US Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks at a town hall at the Leavitt Theater on October 22, 2025 in Ogunquit, Maine. (Photo by Sophie Park/Getty Images) “We need to elect people to the Senate who want to wield power like that,” the Maine Democratic candidate said. Stephen Prager… Continue reading
Hungary’s legislative elections on Sunday are being closely watched in Moscow. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has long been Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally within the European Union, and a victory for the opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar could undermine the Kremlin’s influence in the bloc. Issued on: 11/04/2026… Continue reading
by: Alex Baker Posted: Apr 10, 2026 / (KRON4.com) SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is calling on Rep. Eric Swalwell to drop out of the California governor’s race following bombshell sexual assault allegations. Reports Friday from CNN and in the San Francisco Chronicle detail a pattern of sexual misconduct from Swalwell,… Continue reading
NY1 and Spectrum News Apr 9, 2026 You Decide with Errol Louis Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week will mark his 100th day since he became the mayor of New York City. At 34 years old, Mamdani is the first Muslim and the first person of South Asian descent to serve… Continue reading
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April 9, 2026 (fair.org) Hank Kennedy Bill Maudlin (Up Front, 4/17–22/1944) During World War II, cartoonist Bill Mauldin was summoned to a meeting with Gen. George S. Patton. Mauldin’s Stars and Stripes cartoons drew Patton’s ire over his matter-of-fact depictions of war and American GIs. To Mauldin, war was no fun adventure. In Up Front, his… Continue reading
Posted in Politics Maintaining the momentum of Zohran Mamdani’s historically successful election campaign has meant doing the little things right. by David Dayen and Whitney Curry Wimbish April 10, 2026 (Prospect.org) BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – It was the first Rental Ripoff hearing and people were pissed. Set up by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and… Continue reading
Elsewhere Films Mar 19, 2026 A riveting portrait of the iconic independent journalist Amy Goodman by Oscar-nominated Directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal. Executive Producers Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda and Tom Morello. In theaters Spring 2026. www.stealthisstory.org @stealthisstoryplease Steal This Story, Please! at the Roxie Friday, April 17Oscar®-Nominated filmmaker Tia Lessin IN… Continue reading
US Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at Brooklyn College, his alma mater, in New York City on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images) “Billionaire-funded super PACs—AIPAC, AI, crypto, and others—are spending hundreds of millions to defeat any candidate who crosses them. They should be banned from Democratic… Continue reading
BY JEANNE KUANG AND YUE STELLA YU APRIL 10, 2026 (CalMatters.org) Republish IN SUMMARY Fellow Democratic candidates are calling on Swalwell to drop out of the race for governor as major organizations are reviewing their endorsements of him following a report in the San Francisco Chronicle alleging he assaulted a former staffer. Swalwell… Continue reading
