Zohran Mamdani and the “Black Vote”

Mamdani struggled against Andrew Cuomo in majority-Black precincts — but his lackluster performance may not tell the whole story.Share Mychal Denzel Smith July 18 2025 (TheIntercept.com) Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of Stakes Is High: Life After the American Dream, winner of the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. ZOHRAN MAMDANI’S CAMPAIGN struggled… Continue reading

“Apocalypse in the Tropics” OR “Will Jesus Get Here Already?”

Democracy Now! Jul 10, 2025 Latest Shows Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de… Brazilian filmmaker Petra Costa’s latest documentary, Apocalypse in the Tropics_, explores the impact of evangelical Christianity on Brazil’s political landscape. Once a small minority, evangelicals now constitute about 30% of Brazil’s population and played a key role in the… Continue reading

I’m a former member of the Russian parliament. America is closer to Putin’s Russia than you know

I’m a former member of the Russian parliament. America is closer to Putin’s Russia than you know

OPINION//OPEN FORUM I didn’t understand the machinery of autocratic power, the mechanisms of control, the unspoken rules of party discipline. Now I do. And I see it developing here Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a state-of-the-nation address to the Duma, Russia’s parliament, in 2012. What’s happening in the U.S. today is eerily similar… Continue reading

‘No State Is Above the Law’: Hague Group Issues Plan to Counter Israeli Genocide in Gaza

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left) and Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (right) attend the emergency summit of the Hague Group at the San Carlos Palace in Bogotá on July 16, 2025.  (Photo: Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images) “These measures show that we will no longer allow international… Continue reading

Bill Would Subject Lawmakers to Same Work Reporting Mandates GOP Just Imposed on Medicaid, SNAP Recipients

Alicia Lester, case manager and service coordinator, helps Henry Pedoff fill out a Medicaid and a food assistance application at the LifeNet4Families center on May 14, 2025 in Lauderhill, Florida.  (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) “If congressional Republicans think these burdens are appropriate for struggling families, then members of Congress should… Continue reading

Critics Doubt CBS Claim That Finances—Not Politics—Are Behind ‘Late Show’ Cancellation

Stephen Colbert attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City.  (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) The network announced the cancellation three days after host Stephen Colbert lambasted its parent company for a $16 million legal settlement with President Donald Trump. JULIA CONLEY Jul 18, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading

50+ Dems Slam Rubio Plan to Burn 500 Metric Tons of Emergency Food Aid

Sacks of United States Agency for International Developmen sorghum are stored in a warehouse in Port Sudan, Sudan.  (Photo: Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images) “This action is not only morally indefensible, but also wasteful, strategically shortsighted, and completely counter to the entirety of your work while in the Senate.” BRETT… Continue reading