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- by Tim MurphyEver since a government shutdown first started to seem like a real possibility, President Donald Trump has been threatening to use an impasse on Capitol Hill as a pretext to go after the people and institutions he doesn’t like. His administration has moved to kill New York City’s biggest infrastructure project, announced his intent to […]
- by RevealMackenson Remy didn’t plan to bypass security when he drove into the parking lot of a factory in Greeley, Colorado. He’d never been there before. All he knew was this place had jobs—lots of jobs. Remy is originally from Haiti, and in 2023, he’d been making TikTok videos about job openings in the area for […]
- by Dan FalkThis story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the 1995 book The Demon Haunted World, the astronomer Carl Sagan warned that the United States was turning its back on science, and that the consequences would be dire. Near the start of their new book, Science Under Siege: How […]
- by Jeff St. JohnThis story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has vetoed three bills that aimed to boost the use of virtual power plants, undermining an opportunity to decrease the state’s fast-rising electricity costs and increase its grid reliability. On Friday, Newsom vetoed AB 44, AB 740, and SB 541, […]
- by Dan Friedman and Nick SchwellenbachFor our November+December issue, we investigated the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump’s immigration police state: the surge in funding and manpower, the troubling arrests by masked agents, the increasing use of problematic tech, the incessant cruelty of the messaging, and the shadowy profiteers cashing in on the administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown. Read the whole package here. Earlier this year, the […]
- by Kiera Butler and Julianne McShaneIn early September, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo took the podium at a Tampa news conference to make an unprecedented announcement: He planned to eliminate “all vaccine mandates” in the state, he told the crowd. “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” “Who am I, as a man standing […]
- by Laura C. Morel and Ian GordonFor our November+December issue, we investigated the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump’s immigration police state: the surge in funding and manpower, the troubling arrests by masked agents, the increasing use of problematic tech, the incessant cruelty of the messaging, and the shadowy profiteers cashing in on the administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown. Read the whole package here. When the Alligator […]
- by Mother JonesAn army of masked ICE agents snatching people when they show up to work, to church, to their child’s day care, to immigration court. A return of family separations. That deportation flight ASMR video the White House posted on X. Kristi Noem posing in front of tattooed detainees at El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. When […]
- by Ian Gordon; charts by Melissa LewisFor our November+December issue, we investigated the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump’s immigration police state: the surge in funding and manpower, the troubling arrests by masked agents, the increasing use of problematic tech, the incessant cruelty of the messaging, and the shadowy profiteers cashing in on the administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown. Read the whole package here. When Congress passed […]
- by Samantha MichaelsFor our November+December issue, we investigated the brutal rollout of President Donald Trump’s immigration police state: the surge in funding and manpower, the troubling arrests by masked agents, the increasing use of problematic tech, the incessant cruelty of the messaging, and the shadowy profiteers cashing in on the administration’s anti-immigrant crackdown. Read the whole package here. When the […]
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- by Amelia Thomson-DeVeauxWelcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration […]
- by Geoffrey SkelleyThe second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one […]
- by Nathaniel RakichOn Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a […]
- by Nathaniel RakichWelcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll showing former President Donald […]
- by Nathaniel RakichIn his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home state. His 2022 reelection by 19 percentage points “was not just a big victory,” he has argued. “It was really a fundamental realignment of Florida from being a swing state to being […]
- by Monica PottsPresidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years later. If either is elected again next year, at ages 78 and 81, respectively, they will be older than the previous […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Ed ScarceAccording to Josh Thomas, a neighbor who recorded the video, they arrested her for "obstruction" while she said "I didn't obstruct" and told them she worked for a local tv station. Didn't seem to matter, as she was brutally thrown to the ground anyway and cuffed. Source: Chicago Tribune A WGN-TV video editor and producer […]
- by Susie MadrakAn expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at Rutgers University has fled with his family to Spain after getting death threats amid a campaign by the campus chapter of Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired. Via AP: Mark Bray, an assistant professor of history, said Thursday that he decided to […]
- by HeatherMSNBC's Chris Hayes took Republicans to the woodshed over their dangerous new lies about the upcoming No Kings protests. HAYES: This week we've been watching protests gather across the country, large and small, planned and impromptu. We saw a massive crowd march through Chicago this week. We covered it live on the air here against […]
- by HeatherIllinios Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to have him arrested and the fact that the people around Trump are "benefiting from his failure of mental health, his dementia." This isn't the first time Pritzker has called Trump's mental health into question, and he's been pushing back hard on the troop deployment to Chicago […]
- by Red PainterYet another company is learning the hard way that loyalty to Donald Trump only goes one way. Today's edition of FAFO involves NextEra, one of the largest energy companies in the country. They donated over $5 million dollars towards Donald Trump's vanity project – the tacky ballroom White House extension. In return he cancelled one […]
- by Conover KennardDonald J. Trump finally broke his silence over Maria Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and his remarks were typical of the raging narcissistic president. Donald claims that Machado phoned him to say, "I'm accepting this in honor of you because you really deserved it," and if you believe that, I'm sure he'll throw […]
- by NewsHound EllenIllinois JB Pritzker once again demonstrated his messaging mastery in a hilarious bit on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night. Dressed in a flak jacket and standing in front of a serene and orderly Chicago cityscape, Pritzker said, “As you can see, there’s utter mayhem and chaos on the ground.” But it’s not criminals and "antifa" […]
- by NewsHound EllenDespite winning millions and millions in defamation suits against MAGA media figures, Dominion Voting Systems machines will now be owned by a crony of one of Trump's top election-lie lieutenants. Via The Guardian (my emphases added): The company was purchased by Scott Leiendecker, a former Republican Missouri election official who founded KnowInk, which makes electronic […]
- by John AmatoBenny Johnson, MAGA influencer, Russian asset, and Christian nationalist attacked the US Constitution when he said he believes if you're not born in America, you shouldn't be a judge or in Congress. Johnson also hates people with dual passports. Why? Who the fuck knows or cares. MediaMatters caught his idiotic, racist rant. JOHNSON: The cause […]
- by Steve in ManhattanBluestem Prarie – the case for Wounded Knee medals is not over; Greater Good – the case for hope (with Rebecca Solnit); Joe.My.God. – Mayor Adams refuses to condemn the case against NY AG; Slacktivist – the case of men behaving badly; Tell Me a Story – the case of Bleach Beclowndi. Send tips, requests, […]
- by Jason EasleyDonald Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize in the worst way, but his actions are the opposite of the Nobel Committee's criteria for the award.
- by Jason EasleyAt a White House event, Trump claimed he was lowering drug prices by 1000%, and then confused groceries, gas, and oil in remarks that showed his apparent growing inability to form thoughts.
- by Sarah Jones & Jason EasleyTrump and his administration thought that they could pressure Democrats by mass-firing more federal workers. The scheme has immediately backfired.
- by Jason EasleyHouse and Senate Republicans don't have a strategy to reopen the government that they closed, so they have decided to call the millions of Americans who plan to engage in peaceful protests terrorists.
- by Jason EasleyInstead of paying the military, or opening the government, Trump is setting himself up for a massive backfire by indicting New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- by Jason EasleySpeaker Mike Johnson did something he rarely does. He faced the American people, and a woman from Virginia who said she is a Republican tore into Johnson for not paying the troops.
- by Jason EasleyHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said that the American people deserve the same security that billionaires got with their tax cuts while rejecting a one year extension of ACA subsidies.
- by Jason EasleyGov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said Trump has dementia, so a few hours later, the president responded by claiming there are no glass windows in Portland's businesses.
- by Jason EasleyArizona Democratic Sens. Kelly and Gallego showed up at Speaker Mike Johnson's press gaggle and confronted him over not swearing in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva.
- by Sarah Jones & Jason EasleyRepublicans love to wrap themselves in the flag, but it is ten House Democrats who are demanding that Speaker Johnson reopen the House to pay the troops.
- by Left WisdomI Thank the Nobel Peace Prize pickers for Not Giving the Toddler in the White House an award for nothingWe have heard about trump wanting the Nobel Peace Prize. I had hoped that the question had been resolved when I never heard that he had managed to get his name on that list. Well, yesterday evening […]
- by Left WisdomThe above pictured is taken from the article listed at the bottom of the page. We are currently hearing more improbable rhetoric from the known large scale liar that currently is back in the oval office running the government in the anti-American values direction of expelling people that have contributed to the well-being of the […]
- by Left WisdomToday is D day, but first lets talk about the evils of the House and Senate in 2025. Yes, you read that right. I WANT a government shutdown. My thesis is that trump is incompetent and the republicans are too busy kissing up to trump for some insane reason to do anything for the people […]
- by Left WisdomWhy am I seeing those that defended hate speech suddenly hating hate speech? Or is it only other people speech they want to outlawJust a short spot here. Not much to say really except why is it that the folks that always thought I should listen to how much they hated me as a gay man, […]
- by Left WisdomReligion, Freedom and minding one’s own business in a Constitional Republic and also why I don’t talk to MAGA FOLKS…..EVER and illogic.Why did I block every MAGA supporter from my page on not just Facebook, but also on my new social media, Bluesky Social. I have experience and still observe this dictatorial tendency and total refusal […]
- by Left WisdomBefore I discuss this in detail, lets explore what these terms mean.Theocracy — the rule of the nation by one particular religious group, usually at the expence of every other religious group in the country. We are not there yet, although the White Christian Nationalist are trying to force us into it. Which is one of the reasons, […]
- by Left WisdomSo why did I pick this title. Because I am not a polite person. I don’t believe in mincing words and sparing the feelings of the enemy of the ideology that I have obtained from reading about the foundation and continance of this country. To set the stage, let me give my own personal snapshot […]
- by Left WisdomWhy MAGA itself is evil — no excusesLet’s make one thing perfectly clear. I do not knowingly associate with MAGA persons, nor do I ever plan on it. The guy above looks like a cool dude, and would likely fit into the culture of New Orleans by looks only. I have seen grown men walking down the street […]
- by Left Wisdom***Here I am sharing my review of this good book by Sarah Knzior explaining how the evil of the trump lead destruction of every good thing that the American nation, and people had managed to achieve over the last 100 years in our efforts to achieve full-citizen human rights. But then a lot list of […]
- by Left WisdomThis is a political philosophy that would only work for the anybody but the elite unless we were living in a perfect world. A world that is, where everybody has the same opportunities and starts out at the same level in society. The world is obviously not perfect by any portion of the definition so […]
- by Jonathan H. AdlerThoughts on the New York Times' Selective Survey of District Court Judges
- by Josh Blackman10/11/1972: Roe v. Wade argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 11, 1972 appeared first on Reason.com.
- by C. Jarrett DieterleAfter restaurant delivery drivers quit in droves and costs soared, the city is expanding minimum wage rules to grocery couriers.
- California's Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Cost the State 18,000 Jobs. That Shouldn't Surprise Anyone.by Peter SudermanLawmakers made an exception for smaller restaurant chains, implicitly acknowledging that the law would come with costs.
- by Eugene VolokhWhat's on your mind?
- by C.J. CiaramellaThe arrest comes less than a day after a federal judge ordered federal law enforcement to stop impeding reporters and protesters.
- by Billy BinionLaw enforcement launched 30 tear gas canisters into Amy Hadley's home, smashed windows, ransacked furniture, destroyed security cameras, and more. The government gave her nothing.
- by Jacob SullumIf the courts try to enforce legal limits on the president's military deployments, he can resort to an alarmingly broad statute that gives him more discretion.
- by Christian BritschgiCivil servants are normally temporarily furloughed during shutdowns. The White House insists the current funding lapse empowers them to permanently fire workers.
- by Joe LancasterThe case is the second in two weeks, with little legal merit, filed by a neophyte prosecutor against a Trump opponent
- Writer Cory Doctorow returns to Democracy Now! to discuss his new book Enshittification, which explores the term he coined in 2022 to describe how online platforms like Facebook degrade over time as companies seek to maximize profit at the expense of their users, and it has since become shorthand for describing a pervasive sense of […]
- 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado "Opposite of Peace": Greg GrandinThe Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqualified by the government of President Nicolás Maduro, with fellow opposition leader Edmundo González standing in for her. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council ultimately […]
- A ceasefire came into effect in Gaza on Friday after the Israeli government approved the first phase of the U.S.-backed plan to end two years of war in the Palestinian territory. The deal calls for a pause in Israeli attacks, the release of the remaining Israeli captives held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians detained […]
- Israeli Government Approves First Phase of Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Grand Jury Indicts New York Attorney General Letitia James, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado, Colombia’s President Petro Claims Colombians Killed in Boat Struck by U.S., Peruvian Lawmakers Swear In New President, U.S. Begins Implementation of $20 Billion Bailout for […]
- 5 Days in Israel's Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention OrdealIsraeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory. Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla say most of the participants were sent to Ktzi’ot Prison, notorious for harsh and abusive conditions. Some have reported physical abuse, […]
- President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal for Gaza. The 20-point roadmap includes a swap of captives and a phased Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, though details on many of the planks remain sketchy. Democracy Now! spoke with Palestinian and Israeli analysts on […]
- Celebrations broke out in Gaza and Israel overnight after President Trump announced Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a hostage-ceasefire deal. Trump said the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza would likely be released on Monday. Israel has also agreed to release hundreds of Palestinians held captive in Israeli prisons, but […]
- Trump Says Israel and Hamas Have Agreed to Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Israel Continues Attacks on Gaza Even as Palestinians Celebrate News of Ceasefire, Spanish Parliament Approves Israel Arms Embargo as Dutch Protesters Hold Sit-Ins for Gaza, GOP Defeats Senate War Powers Resolution to Limit Trump’s Strikes on Alleged Drug Traffickers, IRS to Furlough Nearly Half […]
- The new documentary Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink looks at how hedge funds have gutted newsrooms across the country. The hedge fund strategy of “distressed asset investing” involves buying up industries that are struggling to turn a profit, and then selling off their assets and laying off workers. “You have people who […]
- Bari Weiss to Head CBS News as Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Billionaire Ellison Family Expands Media EmpireWe speak to journalist David Klion about the Trump-affiliated right wing’s increasing grip on mainstream news media, as “anti-woke” pundit Bari Weiss takes the helm as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News. The former New York Times opinion writer, who left the paper over what she alleged was a climate of censorship, brands herself as […]