Iran: A winter-spring anti-romance
To achieve a more orderly and just transition in Iran, a ceasefire is needed in the winter-spring standoff between the revolutionary generation of 1979 and the revolutionary generation of today.
Justice Thomas sparks outrage with defense of gun rights for domestic abusers
Clarence Thomas stands alone in dissent as the Supreme Court upholds a law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing firearms, sparking outrage and renewed calls for judicial accountability.
Fur seal populations in California increase after near extinction
The population has grown rapidly, and in 2024, biologists recorded 2,133 fur seals, including 1,276 pups.
DHS is locking immigrants in solitary confinement
Immigration detention is expensive, inhumane and unnecessary.
Inside China-focused Congressional hearings, panic, paranoia, and hypocrisy reign
China is not a threat because it’s threatening our security—China is a threat because it’s successful.
‘Five-alarm fire for democracy’: New GOP rules could block election results in Georgia and...
In Georgia, Democrats are suing to halt a set of Trump-backed election rules which Democrats say could be used to block certification of election results if they win in November.
RNC plans to conceal Trump’s and GOP’s abortion views in 2024 platform
Republicans consider removing a nationwide abortion ban from their party platform to improve electoral chances, despite intensified anti-abortion efforts since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Israel’s renewed blockade and airstrikes leave Gaza’s children starving as Trump backs Netanyahu’s escalation
Human rights groups warn that these actions constitute grave violations of international law and could amount to war crimes.
300+ economists, millionaires, and elected officials to G20: ‘Tax extreme wealth’
While billionaire wealth surged to an all-time high, around 165 million people were thrown into poverty during the pandemic.
Trump moves to slash $9.5 billion in foreign aid and public media funding as...
Trump moves to slash $9.5 billion in foreign aid and public media funding as humanitarian crises deepen.