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The lead Aug 18, 2026 7

The Little-Known Democratic Socialist Plan to Reshape the American Left Through Labor Unions

A DSA pamphlet titled "Why Socialists Should Become Teachers" urges members to take jobs in schools, logistics and health care to push unions further left.

Tyler ONeil

Aug 18, 2026 9

Watch Your Six: How Socialism Is Quietly Advancing in America

The Democratic Socialists of America back candidates in Maine, Minnesota, New York and California who want government to own energy, transportation, housing and heavy industry.

Robert B. Charles

Aug 18, 2026 14

Hawaii Takes Aim at the First Amendment

After the Supreme Court already rebuked Hawaii Democrats for trampling the Second Amendment earlier this year, the Aloha State is now going after the First Amendment as well.

Matt Lamb

Aug 18, 2026 60

Dem Cities Offer Interest-Free Loans to Comply with Islamic Sharia Law

A growing number of Democrat cities are offering interest-free loans to comply with Sharia law – just the latest example of how the radical religious and moral code of Islam is supplanting American law without any input from voters.

Shane Harris

Aug 17, 2026 20

How Socialism Erodes Liberty When Common Sense Is Forgotten

A logging truck once wedged itself under a 14-foot-6 Maine bridge and would not budge; the writer argues the country is stuck the same way, on socialism.

Robert B. Charles

Aug 16, 2026 11

Racialized DEI Hiring Is Bad for Everyone

Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who was found dead on Friday, was indeed a victim - but not of "racist" online trolls, as his defenders claim.

David P. Deavel

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