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Liberal YouTubers I love this woman explaining on how we will fix this mess. 114,488 155

Foreign Affairs Putin's War Economy Has Reached a Dead End - The Global Gambit - Pyotr Kurzin 56,734 221

Cable News Clips Brennan Center's Elizabeth Goitein: 'I worry that (FISA) abuses were the tip of the iceberg' - Velshi - MS NOW 71,902 99

Environment & Energy Impact of budget cuts on Natl parks..Yosemite visitor numbers explode as park does away with reservation system 189,422 551

Health Husband's in the hospital with pneumonia 39,172 272

Civil Liberties DOJ Enters a New, Even More Aggressive Phase 6,697 244

Occupy Underground Man, this sure is a strange Golden Age. Foreclosures hit six-year high. 11,221 318

Omaha Steve's Labor Group UAW Local 2093 Members at American Axle to Hold Strike Authorization Vote May 11 18,034 261

Economy Collapse Starts - Joe Blogs 102,017 393

Israel/Palestine 2 settlers fire at Israeli paraglider, Palestinian homes, in separate incidents 145,515 235

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Passenger railroads see a sharp jump in ridership as gas prices climb 4,826 102

Religion Anyone see the recent movie, "The Story of Everything"? 328,469 318

National Security & Defense US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies 17,660 139

Media MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz 5,515 138

Women's Rights & Issues The Regressive Ideologies Behind the 'Baby Bust' Panic 17,122 277

Education Several States - and LA Public Schools - Are Setting Limits On Screen Time: NPR 📱 15,391 250

Gun Control & RKBA Happy Day 214,066 369

Single Payer Health Systems Report for the month of April for "Unacceptable" 1,136 93

Gun Control Reform Activism Justice Department seeks to roll back gun control measures days after Trump assassination attempt 14,576 196

Activist Headquarters Postcards to Swing States needs your help! 5,113 256

Disability Are lifts for stairs tax deductible? 1,878 107

Congress FL-11: Florida Republican (Daniel Webster) announces he will retire from House after term ends 5,228 117

Campaigns The Georgia Democrat for underdogs 8,427 139

LGBT Civil Rights and Activism Representation Matters 🌈🏳️‍🌈💕 2,086 167

Pro-Choice Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here's why. 3,824 134

Cannabis Happy 4-20 12,358 313

Drug Policy Ambien as a schedule IV drug 3,617 118

Democrats SCOTUS 8,016 160

Social Security & Medicare Anyone here been on SSDI and then signed up for SSA retirement? 2,124 137

Veterans VA Claims Are Moving Faster, But Some Veterans Still Wait Months for Decisions. Here's Why. 12,481 163

Election Reform What Happens If They Don't Accept the Election? 3,117 190

Race & Ethnicity Protective Fictions: James Baldwin's Warning and the Church of the Founders - Tad Stoermer 1,302 83

Poverty Christmas in Appalachia, The Permanently Poor - A CBS News Special Report, 1964 1,320 110

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