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Economy Sears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate. 101,470 391

Liberal YouTubers FURIOUS Zelenskyy Finally TURNS THE TABLES on Trump - Meidas Touch 100,608 151

Cable News Clips 'Conman as commander in chief': Jasmine Crockett on Trump's economy - All In - MS NOW 63,275 95

Foreign Affairs Ex-Malaysia PM guilty of abuse of power and and money laundering - DW News 54,201 216

National Security & Defense Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever 17,285 138

Environment & Energy America's biggest oil field is turning into a pressure cooker 187,000 551

Activist Headquarters 'Weapons of mass construction': the US 'craftivists' using yarn to fight back against Trump 4,764 255

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Debunking the myths of open-loop payments in transit 4,737 100

Drug Policy ibogaine: Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs 3,613 118

Civil Liberties Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate 6,424 242

Health Homeopathy isn't medicine. Why is this pharmacy school pretending it is? 38,462 271

Women's Rights & Issues Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart 16,956 273

Media Life of Brian - Three Wise Men 5,400 137

Religion Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God 328,302 316

Israel/Palestine WSJ: Israel Won't Leave Gaza, Will Build Settlements, Defense Minister Says Statements are at odds with Trump's multipha 145,330 234

Election Reform One to share, Podcast from Christopher Titus 3,113 189

Veterans Trump Administration Bans Abortion Care for Veterans 12,320 161

Occupy Underground The Affordability Crisis is a "hoax" but Trump also plans to take steps to tackle said Affordability Crisis 11,124 317

Omaha Steve's Labor Group The scientist who helped create AI says it's only 'a matter of time' before every single job is wiped out 17,807 261

Poverty Christmas in Appalachia, The Permanently Poor - A CBS News Special Report, 1964 1,320 109

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Matt Bernstein: Samantha Fulnecky (Univ. of Oklahoma) Failed the Grift 2,067 166

Social Security & Medicare Social Security Disability, a Protection for Some Workers, Is at a Crossroads 2,051 133

Gun Control Reform Activism Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky slams 'evil in systems' after night of mass shootings 14,560 195

Single Payer Health Systems Some respite from the extremism of absurd medical bills - This non-profit quietly cancels $133M medical debt for Nevada 1,107 92

Pro-Choice A Birth Control Battle: Survivors Take Pfizer to Court Over Depo-Provera 3,811 134

Disability Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image 1,853 107

Gun Control & RKBA The Innocent Bystanders Caught in Deadly Crossfire of Self-Defense Shootings 214,059 369

Education We Gave Students Laptops and Took Away Their Brains How Screens Hurt Learning 15,363 249

Cannabis Does Weed Lose Potency When It Dries? 12,303 312

Democrats Say what you want about Trump (Go ahead, I'll wait... 7,979 160

Campaigns Give now to help Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher DEFEAT Lauren Boebert and flip this seat blue! 8,399 138

Congress House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk 5,203 116

Race & Ethnicity 'Binary thinking': Why Zohran Mamdani's African identity doesn't fit US racial boxes 1,300 83

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