Democracy Now
- Journalist Karen Hao on Sam Altman, OpenAI & the "Quasi-Religious" Push for Artificial Intelligenceby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 3, 2026 at 12:23 pm
As part of our July Fourth special broadcast, we continue our extended interview with Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam […]
- "Empire of AI": Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial Worldby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 3, 2026 at 12:08 pm
In our July Fourth special broadcast, we revisit our interview with longtime technology reporter Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI, which unveils the […]
- "What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speechby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 3, 2026 at 12:01 pm
We begin our July Fourth special broadcast with the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the […]
- "The American Revolution Was Hardly an Anti-Colonial Movement": UCLA Historian Robin D. G. Kelleyby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 2, 2026 at 12:48 pm
Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we speak with the acclaimed scholar Robin D. G. […]
- "Rule of Law vs. Rule of Billionaires": Supreme Court Says Trump Can Fire Regulators, Except at Fedby webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) on July 2, 2026 at 12:38 pm
In a 6-3 ruling this week that overturned nine decades of precedent, the Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump the power to fire and replace […]
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
- Graham Platner Inspired Another Left-Wing Veteran to Take On an Establishment Demby Eoin Higgins on July 5, 2026 at 10:15 am
Alex Scheel is running an anti-war campaign to unseat incumbent Rep. Marilyn Strickland. He’s also a longtime member of the DSA in Washington […]
- The Horrifying Lessons of 250 Years of American Historyby Nick Turse on July 4, 2026 at 9:44 am
President Donald Trump is trying to whitewash America’s past. Could rebellion offer a brighter future? The post The Horrifying Lessons of 250 Years […]
- Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terroristsby The Intercept Briefing on July 3, 2026 at 10:00 am
Matt Sledge, who was at the sentencing for the Prairieland defendants, and Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” on the […]
- How Florida’s Cuban Diaspora and the Israeli Lobby Came Together — and Are Coming Apartby Greg Grandin on July 2, 2026 at 5:01 pm
The Cuban lobby and AIPAC have gotten what they wanted from Trump, and now they are dealing with the consequences. The post How Florida’s Cuban […]
- RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Tooby Jessica Washington on July 2, 2026 at 9:50 am
The Health and Human Services secretary is targeting the country's largest Muslim civil rights organization as Republicans run on Islamophobia in a […]
Common Dreams
- Putting the Freedom 250 Logo on Social Security Cards is Corrupt and Inappropriateby Newswire Editor on July 2, 2026 at 3:41 pm
The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, in response to the Social Security Administration announcing that […]
- Trump’s July 4th Jobs Report Shows American Dream Slipping Out of Reach for Many Working Familiesby Newswire Editor on July 2, 2026 at 1:59 pm
Today’s jobs report shows the labor market added only 57,000 jobs in June, with April and May hiring revised down by 74,000 fewer jobs than […]
- Who Do You Serveby Abby Zimet on July 2, 2026 at 7:14 am
Declaring, "I believe in America, I believe in us," an active duty Air Force major was arrested Wednesday for a non-violent act of civil disobedience […]
- Trump EPA Approves Its Fifth ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticideby Newswire Editor on July 1, 2026 at 5:10 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the highly persistent pesticide trifludimoxazin for use on wheat, oats, oranges, apples and almonds. […]
- Governments Are Spending $1.1 Trillion Propping Up the Fossil Fuel Industry While Households Pay the Priceby Newswire Editor on July 1, 2026 at 3:34 pm
As 350.org, Fuel Poverty Action and coalition partners today demonstrate against rising energy prices outside the Department for Energy Security and […]
Truthout
- Chemical Accidents Are on the Rise as Trump Proposes Weakening Regulationsby Liza Gross on July 4, 2026 at 7:55 pm
Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.
- The Nationwide Resistance Against Flock Surveillance Cameras Is Gaining Steamby Brett Wilkins on July 4, 2026 at 7:55 pm
Since 2021, 82 Flock contracts have been canceled across 28 US states — nearly half of them during this year alone.
- Defiance Against Trump Drives Rise of Democratic Socialist in DC Mayor’s Raceby Nick Fulton on July 4, 2026 at 7:54 pm
Grassroots organizers offer a look inside the movement that helped Janeese Lewis George win the Democratic primary.
- Incarcerated People Lose Treasured Media When Prisons Change Tablet Contractsby Katie Rose Quandt on July 4, 2026 at 7:53 pm
People are losing purchased music and games, as well as emails and photographs from loved ones, without compensation.
- US Leaders Know UAE Backs Massacres in Sudan. Stopping Them Would Be Too Costly.by Elfadil Ibrahim on July 4, 2026 at 7:49 pm
The Emirates' promised $1.4 trillion investment in the US appears to be incentivizing Washington to look the other way.
ProPublica
- “He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis.by Perla Trevizo on July 3, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post “He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis. appeared first on […]
- Massachusetts Set to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA Evidenceby Willoughby Mariano on July 2, 2026 at 8:50 pm
The post Massachusetts Set to Extend Statute of Limitations for Rape Cases With DNA Evidence appeared first on ProPublica.
- How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiralby Justin Elliott on July 2, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post How Google and AI Nearly Made a Seasoned Reporter Spiral appeared first on ProPublica.
- A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justificationby Ken B. Morales on July 1, 2026 at 9:00 am
The post A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification appeared first on ProPublica.
- “That Guy Is Still Out There”by Joaquin Sapien on June 30, 2026 at 10:30 am
The post “That Guy Is Still Out There” appeared first on ProPublica.
The Guardian
- ‘Don’t mention the special relationship’: how should UK’s next PM handle Donald Trump?by David Smith in Washington and Josh Halliday in Manchester on July 6, 2026 at 5:00 am
Little-known abroad, Andy Burnham has a chance to define a new era of US-UK relations. Should he seek to charm or bargain with the bully in the White […]
- Has the US finally fallen in love with football? – podcastby Helen Pidd with Jeff Rueter; produced by Alex Atack, Casey Magloire and Ross Burns; executive producer Sami Kent on July 6, 2026 at 2:00 am
Has the success of the US men’s team – and hosting the World Cup – finally made Americans fall in love with football? With Guardian US soccer […]
- Explained: Folarin Balogun’s World Cup red-card reversal, Trump’s phone calls and Fifa’s rationaleby Matt Hughes on July 6, 2026 at 12:14 am
The surprise move deeming the US striker eligible to play came after the American president reached out to the governing body to appeal for the […]
- Mauricio Pochettino praises Fifa for Balogun U-turn: ‘We celebrate the decision’by Alexander Abnos in Seattle on July 5, 2026 at 11:55 pm
Trump called Infantino to reverse Balogun banUS plays Belgium in World Cup last 16 on MondayMauricio Pochettino hailed Fifa’s shock decision to […]
- Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgiumby Matt Hughes, Paul MacInnes in New Jersey and Alexander Abnos in Seattle on July 5, 2026 at 10:01 pm
US striker was shown red in last-32 matchFifa announced suspension of ban earlier SundayBelgian FA ‘astonished’ by decisionDonald Trump lobbied […]
The Jacobin
- DC’s Next Mayor Is a Socialist Ready to Fight Trumpby Janeese Lewis George on July 5, 2026 at 12:55 pm
Janeese Lewis George, the democratic socialist who just won DC’s mayoral primary, talks tenants’ rights, gentrification, and what home rule […]
- In Nuestra Tierra, Collective Identity Is Built in Struggleby Marianela D’Aprile on July 5, 2026 at 12:50 pm
Lucrecia Martel’s latest film, Nuestra Tierra, the director’s first documentary, juxtaposes the fragility of colonial narratives with the […]
- Holocaust and Genocide Scholars Are Navigating a Minefieldby Grant Morgan on July 5, 2026 at 12:45 pm
Since October 7, academic institutions have applied overt and covert pressure to discourage Holocaust and genocide scholars from criticizing […]
- Fake Accounts Crying Jackpot Are Selling the iGambling Dreamby Laura O’Connor on July 5, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Online gambling operators are no longer selling the promise of luxury but the promise of stability. Through fake Reddit accounts, they peddle stories […]
- In Defense of the Fourth of Julyby Ryan Zickgraf on July 4, 2026 at 4:32 pm
The Declaration of Independence has been quoted by abolitionists, suffragists, socialists, civil rights activists, and the Black Panthers. Why should […]
Alternet
- Red-state Republican breaks with Trump over 'huge mistake' after Supreme Court rulingby Thomas Kika on July 5, 2026 at 9:29 pm
A Republican in a deep-red state has become the latest voice in the party to break with President Donald Trump, per The Hill, chastising his […]
- Pathologist says Trump made 'big mistake' that exposes signs of dementia: videoby Thomas Kika on July 5, 2026 at 7:58 pm
President Donald Trump made a "big mistake" during a recent media appearance, with a professional pathologist revealing the signs of dementia and […]
- Trump biographer exposes how he is doomed to drag the GOP down with himby Thomas Kika on July 5, 2026 at 6:17 pm
President Donald Trump's mounting failures are doomed to drag down the rest of the Republican Party with him, his one-time biographer argued this […]
- WSJ attacks Trump over ‘dangerous’ message his MAGA-friendly move sendsby Matthew Rozsa on July 5, 2026 at 5:52 pm
President Donald Trump is sending a “dangerous” message to America’s allies, as is his MAGA team, according to a recent editorial by a […]
- Revealed: New report exposes how much MAGA has co-opted 'patriotism'by Thomas Kika on July 5, 2026 at 5:16 pm
President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement have caused a major disruption in the partisan nature of "patriotism," according to an extensive new […]
Raw Story
- Trump's 'politically motivated attack' on health care ends as key law expiresby Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams on July 6, 2026 at 2:27 am
Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health clinics regained access to Medicaid funding on Saturday after a provision in the One Big Beautiful […]
- Sordid Trump ally's rejection at the Supreme Court astounds legal expertby Robert Davis on July 6, 2026 at 1:25 am
The Supreme Court surprised a legal expert last week by rejecting an application from one of President Donald Trump's sordid allies. Roy Moore, the […]
- Internet schools Ron DeSantis after 'embarrassing' claim about an old English pubby Robert Davis on July 6, 2026 at 12:51 am
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, got a quick history lesson on Sunday after he made what some described as an "embarrassing" claim about an […]
- Dr. Oz's 'ridiculous' claims about health insurance on Fox News leave analyst aghastby Robert Davis on July 5, 2026 at 11:51 pm
President Donald Trump's top health care chief revealed during a recent Fox News interview that he apparently doesn't know how health insurance […]
- Hunter Biden stuns with scorched-earth rant about Trump corruption: 'Long live the King'by Robert Davis on July 5, 2026 at 11:06 pm
Hunter Biden stunned political analysts on Sunday with a scorched-earth rant about the Trump family corruption. Last week, the New York Times […]
Salon
- “We have many friends”: Netanyahu rejects Vance claim that US is Israel’s “only ally”by Alex Galbraith on July 5, 2026 at 8:15 pm
The prime minister blamed anti-Israel sentiment on "bot farms" and malicious actors
- “Rubbish, it didn’t help at all”: Mick Jagger’s no fan of AIby Alex Galbraith on July 5, 2026 at 5:30 pm
The Rolling Stones frontman recounted his experience with artificial intelligence, saying it "didn't help"
- White nationalists march on DC, test free speech limitsby CK Smith on July 5, 2026 at 5:20 pm
The Patriot Front gathered on the Mall for a "Reclaim America" march. They wore uniforms and masked their faces
- Why food TV keeps going undercoverby Ashlie D. Stevens on July 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm
From Ruth Reichl’s wigs to Gordon Ramsay’s prosthetics, TV keeps returning to the fantasy of the disguised diner
- Paul Pelosi faces new legal trouble after Napa crashby CK Smith on July 5, 2026 at 3:20 pm
Deputies recommend misdemeanor charge after 86-year-old allegedly hit a parked car causing "major damage" in Napa
Daily Kos
- Video games are a fortune. Blame Trump and AI.by Andrew Mangan on July 5, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Spiking console prices are a clear sign of inflation—especially for one key voting bloc.
- Vance panicby Jack Ohman on July 5, 2026 at 10:55 pm
A cartoon by Jack Ohman.
- Large fires scorch drought-stricken western USby Inside Climate News on July 5, 2026 at 9:00 pm
A warm, dry winter set the stage for an early and aggressive start to fire season. More fires are on the horizon.
- A troubling milestone: Most supreme court rulings are secretive votes with little justificationby ProPublica on July 5, 2026 at 7:00 pm
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with […]
- General incompetenceby Mike Luckovich on July 5, 2026 at 6:55 pm
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
Huffington Post
- Trump Secretary Repeatedly Dodges Chance To Condemn White Supremacist Rally In D.C.on July 5, 2026 at 5:58 pm
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended neo-fascist club Patriot Front to exercise their right to free speech.
- The GOP Is Boosting A Progressive Candidate In Michigan. He Says He'll Make Them 'Rue The Day.'on July 5, 2026 at 10:00 am
Abdul El-Sayed is very confident he can win the state's Senate race, and the establishment might not be able to convince voters otherwise.
- Trump's July 4 Speech A MAGA-Tinged Tour Through America's Historyon July 5, 2026 at 4:27 am
In mid-June, Trump announced the event on the National Mall would be the “most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all.”
- Paul Pelosi In Hit-And-Run In California, Car Left With Major Damage, Authorities Sayon July 5, 2026 at 2:06 am
Authorities in California say former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been involved in a hit-and-run and could face misdemeanor charges.
- The Atlantic Republishes JD Vance's Scathing Trump Op-Ed On Its 10th Anniversaryon July 5, 2026 at 12:56 am
The publication said it was resurfacing the piece so readers could "judge for themselves" how the author's assessments had "stood the test of time."
Slate Politics
- This Week’s House of the Dragon Reveals a Much-Anticipated Character—With a Twistby Jenny G. Zhang and Nadira Goffe on July 6, 2026 at 2:01 am
Rhaenyra learns a hard lesson about the realities of ruling.
- I Used to Love Doing a Controversial Thing In Bed With My Ex. I’m Scared It’ll Make My New Boyfriend Run Away.by Rich Juzwiak on July 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm
I wish guys would realize this isn't a big deal.
- Slate Pears Game 325: Jul. 5, 2026on July 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Oops! The Pear machine done broke!
- There’s One Horrific Detail From Taylor Swift’s Wedding That Will Haunt My Nightmaresby Heather Schwedel on July 5, 2026 at 12:22 pm
I’m a frivolous person who writes about celebrities for a living, but even I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing.
- I Caught My Kids Up to a Corrupt Scheme at a Restaurant. Apparently They’re Doing It “for Grandma.”by Michelle Herman on July 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm
This is not a way for them to "bond."


































