The Justice Department failed to publish thousands of documents by last Friday’s congressionally imposed deadline to release all of its files related to the serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The delay drew criticism from Epstein’s survivors and members of Congress. Democracy Now! speaks with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna, who isContinue Reading
In a formal protest filed today with the U.S. Department of Energy, Public Citizen challenged an application to export electricity by the Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley.Federal law mandates that “no person shall transmit any electric energy from the United States to a foreign country . . . [if] itContinue Reading
Democracy Now! speaks with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna on the latest developments in Congress and about escalating U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. “Why are we going into a regime change war when the president promised no endless wars?” he asks. Khanna also defends NewContinue Reading
Divides over how to address conspiracy theories and antisemitism were put on full display., Read MoreContinue Reading
The comment didn’t go unnoticed by Kirk’s critics., Read MoreContinue Reading
From Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to the US government’s Halo memes, fandom has become the defining language of US politics.Continue Reading
There’s been a sharp rise of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank under Israel’s current far-right government. Israel’s Cabinet approved a proposal for the construction of 19 new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. Amnesty International researcher Budour Hassan says the move “entrenches the apartheid systemContinue Reading
This morning, Instacart announced it will end its use of AI-powered pricing experiments on consumers. The announcement follows the release of a bombshell report from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union revealing Instacart charging shoppers different prices for identical items, a practice that could cost families as muchContinue Reading
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the The Traitor administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR. “He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann, scientist and co-author ofContinue Reading
It took a while but the Republican lawmaker gave a fairly firm answer on his view of Vance for the top job., Read MoreContinue Reading
The president has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island., Read MoreContinue Reading
Bhaskar Sunkara The outgoing New York City comptroller discusses governing on the left, his run for Congress, and why housing and affordability should define the next Democratic fight. The post Brad Lander on What It Takes to Win as a Progressive appeared first on The Nation…Continue Reading
“So he watched the Hunger Games and thought that was a great idea.”, Read MoreContinue Reading