Category: Politics
Big Oil Is Seeing Windfall Profits as Trump’s War on Iran Drives Up Prices
Amid the destabilization and devastation caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, oil executives are raking in billions. …
Workers Stand to Lose the Most in Trump’s New Tariff War on Canada
The US put 50 percent tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, which announced retaliatory tariffs. …
When the Left Distances Itself From Black Lives Matter, Far Right Policies Win
Alec Karakatsanis explains how both Republicans and Democrats have used the backlash to increase the powers of police. …
“Woke 1” Narratives Suggest the US Was Briefly Ruled by the Left. It Wasn’t.
The US wasn’t remade according to abolitionist or socialist movement demands. Now fascists wield the machinery of power. …
Jeffries Secretly Met With Kushner to Find “Common Ground” on Immigration
Meanwhile, Jeffries has made statements that may isolate left-wing members of his caucus in recent weeks. …
Burnham to hand mayors power to overrule local councils’ planning decisions
Andy Burnham will give mayors across the UK new powers to overrule planning decisions made by local councils and to greenlight…
Trump Admin Report Claims 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020. Experts Doubt It.
Even if the numbers were accurate, the 24,000 votes in question wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the 2020 election. …
Climate-Driven Droughts May Be Accelerating the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Scientists are just beginning to untangle the workings of what they call the “drought-disease paradox.” …
Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS he would refuse censorship. The next month, he was fired. …
As a Palestinian From Gaza, I Can Study Abroad in Safety, But Never Visit Home
Our ability to study in safety is tied to a feeling of being emotionally trapped, for we are unable to return home. …
