Trump and Giuliani go full IS in attack on Biden and democrats
Dear Leader Donald Trump is turning to IS tactics in his flailing effort to hang on to the White House.
Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Assassinated
Former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov was assassinated in Moscow this weekend. Nemtsov, an economic reformer, opposed many of Putin’s decisions and ideas like so many other Russian journalists, authors, and activists recently killed.
‘The world is watching’: Amnesty report details human rights violations by US police during...
"Similar to the arrest of journalists—at the end of day, we need people who can tell this story, collect this information, or the government can do whatever it wants."
We applaud the silence breakers
“I believe you. What you have to say is important. We’ll find justice.”
In first floor speech, Ocasio-Cortez condemns Trump shutdown as ‘erosion of American democracy’
"The truth is, this shutdown is about the erosion of American democracy and the subversion of our most basic governmental norms."
How the Trump administration may be skirting its own ethics rules
The hiring of three former lobbyists to work in the White House raises questions about how the Trump administration is enforcing the president’s executive order on ethics.
Legal action against Shell board previews wave of lawsuits against company directors
Individuals are expected to be a growing target of legal action on climate change, with activists, investors, and regulators looking carefully at how companies and their boards disclose and respond to climate risks.
US police more likely to use force against left-wing protesters
“Police are not just engaging more because [leftwing protesters] are more violent. They’re engaging more even with peaceful protesters.”
US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia
Leaked State Department drafts show significant omissions of abuses, including against LGBTQ+ people and political corruption, in reports on key U.S. allies.
Trump threatens destruction of Iran as ceasefire unravels and civilian casualties mount
Renewed US threats to destroy Iranian infrastructure and Tehran’s refusal to negotiate expose deepening diplomatic breakdown, legal concerns, and the human cost of escalation.