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The New Vandals
The right-wing freak out over Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is old news by now. They hate its casting, mainly the presence of Black and trans […]
Second Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s New Section 301 Tariffs Filed
NA In my last post, I did a brief overview of the new lawsuit challenging Trump’s massive new Section 301 lawsuits filed by the Liberty […]
ICE Took Mom and Dad. Now the Kids Are on Their Own.
Last fall, life for the Perez children was turned upside down. Their father, Romeo Sr., was picked up on his way to work and sent […]
House Passes $1 Trillion Bill That Critics Say Integrates U.S. and Israeli Militaries
On July 22, the House of Representatives approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 8800, for fiscal year 2027, which includes a provision expanding defense […]
What Texas’ roots of repression can teach us about the Prairieland sentences
The message this ruling sends is unmistakable: the state will deploy the full machinery of repression in order to crush dissent and maximize its control […]
Trump’s new tariffs to cost Americans $100 billion per year
US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new package of tariffs targeting 60 countries that account for over 99% of US imports, a move that—if upheld in court—would cost Americans […]
Politicians vs generals: Ukraine’s long, hidden war within
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the country’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, after a turbulent week in which he also removed his defense minister, Mykhailo […]
Farmers claim partial victory after government backflips on gas
Farmers are claiming a partial victory after the Queensland government backed down on controversial changes to gas mining approvals above a vital underground water source…See […]
When the Water Rises in a Georgia City, So Does Fear of What’s in It
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just across the road from the waterfront in Brunswick, Georgia, Semona Holmes […]
Saudi-Led Forces Strike Houthi Sites In Yemen After Ships Hit In Red Sea
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 […]
Court Rules on Senator Mandago’s Ksh1 Billion Scholarship Scandal Case
Mandago had been charged alongside other officials over claims that funds intended to support county students seeking overseas studies were improperly handled…See More
SWIFT reforms: India’s push for food safety and traceability
India’s recent reforms span ingredient restrictions and digital trade systems aimed at strengthening food traceability and supporting domestic and global trade…See More
Incentivizing Democracy
Two global crises are troubling policy-makers, academics, and large swaths of the general public. The first one is political, currently unfolding, and could be best […]
Haley Stevens’s Palantir Consultant Scandal Draws Attention to Her Record on ICE
Up until this week, House representative and Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens’s campaign shared a mutual consultant with far right tech surveillance company Palantir, new […]
4 Years After Roe Was Overturned, Public Opinion on Abortion Has Shifted
It’s been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right […]
We’ve fallen in love with drones, but they’re not the sole answer
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. Her new book, […]
Merz seeks to revive political fortunes with cabinet reshuffle
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday unveiled the first stage of what will be a comprehensive reshuffle of top positions within his center-right […]
Trump makes bizarre twerking joke about shooting that threatened journalists’ lives
President Donald Trump tried to ease some of the awkward tension at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner with a joke about the shooting that disrupted […]
‘Terrible waste’: DOJ spent big to hang banners with Trump’s face
A new report found that the Department of Justice spent hundreds of thousands and possibly more to hang banners with President Donald Trump‘s face. According […]