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Wealth Inequality in America (updated 2026) Updated in 2026, thirteen years after the original video went viral, we dive even deeper into the worsening inequality crippling our country. This video contains updated infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality itself, and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is worse than what we think it is.

With support from loggers and (some) environmentalists, Congress unites on major wildfire bill The proposed legislation comes at a time of increasingly devastating wildfires.

Why Is It So Hard to Imagine the End of American Empire?

Trump Falls Asleep Onstage at September 11 Ceremony President Trump fell asleep at the 9/11 memorial ceremony. The president dozed off at multiple points during the event Friday, slumped over in his chair with his eyes closed and his head hanging down while everyone else onstage—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Melania Trump, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice—was clearly awake.

Prosecutor who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets resigns without charging anyone Joe diGenova, the 81-year-old Trump loyalist who had headed a sprawling investigation in the Southern District of Florida that targeted President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies, has resigned from the Justice Department.

Newsom Killed The AI Kill Switch

Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises

Bernie Sanders-endorsed challenger defeats Providence mayor in a Democratic primary

The Supreme Court Deals Trump Crushing Blow Ahead of Midterms Justice Kavanaugh refused to override a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that killed Trump’s midterm redistricting play.

Former Obama Admin Official Says It’s Time To Consider Military Strikes on Chinese Data Centers to Prevent Them From Reaching AGI Data centers can be bombed with conventional munitions."

Democrats Just Hit a Midterm Polling Milestone in the Battle for the Senate With Midterms Less Than 60 Days Away Control of the Senate in the midterm elections is no longer a foregone conclusion, according to Decision Desk HQ, which changed its forecast for the chamber. The post Democrats Just Hit a Midterm Polling Milestone in the Battle for the Senate With Midterms Less Than 60 Days Away first appeared on Mediaite.

Bernie Sanders Lets Loose on the Democratic Party, the Midterms and 2028

POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Parties face another deadline as election race intensifies Cosatu prepares for national congress, and Brics leaders to meet in New Delhi for 18th summit

Trump Is Wrecking His Own Agenda—and for What? Mona Charen is joined by Bill Galston, Linda Chavez, and Damon Linker for a “Beg to Differ” reunion!

Third Way Is Copying the Left’s Homework No one else has any ideas worth pointlessly compromising.

How Cubans are navigating the US oil blockade with rechargeable fans and solar-powered Chinese tricycles | CNN cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/52357579 Sept. 5, 2026 How to conserve cellphone battery when recharging options are scarce; how to preserve food when the fridge isn’t working; how to cope with the heat when air-conditioners aren’t an option; how to generate power when the whole country has almost none left. These are the sort of tutorials that have made the Instagram feed of influencer Dayán Marrero indispensable to many Cubans as they try to adapt to the rolling electricity blackouts and fuel shortages that are increasingly part of everyday life… As the #US-imposed #oil #blockade that is worsening the situation bites ever deeper, Marrero and his compatriots are having to get creative. Farmers pasteurize milk over charcoal fires; commuters ride solar-powered Chinese tricycles; tour guides grind coffee by hand…

You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.

Missouri Supreme Court Blocks GOP Maps, Puts Gerrymandering Issue to Voters The decision will likely be appealed by Republican state leaders to the US Supreme Court.

This Week in Democracy – Week 85: What a Pair of Bombshell Whistleblower Reports Uncovered About Trump's Tyranny Zeteo’s weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump’s second term.

Eight Days to a Test of Party Power in Providence