Chartism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chartism[1] was a working-class movement for political reform in the United Kingdom that lasted from 1838 to 1857 and was strongest in 1839, 1842 and 1848. It took its name from the People’s Charter of 1838[2] and was a national protest movement, with particular strongholds of support in Northern England, the East Midlands,… Continue reading

He toppled Stanford’s president as a freshman. Now he’s written a tell-all about the university

By Nanette Asimov, Staff Writer Dec 12, 2025 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Theo Baker, the Stanford freshman whose investigative reporting led to the ouster of the university’s president in 2023, has not yet graduated. His forthcoming book, an exposé about Stanford mixed with a bit of memoir, is due out this spring, a… Continue reading

We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said

Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians Building power is supported by About this content Danielle Renwick Tue 9 Dec 2025 Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán or El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele…. Continue reading

‘Why Is This Hard?’ Schumer Won’t Say He Opposes Regime Change in Venezuela

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on as senators speak to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the US Capitol on December 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) “Twenty-five years ago, Chuck Schumer and Susan Collins both voted to send me and… Continue reading

Book: “Rogue Elephant: How the Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos”

Book:  “Rogue Elephant: How the Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos”

Rogue Elephant: How the Republicans Went from the Party of Business to the Party of Chaos Paul Heideman A well-researched exploration of how the Repubican party, unmoored from its traditional constituency of Big Business, has become more right-wing and less predictable Rogue Elephant traces the radicalization of the Republican Party over… Continue reading

Top Indiana Republican Claims Trump Pledged to Withhold Funds If State Didn’t Approve Rigged Map

Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith speaks during a Remembering Charlie Kirk vigil hosted by Turning Point USA at Indiana University at the Indiana Memorial Union on September 14, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana.  (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images) Some Indiana Republicans vocally objected to the president’s pressure campaign, with one saying… Continue reading

See the 19 Photos House Oversight Democrats Just Released From Epstein’s Estate

See the 19 Photos House Oversight Democrats Just Released From Epstein’s Estate

This photo of President Donald Trump, then a businessman, and Jeffrey Epstein is one of the 95,000 that congressional Democrats received from the deceased sex offender’s estate. (Photo from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate via the US House Committee on Oversight and Reform) “These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and… Continue reading

ICC Judges ‘Wiped Out Economically and Socially’ by US Sanctions—But Remain Resolute

Nine of the International Criminal Court’s 18 judges—seen here in a March 8, 2024 photo—are under US sanctions.  (Photo by the International Criminal Court) “In my country, I prosecuted terrorists and drug lords,” said Judge Luz Ibáñez Carranza of Peru. “I will continue my work.” Brett Wilkins Dec 12, 2025… Continue reading