Under New Social Studies Standards, Minnesota Public School Students To Learn Palestinians’ ‘Liberation Struggles’

Minnesota public school students to learn about ‘decolonization’ Minnesota’s new K-12 social studies standards will teach students about Palestinians’ fight for “liberation” against the oppressive “colonizer” state of Israel, according to documents obtained by a think tank in the state. Under new standards adopted by the Minnesota Department of Education, students will learn about “decolonization,”

House Passes FISA Surveillance Bill on Fourth Try

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program on Friday, in a major step toward keeping a key element of the United States’ foreign intelligence-gathering operation in place. The House passed a bill reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in a 273-147 vote. The FISA bill now moves to

Biden Admin Finalizes Regulations Hiking Cost of Oil Drilling

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized a range of regulations designed to boost the cost of oil and gas drilling on public lands. The new rules follow years of criticism from green and taxpayer groups of federal oil and gas development. Many of the changes formalize provisions in Biden’s landmark climate change law, the

REVIEW: ‘Civil War’

It’s an MSNBC zombie movie (‘Civil War,’ IMDb) For months, word has spread about the new movie Civil War. It’s the most incendiary film of our time! Controversial! A president who claims a third term presides over a crumbling America that literally divides into factions and militias aligned either with him or with a rebel alliance

DNC Paid for Biden’s Lawyers in Special Counsel Probe: Report

A report released Friday shows President Joe Biden used campaign donations from the Democratic National Committee to pay for his legal defense during Special Counsel Robert Hur’s probe into his handling of classified documents.  The DNC paid various lawyers and law firms more than $1.5 million to defend Biden in Hur’s investigation, Axios reported. About

White House Announces Billions More in Student Debt Relief

The White House on Friday announced it will cancel another $7.4 billion in student loan debt, the latest in a string of loan forgiveness initiatives as President Joe Biden looks to take on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this fall.   “Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more Americans will get their student debt canceled, bringing

Elissa Slotkin Tries To Paint Her Republican Opponent as a Carpetbagger—But Doesn’t Live in the District She Represents

Democratic representative Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), who is running for U.S. Senate, hasn’t resided in the district she represents for nearly a year—a living arrangement that could complicate her efforts to paint her Republican opponent as a carpetbagger. Slotkin moved out of Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District in the summer of 2023, months after she was elected