Nusrat Sabina Chowdhury (bio) (muse.jhu.edu) In July 2024, Bangladesh witnessed a historic uprising that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. What began as student protests against discriminatory government job quotas transformed into a nationwide movement demanding regime change. The protests, marked… Continue reading
A rock ’em, sock ’em campaign seems ready to ensue in San Francisco’s first competitive congressional race since 1987 by Joe Eskenazi November 24, 2025 (MissionLocal.org) Will San Franciscans be voting on whether to put cars on the Great Highway again next year? This seems to be a question akin to: Will Mayor Lurie… Continue reading
Story by Beth Reinhard, Naftali Bendavid, Clara Ence Morse, Aaron Schaffer (MSN.com) New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics. But last year the Republican real estate and oil tycoon donated more money than he ever had before — $2.4 million to support Donald Trump and congressional… Continue reading
Protesters celebrate the arrest of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro with drinks in front of Bolsonaro’s supporters outside the Brazilian Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia on November 22, 2025, where the ex-president had been transferred earlier. (Photo by Sergio Lima / AFP via Getty Images) Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro was… Continue reading
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (C) gestures next to his advisers after the plenary session was interrupted following Colombia’s intervention at the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Para state, Brazil, on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula/ AFP via Getty Images) “COP30 provides a stark reminder… Continue reading
“The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws of Congress and the state legislatures are in the interest of these men and against the interests of workingmen. These need to be… Continue reading
President Donald Trump joined by Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (C) and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mehmet Oz, speaks during a press conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty… Continue reading
Protesters demonstrate near members of the National Guard as they stand watch outside Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP) “Normalizing the use of military troops for domestic law enforcement sets a dangerous precedent,” said DC’s attorney general. “This federal overreach is not normal… Continue reading
Master Plan: The Hidden Plot To Legalize Corruption In America David Sirota, Jared Jacang Maher For decades, a shadowy network of corporate elites, political operatives, and Supreme Court justices has worked behind the scenes to dismantle campaign finance laws and rig the system in favor of the ultra-wealthy. Master Plan uncovers the hidden… Continue reading
