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Democracy Now!

  • Democracy Now! 2025-11-14 Friday

    Headlines for November 14, 2025; “Gunboat Diplomacy”: U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches “Operation Southern Spear”; “You Have Arrived in Hell”: Venezuelans Sent By U.S. to El Salvador Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse; “The Trillion Dollar War Machine”: William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars; How Mamdani Won: Field Director Tascha Van Auken on Grassroots Organizing Behind Historic Victory

Fair Observer

  • Peter Thiel Fights the Antichrist and Defends Mamdani Voters

    Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City’s new mayor predictably surprised a lot of people. Who in the United States a year ago would have believed a Muslim born in Africa who calls himself a “democratic socialist” might ever prevail in a high-stakes electoral contest in the city of Wall Street? For many, it’s even… Continue reading Peter Thiel Fights the Antichrist and Defends Mamdani Voters The post Peter Thiel Fights the Antichrist and Defends Mamdani Voters appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • FO° Talks: Javier Milei’s Chainsaw Revolution: What His Midterm Victory Means for Argentina

    Fair Observer’s Video Producer Rohan Khattar Singh and Argentine international-relations analyst Ricardo Vanella discuss Argentine President Javier Milei’s sweeping midterm victory. The election marks a change of direction for Argentina and global politics. Argentina’s voters, weary of decline and disillusioned with the establishment, have chosen disruption over tradition. Vanella describes the moment as a collective… Continue reading FO° Talks: Javier Milei’s Chainsaw Revolution: What His Midterm Victory Means for Argentina The post FO° Talks: Javier Milei’s Chainsaw Revolution: What His Midterm Victory Means for Argentina appeared first on Fair Observer.

  • Republicans Test the Limits of Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression

    The math is tricky, but Republican gerrymandering (the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a party, group or socioeconomic class within the constituency) in the US Congress could be setting Republicans up for an electoral catastrophe. Assuming they cannot perform sufficient, effective and non-counterproductive vote suppression, there is a risk with extreme gerrymandering… Continue reading Republicans Test the Limits of Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression The post Republicans Test the Limits of Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression appeared first on Fair Observer.

Ensia

  • Journalists, meet climate change

    The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]

The Marshall Project

Aeon

  • Mask on/mask off

    People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price- by Gilly KahnRead on Aeon

Unicorn Riot

Quanta Magazine

Sludge

Yale Environment 360

WhoWhatWhy

  • Tech Triumphs: AI Music Tops Billboard and Spotify Charts

    PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Tech Triumphs: AI Music Tops Billboard and Spotify Charts originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy

Inside Climate News

Grist

The Conversation

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