Democracy Now
- "Another Wasted Life": Rhiannon Giddens on How Death of Kalief Browder Inspired Her Songby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 19, 2026 at 12:39 pm
“Another Wasted Life.” That’s the name of a remarkable new song by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Grammy-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens. She […]
- Rhiannon Giddens on Pulitzer-Winning Opera "Omar" About Enslaved Muslim Scholar Omar ibn Saidby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 19, 2026 at 12:23 pm
As part of our Juneteenth special broadcast, we feature our interview with pioneering musical artist Rhiannon Giddens, who won a Pulitzer Prize for […]
- Juneteenth Special: Historian Clint Smith on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across Americaby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 19, 2026 at 12:02 pm
We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, […]
- "Shoot the People": Meet Misan Harriman, Celebrated Photographer & Outspoken Advocate for Palestineby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 18, 2026 at 12:46 pm
The new documentary Shoot the People profiles the Nigerian British photographer and activist Misan Harriman, the first Black photographer to shoot […]
- DOJ Takes Elon Musk's Side in NAACP Lawsuit Against xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoodsby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on June 18, 2026 at 12:38 pm
The Department of Justice has intervened in a legal case involving the world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, asking a Mississippi federal court to […]
Mother Jones
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Tom Homan: Minnesota Should Say “Thank You” for DHS Operation
by Alex Nguyen on February 15, 2026 at 5:17 pmOn Sunday morning, Border czar Tom Homan said elected officials in Minnesota “ought to be saying thank you” to the Trump administration for making the state safer. “They were a sanctuary state,” Homan said on Fox & Friends. “Their county jails weren’t working with us across the state. So you know what? We fixed it.”
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The Adorable Patients of This Special Bat Hospital Will Warm Your Heart
by Benji Jones on February 15, 2026 at 12:30 pmThis story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Australia is famously a place with some of the world’s most dangerous and frightening animals. Venomous spiders. Deadly snakes. Jellyfish with fatal stings. But it is also home to one of the world’s cutest: the flying fox, also known as the giant
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US Military Strikes Another Boat in the Caribbean Sea, Killing 3
by Katie Herchenroeder on February 14, 2026 at 8:26 pmThe United States military killed three more people on Friday in their 39th boat attack in six months, according to a tracker maintained by the New York Times. All told, the strikes by US forces have killed at least 133 people in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. President Donald Trump’s administration has
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Judges Have Rebuked Trump’s Mass Detention of Immigrants Thousands of Times
by Katie Herchenroeder on February 14, 2026 at 6:28 pmHundreds of judges across the nation have ruled over 4,400 times that President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement arm is detaining people unlawfully, according to a new Reuters review of court documents. And that’s just since October. The Trump administration’s immense increase in detainments rests, in part, on their decision to detain people while their immigration
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Their Courses Were No Longer Relevant, so These Economics Students Went to Work
by Matthew Taylor on February 14, 2026 at 12:30 pmThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of students at Harvard University walked out of their introductory economics class complaining it was teaching a “specific and limited view” that perpetuated “a problematic and inefficient system of
The Intercept
- Chud the Builder Fantasized About “Race War.” Now He’s Charged With Attempted Murder.by Alain Stephens on June 19, 2026 at 5:46 pm
Dalton Eatherly streams his racist provocations online. It was only a matter of time before the violence rhetoric entered the real world. The post […]
- The Performative Ceasefire in Gazaby The Intercept Briefing on June 19, 2026 at 10:00 am
As Iran and the U.S. reach a deal to supposedly end this cycle of war, Tariq Kenney-Shawa and Jonah Valdez discuss what’s happened since Israel’s […]
- Trump-Loving Crypto Super PAC Finally Backs a Democrat: Ritchie Torresby Matt Sledge on June 19, 2026 at 9:09 am
Torres, the only Democrat boosted by cash from the conservative Fellowship PAC, has no serious competition in his House race. The post Trump-Loving […]
- Undercover Cops Infiltrated Delaney Hall ICE Protest to Spy and Make Arrestby C. Frances on June 18, 2026 at 4:49 pm
A complaint by Newark police didn’t mention that ICE led the ambush on a protester and made the initial arrest. The post Undercover Cops […]
- Police Chased the Wrong Man, Then Shot Him and Watched as He Bled Outby Akela Lacy on June 18, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Sheriff’s deputies in Michigan fired 27 shots at John Jenuwine. “He was not the guy that they were supposed to be chasing,” said the victim’s […]
Common Dreams
- You Are America, Ready To Seize What Ought To Beby Abby Zimet on June 20, 2026 at 1:17 am
This week, a growing "dignity gap" amidst more busts and botches - war, flu, pools, fans - suggests a faint, nascent shift in momentum back toward we […]
- Bonn climate talks signal momentum but leave climate vulnerable nations on the lurchby Newswire Editor on June 19, 2026 at 10:52 am
The UN climate talks in Bonn closed with growing momentum behind the transition away from fossil fuels, but deep disappointment over the continued […]
- 130+ Groups Ask Congress to Reject AI Preemption Billby Newswire Editor on June 18, 2026 at 4:48 pm
On Thursday, Demand Progress and 130+ civil society groups sent a letter asking Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to reject legislation […]
- Response to the closing of the Bonn climate talksby Newswire Editor on June 18, 2026 at 1:55 pm
Romain Ioualalen, Global Policy lead at Oil Change International, said: “At the Bonn climate talks close, countries cannot ignore the devastating […]
- US-Iran MOU Signals Normalization But Higher Fossil Fuel Prices Will Cost Over $700 Billions in 2026by Newswire Editor on June 18, 2026 at 1:43 pm
New analysis by 350.org shows that people and businesses will continue to pay a steep price for fossil fuel dependence, even if the Strait of Hormuz […]
Truthout
- Choice to Keep Coal Plants Open Will Cost Some Coloradans Their Livesby Jennifer Oldham on June 19, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Across the nation, coal power has received a lifeline from the Trump administration and state officials.
- The Story of Juneteenth Reminds Us That Education Is Essential to Freedomby Rodney Coates on June 19, 2026 at 4:23 pm
The pursuit of education has been central to the Black freedom struggle for centuries.
- UN Expert Calls for Global Condemnation After 3 More Killed in Trump Boat Strikeby Julia Conley on June 19, 2026 at 4:19 pm
The total death toll of the administration’s illegal boat bombing operation is now at least 211 people.
- US-Iran Talks Delayed After Israeli Bombardment of Lebanon Kills at Least 18by Jake Johnson on June 19, 2026 at 4:17 pm
The US and Iranian delegations both delayed plans to travel to Switzerland for the opening round of negotiations.
- Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions — and Lining Wall Street Pocketsby Michael Beyea Reagan on June 19, 2026 at 3:40 pm
States’ political failures are causing a massive transfer of wealth from classrooms to the richest banks in the nation.
ProPublica
- Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakesby Justin Elliott on June 18, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes appeared first on ProPublica.
- More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Programby Nicole Santa Cruz on June 17, 2026 at 10:00 am
The post More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program appeared first on ProPublica.
- “Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concernsby Sharon Lerner on June 17, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post “Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns appeared first on ProPublica.
- Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.by Alex Cuadros on June 16, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. appeared first on ProPublica.
- Why We Changed Our Code of Ethics to Address Prediction Marketsby Diego Sorbara on June 15, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post Why We Changed Our Code of Ethics to Address Prediction Markets appeared first on ProPublica.
The Guardian
- Turkey 0-1 Paraguay: World Cup 2026 – as it happenedby Sam Lewis on June 20, 2026 at 5:28 am
Ten-man Paraguay clung on after Matías Galarza’s early strike to secure a famous win and ensure Turkey will go home at the end of the group stageA […]
- Even in this age of what Mark Carney calls global rupture, do not despair: there is still hope for international law | Nathalie Tocciby Nathalie Tocci on June 20, 2026 at 4:00 am
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own wayOur age of what Mark Carney called global […]
- Brazil 3-0 Haiti: World Cup 2026 – as it happenedby Jonathan Howcroft on June 20, 2026 at 3:05 am
A quickfire Matheus Cunha double was added to by Vinícius Júnior as Brazil secured a comfortable win over their Caribbean opponentsNeymar would […]
- World Cup defeat offers new US friends a quick lesson and tour of the Scottish psycheby Paul MacInnes at Boston Stadium on June 20, 2026 at 1:58 am
Yes there’s the party side, the buoyant side, one that makes friends everywhere it goes. But there’s the other side tooIn a disconcerting […]
- Wyndham Clark carries four-shot US Open lead as big names gather in chasing packby Bryan Armen Graham at Shinnecock Hills on June 20, 2026 at 1:53 am
American’s revival continues after controversy 12 months agoRory McIlroy still in contention despite ‘bit of a battle’ on back nineEveryone was […]
The Jacobin
- Colombia’s Right-Wing Offensive and the Politics of Orderby June Loper on June 19, 2026 at 12:55 pm
Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella has a narrow lead ahead of Colombia’s election runoff. Left-wing rival Iván Cepeda speaks of the […]
- NYC’s Democratic Primary: Socialists vs. Pro-Israel Oligarchsby Branko Marcetic on June 19, 2026 at 12:50 pm
New York’s Democratic primary elections have involved massive amounts of outside spending from corporate, pro-Israel interests in recent years. As […]
- The World Cup Is Exposing FIFA’s Ugly Partnership With Powerby Andy Storey on June 19, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Football’s governing body, FIFA, won’t even stand up for players, referees, and fans who are being harassed by the US authorities. It’s no […]
- Claire Valdez on Taking the Mamdani Coalition to Congressby Claire Valdez on June 19, 2026 at 12:40 pm
In New York’s “Commie Corridor,” democratic socialists have built the most advanced electoral beachhead in the country. Claire Valdez’s run […]
- To Win, Germany’s Left Has to Keep Changing Itselfby Loren Balhorn on June 19, 2026 at 12:35 pm
In the 2025 German election, socialist party Die Linke rallied round and defied predictions of its demise. Its membership has doubled, yet the […]
Alternet
- Even notorious right-wing leaders are fleeing Trump’s 'fat orange clownery': Conservativeby Adam Lynch on June 20, 2026 at 1:56 am
Dispatch columnist Nick Catoggio says President Donald Trump has plopped such a noxious odor on right-wing ideology that even ideological diehards […]
- White House sources say Trump is 'raging' in fear at being pulled back into his warby Adam Lynch on June 20, 2026 at 12:36 am
Zeteo writers Asawin Suebsaeng and Prem Thakker say Trump is so desperate to finally be rid of the war he unilaterally began in February that he is […]
- Trash piles and soggy floors: Trump’s White House man 'cave' is a horror: reportby Adam Lynch on June 19, 2026 at 11:35 pm
Excerpts from Regime Change, a book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, reveal President Donald Trump’s private […]
- Leading MAGA candidate skips out on $92K court bill: reportby Adam Lynch on June 19, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Law and Crime reports the top contender in the field to win the Republican primary for Minnesota governor is currently fleeing his court costs."Four […]
- Despairing Trump now hoping to survive 'the purge to come': Opinionby Adam Lynch on June 19, 2026 at 9:55 pm
President Donald Trump was lauding his newly renovated but controversial luxury plane gifted him by the Qatari royal family on Friday. The president […]
Raw Story
- 'Trying to hide': Kennedy Center refuses to take tarps off where Trump's name was removedby Matthew Chapman on June 20, 2026 at 1:41 am
President Donald Trump suffered a severe humiliation this month when the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was finally ordered by a federal […]
- Trump hemorrhaging support from key business community as 'buyer's remorse' settles inby Robert Davis on June 20, 2026 at 1:16 am
President Donald Trump is hemorrhaging support from a key business community as they express "buyer's remorse," according to a new report. NBC News […]
- New Jersey Republican with mafia rap sheet arrested for loan sharkingby Matthew Chapman on June 20, 2026 at 1:06 am
A Republican town official in New Jersey with a colorful history that includes ties to the mafia and a 14-year prison sentence for murder told […]
- Trump DOJ's 'verboten' mistakes in Broadview Six case raise red flags for expertby Robert Davis on June 20, 2026 at 12:52 am
The recently released Broadview Six transcripts revealed a stunning pattern of behavior by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, raising […]
- 'Huge gamble': Expert shares sobering prediction after Trump ruptures alliance with insultby Matthew Chapman on June 20, 2026 at 12:25 am
Republican strategist Doug Heye is alarmed by the rift between President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a right-wing leader […]
Salon
- James Burrows, legendary sitcom director, dies at 85by Melanie McFarland on June 20, 2026 at 2:07 am
The prolific TV maestro co-created "Cheers" and shaped the modern half-hour comedy as we know it
- Daveigh Chase, the voice of Lilo and face of early-2000s horror, dies at 35by CK Smith on June 19, 2026 at 7:43 pm
The actor from "Lilo & Stitch," "The Ring" and " died of sepsis from meningitis and a blood inflection
- $14 million, green water, peeling paint: Trump’s reflecting pool reno isn’t going wellby CK Smith on June 19, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Trump spent $14m on a Reflecting Pool that now features green algae blooms, chemical treatments and peeling paint
- Trump’s Iran framework hits immediate turbulence after announced dealby CK Smith on June 19, 2026 at 5:08 pm
Escalation in Lebanon, GOP dissent and even lower approval ratings signal the US-Iran peace deal might not be ready
- Trump has one chance to save face: Resign nowby Brian Karem on June 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm
If he wants any shot at a positive legacy, time's up. He needs to cut a deal and walk away
Daily Kos
- Juneteenth evokes resilience as Trump continues war on Black historyby Oliver Willis on June 19, 2026 at 11:00 pm
As America observes another Juneteenth, the nation finds the foundations of Black history and achievement under sustained attack by President Donald […]
- New cards for 2026by BrianMcFadden on June 19, 2026 at 10:55 pm
A cartoon by Brian McFadden.
- Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakesby ProPublica on June 19, 2026 at 9:00 pm
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court […]
- Memorandum of capitulationby Clay Jones on June 19, 2026 at 8:55 pm
A cartoon by Clay Jones.
- These books make a helluva case for another reconstruction in Americaby Lisa Needham on June 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm
This Juneteenth reading list is a preview of the reckoning that awaits post-Trump America.
Huffington Post
- Donald Trump Unveils The New Air Force One, A Converted Qatari Jeton June 19, 2026 at 9:36 pm
The administration formally accepted a luxury jet from Qatar last year, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an […]
- 'View' Hosts Shocked After JD Vance Claims Show Prepared Him For 'Hostile' Negotiationson June 19, 2026 at 8:33 pm
Panelist Ana Navarro noted that the vice president seemed "strategically prepared to disarm us with niceness," but added, "It didn't work on me."
- Missouri Judge Rules State Abortion Laws Violate Voter-Approved Constitutional Amendmenton June 19, 2026 at 8:27 pm
Judge Jerri Zhang has struck down a series of restrictions on abortion, finding they violated a constitutional amendment adopted by voters in 2024.
- Italy’s Prime Minister Pulls No Punches With Trump — And Social Media Users Love Iton June 19, 2026 at 6:17 pm
One X user responded to Giorgia Meloni's Trump takedown by noting the president "has never met an ally he does not try to screw over in the end."
- Iran Peace Talks Are Shaping Up To Be A Huge Embarrassment For JD Vanceon June 19, 2026 at 6:00 pm
The vice president's neck is on the line if the deal doesn’t work out, Trump joked. And Trump said with a laugh that, if it is a success, he’ll […]
Slate Politics
- My Daughter’s Father Is Emotionally Toxic. I Have a Plan to Get Him Out of Our Lives for Good.by Jamilah Lemieux on June 19, 2026 at 5:00 pm
I wish I'd left when she was a baby.
- Bonus: Elon, Please Log Offby Lizzie O’Leary on June 19, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Giving a bad name to trillionaires everywhere…
- My Ex Is Refusing to Pay for Half of Our Daughter’s Prom Dress. His Reason Is Cruel.by Jamilah Lemieux on June 19, 2026 at 5:00 pm
I want to sue.
- Colin Farrell’s Apple TV Show Is Back. After a Wild Season 1 Twist, Now the Real Mystery Is Clear.by Laura Miller on June 19, 2026 at 4:30 pm
Sugar finds its true theme in Los Angeles.
- My Wife’s Ex-Lover Betrayed Her In the Worst Possible Way. I’m Baffled by Her Response.by Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak on June 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm
I don't understand her logic.


































