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Trying to prevent or subvert or nullify an election, I would argue, is on another level. We’ve had presidents and other political leaders who tried to get their foes thrown in the clink.…
All of this seems to indicate that Kazmierczak’s attack on Omar at a town hall was premeditated, and fueled by his political sentiments. He was immediately tackled by security after…
As wealth inequality widens and billionaires become increasingly enmeshed with politics, the public is growing more and more disillusioned with the ultra-wealthy, and the role they play in…
We must push harder to build a capable American defense system for the 21st century. Source link
A growing number of Amazon employees have signed onto an open letter issuing some dire warnings about the company’s sprint toward AI. The letter, signed by more than 1,000 workers and…
Four years later, in a racial gerrymandering case from Alabama, Allen v. Milligan (formerly Merrill v. Milligan), Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh worked together to invite the Voting Rights…
Former President Joe Biden told Democrats in Nebraska that the party "is back" after some Democratic candidates won across the country in elections earlier this week. Source link
The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and the support of international doc branch voters. This year’s…
Princess Diana stumbling through a parkour park. Team USA taking gold at the Bong Olympics. Tank Man breakdancing in Tiananmen Square. Kurt Cobain playing pogs. Tupac Shakur seeking…
New York is a microcosm of these potential dangers. Source link
In a time when it is easy to be pessimistic about the capacities of voters to make reasonable decisions, Nwanevu pushes back. Democracy is a good system, he insists. It is Lincoln’s…
These are all developments that at any other time would have shocked the entire political establishment. Now? We’re used to it. Yes, sorry, we’re used to it. It’s just another day that…
Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, companies across industries have been capitulating to the president’s authoritarian demands. Businesses like Target and Google have…
Put these retrenchments together, and you have a very hostile environment for Black journalists. The political right is trying to basically outlaw any discussion of racial inequality—and…
We can’t let either artificial intelligence or demagogic politicians tell us exactly what we want to hear. Source link
They know what they’re doing. In his opening remarks, King outlined his reasons for sponsoring the bill: “My first objective is to create a plan that will elect five more Republicans to…
Isaac Mizrahi and his band will be back at 54 Below in New York next month with his show “Isaac Mizrahi Survives Democracy.” Given the state of the world, that’s one tall order, but the…
Based on the reporting by NOTUS, they don’t seem to see anything wrong with this. Source link
Minorities of workers are choosing union representation for 100 percent of their colleagues. This is against the spirit of the law. Source link
Here are some recent updates from the Democratic primary for New York City mayor: Several rival candidates, for the first time in the history of the nation’s largest city, have…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed that the president’s plan to use the military against U.S. citizens will cost taxpayers a jaw-dropping sum. Testifying before the House…
Bob Costas has a chilling warning for the future of journalism. On Monday, while accepting a lifetime achievement Mirror Award at a ceremony at the Edison Ballroom in New York (via CNN),…
(I technically still work at USAID, but with the Trump administration’s elimination of the agency, we’re counting down the days we have left. A large portion of USAID will be RIF’d, or…
The only way the United States can build materiel at scale is to harness the power of our commercial manufacturing industry. Source link
