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Forty years ago today, millions of Americans joined hands in one of the most ambitious charitable events in U.S. history. On May 25, 1986, an estimated 6.5 million people formed a human chain stretching nearly 6,600 miles from New York City to Long Beach, California, in an effort to raise money and awareness for hungerContinue reading “Forty years ago today, millions of Americans joined hands across America”

The enduring magic of Frank Capra’s classic Christmas movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, lies not in its comforting holiday sentiment, but in its stark, diagnosis of the American soul and in its uncomfortable, prophetic clarity. We return to it not just for sentiment, but for a diagnosis. The story of a building and loan inContinue reading “Greed is not merely a symptom of what ails America, it’s the disease”

By Sofia Rubinson and Samantha Tanner | NewsGuard Nearly one third of Americans (30 percent) believe that at least one of the three attempts on President Donald Trump’s life over the last two years was staged, according to a new NewsGuard/YouGov poll. For each attempted assassination, a majority of Americans said either that it was staged or that they were not sureContinue reading “Nearly one-third of Americans believe at least one Trump assassination attempt was ‘staged’”

You would think, listening to certain folks on television this week, that the single greatest obstacle between the American people and a nice Memorial Day barbecue is a stubborn low-pressure system parked over the Great Lakes. According to the conservative propaganda channel that Roger Ailes built back when Ronald Reagan was still selling morning inContinue reading “Fox News blames the rain while your wallet burns and Iran laughs”

Here is what is happening. The Trump administration is preparing an executive order that would force Americans to prove their citizenship just to have a bank account. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asked, “Why don’t we have information on who’s in our banking system?” That is the kind of question a child asks, or a tyrant.Continue reading “You may lose God-given freedom until you prove you are really you”

The president of the United States vowed to destroy members of his own party. Not their policies. Not their careers in the abstract. Them, personally. One by one, by name. “We’re going to take them out,” said President Donald Trump in December, referring to Indiana state senators who refused his demand to redraw congressional mapsContinue reading “Trump’s demand for obedience from GOP senators in Indiana echoes a dark history”

Six current and former Democratic members of Congress — each with a notable record of voting alongside House Republicans on significant legislation — have endorsed a longtime Texas Republican who is running for a Democratic congressional nomination in New Jersey, in a pattern that has drawn scrutiny from progressive activists in the state. Rebecca Bennett,Continue reading “Six unreliable Democrats back Texas Republican for Democratic nod, raising questions”

Many critics, including women’s rights organizations and political opponents, argue that Trump does not respect women, pointing to a long history of controversial statements, insults regarding women’s appearances, and allegations of misconduct. In the first 18 months of his return to power, President Donald Trump has assembled a Cabinet only to watch it disassemble, withContinue reading “Almost all the President’s women… are gone or going”

Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests. In a preclinical study published in Anesthesiology, McGill University researchers found that even though cryotherapy (icing) eased pain in the short term, recovery time was more than doubled inContinue reading “Icing injuries may slow recovery and prolong pain, study finds”

Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. has voted repeatedly to send billions of dollars and weapons to Israel’s military as they wage a genocide against the Palestinian people, but he has also wasted 36 years in Congress watching the quality of life in America decline. He has failed to stop President Donald Trump, fix the economy, or achieve meaningful progress toContinue reading “New Jersey Democrats should replace Frank Pallone with John Hsu”

Pip: Welcome to NJTODAY.NET, where the mailers are misleading, the debt clock never sleeps, and the FAA is apparently recruiting the next generation of air traffic controllers from a gaming tournament. Mara: Atom Tabloid has been covering a lot of ground this week — democracy under pressure, immigration enforcement and civil liberties, the federal debt,Continue reading “Review Podcast: Power, rights, and public trust are among the topics covered”

The federal government is again asking Americans to trust a public health apparatus led by officials many physicians and epidemiologists regard with open alarm. This week, the United States imposed emergency Ebola-related travel restrictions affecting travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda, requiring all U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residentsContinue reading “Health uncertainty is spreading in the United States faster than Ebola or hantavirus”

The numbers arrived without ceremony, tucked into the middle of a national survey recently released by Quinnipiac University Poll. But inside them was a blunt political warning for Donald Trump, a president who returned to office promising cheaper fuel, lower costs, and an economy that ordinary Americans could once again afford to live in. Instead,Continue reading “Seventy-two percent of Americans blame Donald Trump for the recent rise in gasoline prices”

The Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer does not announce itself. It sits beneath the Pine Barrens, a buried ocean of fresh water that has no interest in human schedules or corporate expansion plans. But it is running out of time. On June 3, the Pinelands Alliance will hold its fourth Science Forum in a renovated two-story barn onContinue reading “Pinelands Alliance will hold its fourth Science Forum on June 3”

The number is so staggering it nearly defies comprehension: $31.265 trillion. That is the amount of money the United States government owes to the people and institutions that hold its bonds. For the first time since the demobilization after World War II, that debt is now larger than the entire American economy. As of MarchContinue reading “National debt surpasses entire U.S. economy for the first time since World War II”

On the last Saturday of May, in a public library just a few miles from where Thomas Edison once lit up the world, a small group of people will gather to do something that has become quietly radical in 2026: they will think, read, and speak honestly about who they are. The event is calledContinue reading “OutFront Metuchen is meeting on May 30 at the Metuchen Public Library”

The United States indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro in connection with a 1996 incident, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Wednesday, marking ​an escalation in the pressure campaign against the communist government in Havana. Castro faces charges including murder, conspiracy to kill US nationals, and destruction of aircraft, in circumstances that seem veryContinue reading “US indicts Cuba’s former president Raul Castro, 94, for something Trump does”

The Expedition 74 crew continued exploring ways to advance cancer treatments and prevent excessive bleeding aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The orbital residents are also unpacking a U.S. cargo spacecraft while preparing spacesuits for an upcoming spacewalk. NASA flight engineer Chris Williams was back on new cancer research treating samples of fruit flies engineered with the genetic profile of pancreatic cancerContinue reading “International Space Station crew exploring cancer treatments & preparing for spacewalk”

The modern Republican Party often still invokes the language of “law and order,” but the phrase has undergone a profound transformation since the era of Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon. Once framed—however imperfectly—as a defense of constitutional stability, public order, and civic responsibility, the slogan today exists alongside open contempt for democratic institutions, election integrity,Continue reading “American principles don’t matter to Republicans addicted to political expediency”

It is later than you think. The men in white coats who measure the fever of this planet have just done something remarkable. They have taken their most terrifying prophecy—the one where your grandchildren bake beneath a sky gone mad with heat—and they have quietly laid it in a drawer. They have called it “implausible.”Continue reading “Scientists admit they are imperfect, but lying politicians cannot be trusted”