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Foreign Affairs Dozens feared dead after passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan 46,477 207

Environment & Energy Want government money for a heat pump? Time might be running out 179,324 544

Liberal YouTubers Is Trump's Cabinet The MOST HATED In History? Why Americans Don't Want Trump's Thugs! - Thom Hartmann 53,799 129

Cable News Clips Greed and gray areas: Cryptocurrency seems inherently appealing to Trump; a wildcard in his new term - Alex Wagner MSNBC 37,731 86

Omaha Steve's Labor Group Unionized Starbucks employees strike outside 2 Omaha stores as part of nationwide effort 16,516 256

Religion Linus's Christmas Monologue 327,730 312

National Security & Defense GAO: Half of US Navy's Amphibious Ships in Dire Condition 16,324 134

Israel/Palestine Beaten, hung from the ceiling: Gazans speak out against Hamas brutality - report 142,560 223

Economy This week's (Dec. 23 - Dec. 27) and next week's (Dec. 30 - Jan. 03) major U.S. economic reports 99,210 375

Health Foundational technology to make cancer cells revert to normal cells? 36,181 264

Single Payer Health Systems 'Bill of the Month': The series that dissects and slashes medical bills 974 90

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Chicago: CTA says bus schedules to return to prepandemic levels, one month after train service returns 4,367 95

Cannabis A recipe for Cannabis Ballz 11,956 309

Veterans 63 Years Ago Today, the First US Soldier Was Killed in Vietnam 11,898 155

Social Security & Medicare Help and information 1,691 123

Activist Headquarters Anti-Genocide Activists Target Israeli Drone Manufacturer in Brooklyn 3,645 216

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Just reading a science report about genetics. 1,947 161

Civil Liberties The Fight for Free Speech 4,907 232

Education Higher Education in Crisis, 80 Colleges Could Close By 2029 Even As Elite Ivy League Schools Thrive 📚 15,069 247

Democrats Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82 7,895 155

Election Reform Elections as 'Manhood Competitions': Feminist Political Scientists Reckon With Harris' Loss 3,079 186

Pro-Choice Here's What the Biden Administration Can Do About Abortion Before Trump Takes Office 3,747 135

Gun Control & RKBA Ellison [MN AG] announces litigation against GLOCK for "easily converted" gun design 213,916 367

Media Stolen identities. Stolen articles: AI slop is already invading Oregon's local journalism 5,025 132

Congress Tell the Senate: Don't Weaponize the Treasury Department Against Nonprofits (EFF) 5,040 113

Occupy Underground Consumers take notice of shrinkflation 11,005 312

Campaigns Elections have consequences. 8,362 137

Gun Control Reform Activism growing up in the 50s in Texas, we never had guns in our home. We felt safe. 14,547 195

Poverty NYC Anti-Homeless Streets, Hostile Architecture, Housing Crisis🔻Tackling Homelessness in Europe 1,303 108

Disability This 'morphing' wheel could allow wheelchairs to climb stairs - Reuters 1,723 104

Race & Ethnicity From 1996: Life on the Color Line 1,271 79

Drug Policy I don't recall hearing her say this, but... 3,600 118

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