Politics (Page 9)

Federal agents detained a Columbia University student early Thursday after Department of Homeland Security officers allegedly gained access to a university-owned residence by presenting a fake missing person poster of a 5-year-old. As news broke of the student, Ellie Aghayeva, and her detention, students and community members rallied en masseContinue Reading

Iran Says U.S. and Israeli Strikes Have Killed 1,348 Civilians, Senators Demand Accountability as Pentagon Admits U.S. Struck Iranian Girls’ School, Iranian Missiles and Drones Continue to Strike at Israel, Gulf States and Oil Infrastructure, IEA Announces Record Release of Oil Reserves as Iran Warns Prices Could Top $200 PerContinue Reading

Members of Congress should vote against any additional funding for President Traitor 47’s unconstitutional war on Iran, 251 groups said today in a letter sent to Congress. Waging a war of choice that costs an estimated $1 billion a day not only fails to address the economic squeeze and healthContinue Reading

Although the Pentagon declined to specify its criteria for determining if a photo makes Hegseth look bad, here are some images that might qualify., Read MoreContinue Reading

One state gets hit the hardest when there’s a shock to the global supply of oil., Read MoreContinue Reading

“This is all being read inside of Iran as a war on the Iranian people.” As oil prices threaten to spike to $200 a barrel amid Iran’s pressure campaign against the U.S. and its allies, professor Narges Bajoghli returns to Democracy Now! with an update on the war on IranContinue Reading

Democracy Now! recently sat down with Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International and a former United Nations special rapporteur, while she was in New York City to mark International Women’s Day and attend the U.N.’s annual conference on women’s rights. Callamard responded to the assassination of Iraqi feministContinue Reading

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The president called the California governor a “cognitive mess” because of his dyslexia. , Read MoreContinue Reading

A coalition of antiwar groups launched a national campaign Wednesday for constituents to urge Democrats in Congress to remove Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Chuck Schumer from their posts as minority leaders.The coalition includes RootsAction and Peace Action, the nation’s largest grassroots peace network, as well as World Beyond WarContinue Reading

Rogan, who endorsed The Traitor in 2024, called out the president’s promise of “no more wars” on his podcast., Read MoreContinue Reading