“Be not afraid.” When Pope John Paul II uttered those words in 1979, they resonated far beyond his native Warsaw, Poland. His proclamation was not simply spiritual guidance, but a principled stance against Soviet tyranny. John Paul II gave voice to the oppressed and reminded us why moral clarity matters. Sadly, that clarity was sometimes […]
Tens of millions of Americans deal with differing levels of fraud every year, so many that, in Oregon, Attorney General Dan Rayfield has made consumer protection one of his top priorities. When Oregon Democrats introduced House Bill 3789 and called it the Workers’ Fraud Protection Act, proclaiming to protect public employees from bad actors falsely […]
An attempt by Republican lawmakers to roll back the federal government’s share of Medicaid expansion could result in tens of thousands of additional deaths, according to an analysis by a liberal think tank. The analysis by the Centers for American Progress (CAP), shared first with The Hill, found that about 34,200 more people would die annually...
Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley suggested that the U.S. should "want to be on the right side of history" regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.
While Rep. Jim Clyburn rips the media for failing to "deliver" his party's message, pundits are eyeballing a certain New York City congresswoman as a potential messenger.
President Donald Trump is growing impatient with efforts to negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Reflecting on negotiations, he recently warned, “There’s a point at which you have to either put up or shut up.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio later backed up that stance by arguing that if a peace deal is […]
Meta's Oversight Board is calling on the company to evaluate how recent changes to its content moderation policies could impact the human rights of some users, including those in the LGBTQ community. The Oversight Board published 11 case decisions overnight Wednesday, marking the first cases to take into account the policy and enforcement changes announced...
Lawmakers in Nassau County, New York, are pushing a measure to make it illegal to stand within 15 feet of police or other first responders during an emergency.