Israel’s leaders are galvanizing settler violence in West Bank, senior IDF officials warn

Early on Sunday morning, Israelis set fire to two mosques in the West Bank, as well as agricultural land and property, according to Palestinian reports and footage, as settler violence continued to intensify in the wake of clashes that left two Israelis and four Palestinians dead on Friday. The IDF has since detained at least 27 Palestinians and two Israelis.

Letters from an American - July 25, 2026

It turns out Trump has not abandoned his plan to paint the massive grey granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building white. As Philip Kennicott reported in the Washington Post yesterday, more than two dozen experts have sued to stop the plan, saying paint could irreversibly damage the stone and would be a “taxpayers’ nightmare” as the building would have to be repaired and repainted regularly.

Letters from an American - July 24, 2026

Tony Romm and Brad Plumer of the New York Times reported this afternoon that the Trump administration’s claim last October that it was cutting programs in order to protect taxpayers against waste was, in fact, a lie. In court filings, federal officials admitted that the $7.5 billion in cuts from clean energy projects begun under former president Joe Biden were “based solely” on whether states had voted for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

‘STRONGER TOGETHER’: Relationships key as Indiana’s faith coalitions counter Beckwith’s rhetoric

Indiana’s faith community relies on relationships as they join together to advocate for the marginalized, push for social justice, and respond to Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s inflammatory remarks. (Photo/Pexels.com)

For years, relationships connecting many of Indiana’s faith traditions have existed quietly: clergy members meeting over coffee, nonprofit leaders collaborating on community needs and advocates looking for ways to build trust despite theological differences.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation

Andrew Tate, right, and his brother, Tristan, center, speak to the media as they arrive in Romania in March after a visit to the United States. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

Online influencer Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist who has millions of young male followers, was facing allegations of sex trafficking women in three countries when he and his brother left their home in Romania to visit the United States.

If Democracy Had a World Cup

Like millions of you, I spent many hours in the past month watching the World Cup. As usual, I was pulling for Uruguay, a place I’ve never visited but have admired for being the first South American country to legalize same-sex marriage, marijuana, abortion, and to outlaw salt shakers from being placed on restaurant tables in their capital, Montevideo.

Thom Hartmann, Detective

A guest editorial by our friend and colleague Greg Palast

Here are two ways an American can make a citizen.

  • 1. Take your partner out for a nice dinner and a romantic dance.

  • 2. Once home, with no light but candles, remove unnecessary clothing, and let Nature guide you.

  • 3. Roughly nine months later, a citizen arrives…

…OR,

  • 1. Spend $75 online to set up a Limited Liability Corporation in Delaware.

It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now

Nolan Wells’s mother Christine Wonsley held a press conference on July 10, 2026, in New York City after her son’s mysterious death over the Fourth of July off the coast of Mississippi. Photo: Steve Sanchez/Sipa USA via AP Images

The deaths of Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley are symptoms of a nation retreating from any pretense of equal rights.

There is a tangible heat to being Black in America this summer. 

One Year In, Trump’s ‘Big, Ugly Bill’ Is the Kick In the Face Worker Advocates Warned About

As Republicans rammed their so-called One Big Beautiful Bill through Congress last year on the way to President Donald Trump’s desk, opponents of the legislation sounded the alarm over the pain it would inflict upon working families for the benefit of the wealthiest Americans. One year in, those warnings have borne out—and experts say the worst is yet to come.

Announcement from Public Citizen, 7/2/26:

Just moments ago, a federal judge ruled that the Trump regime’s attempt to weaponize the United States Postal Service — and prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots — violates the settlement in a lawsuit Public Citizen brought on behalf of the NAACP during Trump’s first term.

In other words, Trump cannot enlist the USPS in his campaign to disenfranchise Americans who rely on mail-in voting.

THE NEXT 250TH: A New Patriotism based on Democracy not Piracy

It seems like progressive patriots are still stuck in the rut of responding 1x1 to Trump’s daily outrages – from a failed war to a botched pool renovation – even as he tries to kidnap this week’s Semiquincentiennal. Yet there’s no modern Tom Paine – at least not until presidential aspirants speak up post-Fall – with a unifying theory-of-the-case to renew an unpopular Democratic party. Not for enactment now but in case a Blue Backlash provides it with a working majority.

Here’s one possible framework…in case:

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