California’s Push for Ethnic Studies Runs Into the Israel-Hamas War
California has grand ambitions for ethnic studies. By 2025, the state’s public high schools — about 1,600 of them — must teach the subject. By 2030, students won’t be able…
The U.S.’ Return to Its “Denial Oil” Strategy Is Critical | naked capitalism
Yves here. This is an interesting perspective on the US strategy in the Middle East, since the author is based in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. He sees the US…
Kansas police arrest suspect in theft of Jackie Robinson statue
The statue of the iconic baseball player was cut and stolen from a Kansas park in January.
Liberal Group Joins Efforts Calling for Protest Vote Against Biden in Michigan
Our Revolution, the political organization that Senator Bernie Sanders launched in 2016, is throwing its weight behind the movement to vote Uncommitted in Michigan’s Democratic primary, seeking to pressure President…
Gunshots heard in Texas megachurch
Gunshots can be heard in footage from inside a megachurch in Houston, Texas. Police in Houston say a woman has been shot and killed after she opened fire in the…
Lakewood Church: Armed woman killed in Joel Osteen Texas megachurch shootout
The 36-year-old attacker’s seven-year-old son was critically injured in the shootout in Houston.
Opinion | The Politics of Betrayal Are at Work in Michigan
Betrayal is a powerful emotion, especially at the ballot box. Voters who feel betrayed tend to act like spurned lovers, punishing the offending party even if it means electing somebody…
Super Bowl 2024: Kansas City Chiefs defend NFL title after beating San Francisco 49ers in overtime
While many hoped the two teams’ offensive stars would put on a show in the bright light city, defences dominated, which contributed to an error-strewn contest featuring four turnovers. The…
Fireball blazes across Hawaii as object falls to Earth
A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has captured an object as it burned up on re-entering Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February. The Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, owned by…
Black Churches in Georgia Unite to Mobilize Voters in a Key Battleground
Two of the largest Black church groups in Georgia are formally uniting for the first time to mobilize Black voters in the battleground state ahead of the November presidential election.…