When the Kansas legislature took up a bill in early 2026 that would strip transgender residents’ driver’s licenses and bar them from government bathrooms, Bobby […]
Trump is desperate for a big win after the Iran debacle
If there’s one big no-no in international diplomatic negotiations, it’s for one of the players to physically threaten the envoys. The negotiators are there to […]
Trump’s MAGA brand is fading — and that makes it dangerous
Trump stores are closing across the country. In Philadelphia and Crystal Lake, Illinois, shops that sell MAGA merchandise are shutting down due to a lack […]
Dems Launch Overdue Salvo Against $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget
The debates in the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this month over this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the Pentagon’s annual authorization bill, […]
Israel is out of control — and no, it’s not just Netanyahu
When looking at today’s Middle East, it is important to recognize that Israel is completely out of control, and no one has the will to […]
Surging dollar battering Asia’s most fragile currencies
TOKYO — Kevin Warsh’s arrival at Federal Reserve headquarters isn’t playing out the way Asia hoped. Since taking the baton from Jerome Powell on May […]
Czech president sues prime minister over NATO attendance
Czech President Petr Pavel on Tuesday said that he had filed a lawsuit against the government, challenging Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s decision to not include […]
20 million reasons Europe needs to update Alzheimer’s disease care
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Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh marks 20th school reunion with Sim Dope and friends! [photos]
Author and podcaster, Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, marked the 20th school reunion with Sim Dope and friends at St John’s College…See More
FTTH Council Europe broadens into DC links, passive optical LANs
Spring General Assembly appoints new leaders, new committees and new vision beyond the established FTTH/B ecosystem The 2026 Spring General Assembly of the FTTH Council […]
A Mother Jones Investigation Helped Spur a New Alaska Law Protecting Vulnerable Kids
For years, some of Alaska’s most vulnerable children have faced harsh conditions for months at a time in locked psychiatric facilities. A new law aims […]
Portland DSA Organizes Against Data Centers
The Class podcast interviews an organizer on the importance of bringing a political vision to the pushback against AI data centers. The post Portland DSA […]
Trump’s Wars, Foreign and Domestic, Extend a Long Imperial History
Foreign atrocities and domestic repression share a common racist logic. Movements that recognize the connection may be best positioned to resist both. The post Trump’s […]
Know Your Enemy: Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica humanitas
Matt and Sam talk to Jack Hanson, one of the most perceptive American writers on the Catholic Church, about Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical.
ECLAG Statement on Trilogue Agreement on the recast Directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material
Brussels, 22 June 2026 – Today, EU co-legislators have reached a landmark agreement on the recast Directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation […]
US-Iran war headed for the gray zone
When it was signed at the end of the G7 summit on June 17, the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) was hailed as a diplomatic […]
The second death of SaaS
Silicon shock, token inequality, and techflation are no longer fringe theories floated on these pages. They have become the invisible gravity warping the global economy, rewriting policy, and […]
Dog walkers look for rules, structure around pet safety
I think it should be regulated. It’s like child care. Anything can happen,’ says Liana Duplisea from Liana’s Pet Services…See More
Trump has taken his destruction to ‘another scale’ as he turns DC into ‘swamp’: expert
President Donald Trump has taken his destruction to another level as he turns Washington, D.C. into the “grimiest swamp of all time,” according to one […]
‘Get your story straight!’ Analyst gets into fiery exchange on CNN over Trump’s deal
A political analyst and a conservative columnist got into a heated exchange on CNN’s “NewsNight” with host Abby Phillip on Monday. Charles Blow, author of […]