Hear and discuss with PSL organizers and cultural workers Claudia De la Cruz (NYC), Jasmine Nicole Williams (Atlanta), Rachel Domond (Houston) and Saidi Moseley (NYC) […]
Month: June 2026
Humans Will Never Colonize Mars — And Musk Knows It
Shortly before SpaceX’s initial public offering catapulted Elon Musk’s personal wealth over $1 trillion, the company’s founder declared that the goal of his rocket company […]
Trump and Iran: Stupid Is As Stupid Does
A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes […]
Trump’s MOU is an IOU: the severe US losses of his misbegotten war
The Memorandum of Understanding, which ostensibly ends the four-month war between the US and Iran, illuminated the profound US defeat. In addition, a Quincy Institute […]
Wasian and proud — but does the label uplift or divide?
“Wasians” are having a moment right now. Think of Winter Olympians Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, actors Lola Tang (The Summer I […]
ACA Unveils New Way for Catching Traders Selling Fake Goods
The latest measures are part of the government’s efforts to protect consumers, preserve intellectual property rights and strengthen confidence in Kenyan products…See More
Far-Right Israeli Minister Ben Gvir to Attend UNCops Conference in NYC in July
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir — a far right extremist who is notorious for escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West […]
Trump Administration Attempts to Stop Reparations to Black Community in Illinois
On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a motion to join a lawsuit attempting to block the U.S.’s first and only reparations program. The federal government […]
The new Obama Presidential Center ramps up Trump’s jealousy
Years before he ran, the throughline that would define Donald Trump’s presidency was set: his racist, unhinged obsession with Barack Obama. Trump could have gone […]
What do we celebrate on Juneteenth?
This year marks the sixth anniversary of the U.S. honoring Juneteenth as a federal holiday, and 161 years since the day chattel slavery was considered […]
Commercial Traffic Through Hormuz Strait Surges After US-Iran Deal
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
WEATHER: Powerful winds and rain to sweep across SA
Take a detailed look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Friday, 19 June 2026…See More
Trump’s abysmal joke nicknames flagged as sign he’s losing marbles: ‘Time to hang it up’
President Donald Trump is exhibiting a clear pattern that shows just how badly his cognitive abilities have slipped from what they used to be, MS […]
Trump’s ‘last straw’ of broken promises lined him up for MAGA ‘battering’: columnist
Donald Trump is hyper aware that his Iran deal is tearing his party apart — but he’s especially concerned that he’s left his MAGA base […]
Survey: More Americans Are Carrying Concealed Guns
Firearms sales went through the roof during COVID and 2020’s social unrest as people scrambled to deal with a world that seemed to be coming […]
UK’s top data regulator resigns, citing ‘poor judgement’
LONDON — John Edwards has resigned from his role running the U.K.’s data protection watchdog, citing “poor judgement” in interactions with colleagues. Edwards, who had […]
Costa on list of ‘undesirables’ targeted by Portuguese neo-Nazi group
European Council President António Costa was among the more than 100 politicians and public figures included in a list of “undesirables” targeted by a Portuguese […]
‘Sleepwalking into a catastrophe’: Proposed data centre raises water fears
To its supporters, this proposed data centre will provide much-needed regional jobs, but in the nation’s driest state, critics say the draw on river water […]
Government buys back $430m worth of water for Murray-Darling Basin
A $430 million Murray-Darling Basin water buyback sparks a fresh political fight over the balance between food production and environmental recovery…See More
How to Rebuild a Justice System
The Supreme Court… has failed (with some exceptions) to protect individual liberty, to understand and apply the requirements of due process, to check or restrain […]