Tag: u.s. politics
Shooting at press dinner fuels conspiracy spiral as political distrust deepens
An attempted assassination charge outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner triggered urgent security questions, but the political aftershocks spread far wider, exposing how conspiracy culture, rising extremism, and collapsing trust are reshaping responses to violence in America.
Harris and Sanders sound alarms on Trump’s ‘fascist’ threat as 2024...
As Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders label Trump a “fascist,” warnings mount over his potential second term and its threat to democratic norms.
Warren calls out Vance’s abortion ban claims as a real threat...
Elizabeth Warren warns that a Trump-Vance administration could use a 151-year-old law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban, threatening the reproductive rights of all American women.
Watch: Palestinian American lawmaker gives speech the DNC wouldn’t allow on stage
Ruwa Romman, a Palestinian American and Georgia state representative, shares the speech she was barred from giving at the Democratic National Convention after the Harris campaign refused to allow a Palestinian voice onstage.
Sanders calls for Biden to ‘do better’ amidst growing calls for...
Senator Bernie Sanders urges President Joe Biden to present a stronger agenda amidst rising calls for new leadership within the Democratic Party.
Democrats divided: Historic opposition to $26 billion military aid package for...
A record 40 House Democrats have voted against a controversial bill, citing concerns over the impact of military operations on children in Gaza.
The 3 choices when it comes to Trump
Democracy is fragile, it requires all of us to protect it.
US Needs ‘sh*thole’ countries, not the other way around
America’s prosperity and security are greatly dependent on the goodwill and cooperation of other nations, developed and emerging markets alike.
What It Means to be a Socialist
"And at this moment of crisis we need to remind ourselves what being a socialist means." Chris Hedges discusses why the building of a socialist movement is our only hope for the future.
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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.