Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern/Slate Justice Samuel Alito. (photo: Eric Lee/ZUMA) 25 may 24 On Thursday, the Supreme Court dealt yet another major blow to the voting rights of Black Americans. The court’s 6–3 opinion in Alexander v. NAACP greenlighted the South Carolina Legislature’s decision to shuffle Black residents out of… Continue reading
Thom Hartmann/The New Republic “Social mobility in America today is lower than in any other developed country.” (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) 25 may 24 Ever heard of the “mudsill theory”? Well, it goes back to the slaveholding South. And it explains a lot. Odds are you’ve never heard of the… Continue reading
Jeremy Kimbrell/Jacobin United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers. (photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) 25 may 24 (RSN.org) Last week, the United Auto Workers faced a setback in its organizing drive with a union election loss at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama…. Continue reading
James Risen/The Intercept Donald Trump. (photo: Intercept) 25 may 24 (RSN.org) He tells the world he intends to be an authoritarian. So why won’t journalists repeat it? Donald Trump represents an existential threat to democracy in the United States. If he is elected president, he will try to become a… Continue reading
The Big Truth: Upholding Democracy in the Age of “The Big Lie” Major Garrett, David Becker A Revelatory Account Of The 2020 Election—The Most Secure, Verifiable, And Transparent In American History—And The Heroes Brave Enough To Get It Right The Big Truth illuminates a crowning achievement in America’s quest for a… Continue reading
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces in parliament that Spain will formally recognize Palestinian statehood on May 28, in Madrid, Spain on May 22, 2024. The announcement came around the same time that the Irish and Norwegian leaders announced they will do the same on the same date. (Photo by… Continue reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the United States Congress in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 2015. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) “If Netanyahu comes to address Congress, I would be more than glad to show the ICC the way to the House floor to issue that… Continue reading
Breed’s administration announced the funding opportunity while issuing a request for qualifications from HBCUs interested in pursuing such a campus, an idea the mayor first touted in early February when she hosted a group of HBCU representatives to explore the possibility. “Bringing an HBCU satellite campus here will boost our Downtown and… Continue reading
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) seal is displayed on a smartphone with the flag of Israel visible in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on May 20, 2024. (Photo: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Defense lawyers for Israel did not convince the International Court of Justice… Continue reading
SAT, 5/18/2024 – BY CARL GIBSON (Occupy.com) It’s likely that if any of us were charged with even half of the felony charges former President Donald Trump is facing, we would almost certainly be in prison by now. Trump’s four indictments in three jurisdictions — both state and federal — would… Continue reading
