Malcolm X’s family plan to sue FBI, CIA, NYPD for his death
The civil rights leader’s daughter says US authorities “executed their plan to assassinate” her father.
Biden administration proposes strict asylum restrictions at border
The plan was swiftly denounced by pro-migrant groups, who likened it to Trump-era policies.
Why singer Jully Black changed one word in Canada’s national anthem
“Canada is the ‘native land’ to anyone born in Canada, regardless of when they were born,” wrote Lorrie Goldstein, a Toronto Sun newspaper columnist on Twitter. “Given the point she…
Who’s Winning and Losing the Economic War Over Ukraine? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This is a solid, wide-ranging summary of what the Collective West economic sanctions have wrought. It’s readable and accessible to laypeople, so I hope you’ll circulate it widely.…
Incumbents Have the Upper Hand in Elections – Coordination Failures Give Them a Further Advantage | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post points out how parties and candidates on the outside, even in countries that routinely from coalition government and thus have some familiarity with power sharing, in…
Hope Amid Climate Chaos: A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit | naked capitalism
Yves here. As many of you no doubt know, Rebecca Solnit, among other things, wrote a seminal book, A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster.…
After Chemical Burn, Farm Owners Worry About a Cherished Way of Life
Still, on Saturday, she prepared Ro, her largest and gentlest horse, for a surprise. In the days leading up to her 91st birthday, Ona Kitt had told her family that…
Jessica Chastain Returns to the Stage With Nothing to Prove
Reviving an 1879 play with a new degree of nuance Chastain wasn’t eager to return to the stage when she was approached six years ago by Lloyd, an acclaimed director…
Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s biggest maker of advanced computer chips, is upgrading and expanding a new factory in Arizona that promises to help move the United States toward…
How Arizona Is Positioning Itself for $52 Billion to the Chips Industry
In recent weeks, Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, has talked with Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, spent time with the president of Arizona State University and appeared at a conference…