues to prevent Arizona’s ‘onerous’ proof of citizenship voting law
Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke said the law "constitutes a textbook violation of the National Voter Registration Act"
July 6, 2022, 13:00 PDT
Grave warnings as Supreme Court agrees to hear case that threatens ‘future of voting rights’
'An extreme decision here could fundamentally alter the balance of power in setting election rules in the states and provide a path for great threats to elections'
July 1, 2022, 13:00 PDT
Ocasio-Cortez says US ‘witnessing a judicial coup in process’
"It is our duty to check the Court's gross overreach of power in violating people's inalienable rights and seizing for itself the powers of Congress and the president," said Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday
July 1, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘An act of conquest’: Native Americans condemn SCOTUS tribal sovereignty ruling
"Every few paragraphs of the majority opinion has another line that dismissively and casually cuts apart tribal independence that Native ancestors gave their lives for," observed one Indigenous law professor
June 30, 2022, 6:00 PDT
Police brutality on display as protesters rail against post-Roe world
“Both the Dobbs decision and state repression of protest against it violate human rights,” said the president of the National Lawyers Guild
June 29, 2022, 11:00 PDT
‘Bombshell after bombshell’ dropped as Jan. 6 testimony homes in on Trump guilt
“Hutchinson’s testimony of the deeply detailed plans of January 6 and the inaction of those in the White House in response to the violence show just how close we came to a coup,” said one pro-democracy organizer
June 29, 2022, 6:00 PDT
Abortion rights defenders applaud judge’s block on Utah ‘trigger ban’
"Today is a win, but it is only the first step in what will undoubtedly be a long and difficult fight," said one pro-choice advocate on Monday
June 28, 2022, 6:00 PDT
‘Certifiably crazy’: Jan. 6 panel highlights how Team Trump pushed Pence to overturn election
Had Pence obeyed Trump, said a retired federal judge, "America would immediately have been plunged into what would have been tantamount to a revolution within a paralyzing constitutional crisis"
June 17, 2022, 20:00 PDT
Twitter study finds social platform favors right-leaning content over left-leaning content
Contrary to the GOP victim narrative, Twitter’s own research shows that right-wing content gets amplified more on its platform
October 23, 2021, 13:01 PDT
Officials warn of ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ caused by misinformation
Both the White House and the Surgeon General have targeted conservative news outlets and social media platforms for fueling resurgence of Covid-19
July 17, 2021, 1:55 PDT
Afraid of losing his reelection bid, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro echoes Trump’s bogus ‘voter fraud’ accusations
Brazil’s far-right president accused of trying to ‘manipulate public opinion with false accusations’
July 3, 2021, 13:33 PDT