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What Happened Today – March 17, 2026

Pearl Jam performing onstage at BST Hyde Park festival in London, England, July 2022

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members Pearl Jam, shown performing in London in 2022, urged fans today to flood the Capitol switchboard and vote no on the SAVE America Act. (Photo by Lugnuts, CC 4.0)

Donald Trump threw a war and none of our friends came. With the entitlement of a petulant child, the president spent more than a year threatening and belittling America’s traditional allies while publicly mocking their war dead. When the UK offered to help last week, he told them we didn’t need anyone. Days later, with … Read more

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