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Month: June 2026
“Nuclear Family Month” shows that MAGA is still coming for same-sex marriage
In recent years, Republican propaganda has quietly moved away from loud condemnation of the gay community to focusing the most overt hate on trans people. […]
Delaney Hall is reshaping how ICE runs its detention centers
The Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, has become the epicenter of protest against President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, with its prominence […]
2 State-owned Banks in Kyrgyzstan Drop 131 Clients Due to Sanctions Risks
While the companies haven’t been named, what’s clear is that Bishkek wants to be seen making an effort to address the EU’s sanctions circumvention concerns.
United States and Iran trade fresh strikes further testing 60-day truce
Tehran said it launched strikes against US targets in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for an earlier strike launched by Washington on Iran…See More
Press freedom under threat in Uganda as military chief orders closures
Independent media group, NMG, said it was under a “military siege” after Muhoozi Kainerugaba shutdown its newspapers, TV station, and radio outlets…See More
What to Eugene Debs Was the Fourth of July?
Few figures on the left have been as committed to realizing the democratic promise of American politics as Eugene Debs.
A Casual Comment Gets a Deeper Dive
I realize there’s a “Day” for just about everything, just as the Catholics have a stunning collection of patron saints. But fact-checking? Now there’s a […]
We’re Talking About “Hypocrisy” All Wrong
Pick any Trump-imposed crisis over the last year, and you’ll find prominent Democrats decrying the president’s actions with an all-too-familiar word. California Gov. Gavin Newsom […]
Kemi Badenoch tries out her Andy Burnham attack lines
LONDON — Agent of “chaos” or more of the same? Britain’s opposition parties are still trying to work out how to paint Andy Burnham. With […]
Europe’s industrial wake-up call
The July revision of the EU ETS Directive will determine whether the EU can reconcile it with industrial competitiveness. In short, whether it can achieve […]
Will AI make companies outsource more or less?
It’s almost hard to remember nowadays, but before the pandemic a lot of us were worried about falling business dynamism in the United States. For whatever reason, […]
Wall Street’s got China’s currency ambitions all wrong
Wall Street has spent nearly two decades operating on a flawed assumption about China’s financial intentions. Eventually, Beijing would want what Washington has: the world’s […]
Malema calls for ‘peace, unity, love’ amid Bafana’s match
EFF leader Julius Malema believes Malema can quell xenophobic tensions as South Africans unite to cheer them on…See More
Police Respond to Torture Claims Amid Outrage over Missing Activists
Some of the missing persons have been missing even before the June 25 protests, coming after growing public outrage and frustrations…See More
The Art of the Dodge: Steven Raga Perfects the Politics of “Progressive Except for Palestine”
The Queens assemblymember built a career on AIPAC support and silence on Gaza. Now, facing a Palestinian American DSA challenger, he’s perfected the political choreography […]
Pakistani Strikes Along Afghan Border Leave Dozens Dead
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders said Pakistani air strikes killed dozens in the border regions between the two countries that Islamabad claimed were being used by militants […]
Oil Prices Rise Again After US, Iran Exchange Strikes
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 […]
1,000kg of CSIRO archives on Australia’s wool history returned
More than 1,000 kilograms of wool samples, lab notes and technical drawings spent decades gathering dust in a British home. A Victorian sheep farmer just […]
Chickens culled, global outbreaks: Bird flu’s deadly rise, in numbers
The deadly H5 bird flu has finally hit Australia. Here’s how other nations have coped with the virus…See More