‘Bullshit’: William Barr dismisses Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud
By: https://www.theguardian.com/ For more reporting by The Guardian on this see: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/13/jan-6-house-committee-second-hearing-conspiracy-theories For a transcript of the hearing on JUNE 13, 2022 by SELECT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE JANUARY 6TH…
The Roberts Court Will Be Remembered for Surrendering to Trump
Instead of healing divisions on the bench, Roberts and his Republican confederates old and new have issued a blistering succession of polarizing and reactionary majority opinions. By: Bill Blum August…
The U.S. has one of the most punitive criminal justice systems — unless you’re the president
Originally published by The 19th. Authored by: Candice Norwood. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on former President Donald Trump’s criminal immunity captures a stark reality: In one of the world’s…
When that man is dead and gone
By: Irving Berlin Satan, Satan Thought up a plan, dressed as a man, Walked in the earth and since he began, The world is hell for you and me, But…
Brazil creates four Amazon reserves as plans to pave rainforest highway advance
By: Bobbybascomb September 22, 2026 The Brazilian government has created four new sustainable development reserves in the Amazon as part of an effort to mitigate environmental damage from the controversial…
‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
by: Xan Brooks September 11, 2026 On a darkened rooftop in Tel Aviv, Israeli intelligence officers outline the details of their work. These men tell us how they helped develop…
America’s air monitors are disappearing. So is your power to expose polluters.
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. By: Ames Alexander/Floodlight Sep 9, 2026 Across much of the U.S., people have little…
ICE Treatment of Transgender Women Reversing Years-Long Practices
Women said they face harassment and lack proper medical care. By Beth Schwartzapfel September 12, 2026 This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering…
Listening for schizophrenia: How AI could help with early diagnosis
The speech of people with schizophrenia sounds subtly different from their healthy counterparts. Can AI hear those differences better than human psychiatrists? By Astrid Landon 09.09.2026 Schizophrenia is tough to…
Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world
By: Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University and Nicholas Carnes, Duke University Both major U.S. political parties regularly tout their commitment to working-class Americans and claim to be the party of the…
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
by Kevin Hardy, Stateline September 4, 2026 Labor union membership continues to climb in the United States, though the increase remains sharply divided by the politics of individual states. Last…
U.S. Empire in Decline: Richard Wolff on Iran War, Rising Inequality, $40T National Debt & More
SEPTEMBER 02, 2026 We speak to Richard Wolff, a prominent Marxist economist, about the economic fallout from the war on Iran, which recently reached the six-month mark. “Because it’s only…
Moral distress: for primary care doctors, ‘doing the right thing’ can feel impossible
Getty Images James Greenslade-Yeats, Auckland University of Technology and Tago Mharapara, Auckland University of Technology July 23, 2026 Modern healthcare systems ask much of primary care doctors. They are expected…