The State Department is redesigning the U.S. passport to include Trump’s portrait—and his signature in gold. Daniel Torok/White House Trump’s second inaugural portrait, taken in January 2025 By Hafiz Rashid April 28, 2026 (NewRepublic.com) Donald Trump’s picture could soon be on every new U.S. passport. The State Department is finalizing a… Continue reading
on Apr 27, 2026 02:35 am Annie Karni, Congressional Correspondent – The New York Times Stephan: Every Black Republican Representative is leaving the House. The Republican Party has become a White Supremacist cult. Here are the facts. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus’s press conference.Credit: Brooke… Continue reading
By J.K. Dineen, Laura Waxmann, Staff Writers April 27, 2026 (SFChronicle.com) Gift Article Stroy Moyd tried to open his comedy club at various locales in San Francisco, to no success. Then he looked at the Mid-Market neighborhood. Now he’s among a new wave of entrepreneurs bringing new life to the beleaguered area.Carlos… Continue reading
When the media seeks “unity” with politicians, we’re all in trouble Mark Jacob Apr 27, 2026 (stopthepresses.news) Even when the White House Correspondents’ Dinner goes smoothly, it’s a huge embarrassment to journalists. And in the wake of Saturday’s shooting that interrupted the event, the spectacle of journalists cozying up to… Continue reading
US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “We cannot allow unlimited outside spending to distort our elections or drown out the… Continue reading
Conor Dougherty on the Books That Shaped His Understanding of the Problem Penguin Press Conor Dougherty February 19, 2020 (lithub.com) As a journalist, I’m always doing two things: Reporting and writing. My reading falls along the same lines. I read one kind of book because I’m interested in a topic and… Continue reading
By Katie Dowd, Managing editor April 26, 2026 (SFGate.com) A file photo of the view of Lope National Park located in Central Gabon, April 13, 2013. Desirey Minkoh/AfrikImages Agency/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A California man was killed by a herd of elephants during a hunting trip in Africa, his family confirmed…. Continue reading
Saikat Chakrabarti is seen in June 2018 with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after her victory in New York’s Democratic congressional primary. Mark Lennihan/Associated Press file Saikat Chakrabarti, a progressive centimillionaire running to succeed U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, is not shy about flaming the Democratic Party and its congressional leaders, who he says… Continue reading
The detention camps are moral abominations — but they’re not inevitable. Local organizers have already prevented thirteen of these warehouses from being converted into detention camps and with your help we can prevent even more. We all have a role to play in the fight to end the warehousing of human… Continue reading
