Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, speaks after winning the vote his party’s nominating convention in Bangor, Maine on July 25, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Musk reportedly plans to spend at least $100 million to help Sen. Susan Collins and other vulnerable… Continue reading
The government’s own agents put it in writing that tracking James Comey was illegal. They did it anyway. Miles Taylor Aug 3∙Preview On the night of May 15, 2025, James Comey did something millions of us do every day: he opened Instagram and posted a photo. As is well known… Continue reading
Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, who had diabetes, high blood pressure, and seizures, died on August 1. We’re told he was deprived medication at Delaney Hall. Jordan Chariton Aug 03, 2026 (statuscoupsubstack.com) WE COVERED THE ENTIRE DELANEY HALL ICE HUNGER STRIKE PROTESTS ON THE GROUND for weeks and have continued covering the… Continue reading
Posted in Politics How Sicilian immigrant Ferdinand Pecora upended the rule of the bankers and ushered in FDR’s radical reforms of capitalism by Robert Kuttner August 3, 2026 (Prospect.org) This article appears in the August 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. If you’d like to receive our next issue in your mailbox, please subscribe here. In… Continue reading
If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off. by Robert Kuttner July 28, 2026 (Prospect.org) In-depth reporting that cuts through the noise. Sign up for The American Prospect’s free newsletters here. Free and fair elections this November should produce a Democratic wave, mass repudiation of Trump, and the possibility of a new… Continue reading
A United States Postal Service mail collection box is seen on a street in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Postmaster General David Steiner has said that USPS would not deliver ballots in states that don’t hand over their voter rolls… Continue reading
President Donald Trump speaks after signing a presidential proclamation honoring the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act in Washington, DC on August 14, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images) Major AI firms are reportedly set to meet with White House officials this week to discuss a voluntary… Continue reading
Local doomers say “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” filmed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, is a newly urgent warning about the danger of unchecked AI. by Janelle Hessig Aug. 3, 2026 (Berkeleyside.org) Editors’ note: This story first ran on July 8 and is being republished amid recent news of rogue AI… Continue reading
