Democratic candidates have secured the two slots for a special general election to serve out the remaining term of former California U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress after sexual assault and misconduct allegations…Continue Reading
This week, a growing “dignity gap” amidst more busts and botches – war, flu, pools, fans – suggests a faint, nascent shift in momentum back toward we the people. As DC sank into mire, New York came together “as one” – Mamdani: “We find a way” – with a jubilantContinue Reading
The administration formally accepted a luxury jet from Qatar last year, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government., Read MoreContinue Reading
Panelist Ana Navarro noted that the vice president seemed “strategically prepared to disarm us with niceness,” but added, “It didn’t work on me.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We begin with our 2021 interview with historian Clint Smith, originally aired a day after PresidentContinue Reading
The neocons finally got to bomb Iran. It blew up in their faces., Read MoreContinue Reading
Just in time for America’s birthday., Read MoreContinue Reading
As part of our Juneteenth special broadcast, we feature our interview with pioneering musical artist Rhiannon Giddens, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her opera Omar, about Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar in Africa who was sold into slavery in the 1800s., This is a rush transcript. Copy mayContinue Reading
Joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, the New York City mayor predicted his endorsed picks are the future of the Democratic Party…Continue Reading
The UN climate talks in Bonn closed with growing momentum behind the transition away from fossil fuels, but deep disappointment over the continued failure of developed countries to move on adaptation finance.Andreas Sieber, 350.org Head of Political Strategy said:“The momentum on fossil fuels was unmistakable. Brazil’s roadmap process on transitioningContinue Reading
“Another Wasted Life.” That’s the name of a remarkable new song by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens. She released a video of the song on October 2 to mark International Wrongful Conviction Day. The song was inspired by Kalief Browder, a Bronx resident who died by suicide inContinue Reading
Mark Milk, 51, who faces five counts related to the death of McKenna Wendel, 14, was serving a a life term for manslaughter in 2023 when the former South Dakota governor commuted his sentence., Read MoreContinue Reading
“This looks like a Disney movie where a 12 year old becomes president.”, Read MoreContinue Reading