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Democracy Now!
- Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Historic Michigan Win: "People Are Sick and Tired of This Politics of Hatred"
We speak with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after his victory in Michigan’s primary race for U.S. Senate sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. El-Sayed, a former public health official, ran a progressive campaign focused on affordability, Medicare for All, getting money out of politics, and opposing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He defeated Congressmember Haley Stevens, who was backed by tens of millions in outside spending including by AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby group. “In an era where many of us can’t afford basic things like groceries or rent or healthcare, the idea that your government is sending your tax dollars to buy bombs and tanks for foreign governments seems anathema,” El-Sayed says. “That money could be spent to […]
- "The Potluck": Musical Explores Trauma of 1979 Greensboro KKK Massacre of 5 Antiracist Activists
Composer and playwright César Alvarez joins Democracy Now! to discuss their new musical, The Potluck. It tells the story of the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, when Klansmen and American Nazis opened fire on an antiracist demonstration in Greensboro, North Carolina, killing five members of the Communist Workers’ Party. In 2020, the Greensboro City Council passed a resolution apologizing for the attack and the police department’s complicity in the killings. Alvarez tells Democracy Now! the musical is an attempt to grapple with “what it has meant to grow up in the aftermath of this state-sanctioned murder,” as well their personal connection to the massacre. Alvarez’s parents were part of the Communist Workers’ Party, and Alvarez is […]
- "Focus Is on Affordability": Cindy Holscher, Kansas Dem Nominee for Gov, on Data Center Fight & More
Kansas state Senator Cindy Holscher won Tuesday’s primary race to become the Democratic nominee in the state’s gubernatorial race, facing Republican Ty Masterson in November. Holscher clinched the nomination over fellow state lawmaker Ethan Corson, who was backed by the outgoing Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Holscher’s victory is seen as another resounding defeat for establishment Democrats in Kansas and nationwide. The fight over data centers became a defining issue in the Kansas race. “We see [data centers] suck up the resources in terms of water. We see energy usage causing utility bills to skyrocket. So, certainly not things that you want to have happen during an affordability crisis,” Holscher tells Democracy Now! […]
- "Zombie Law from the Victorian Era": DOJ Could Use 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Pills by Mail
Reproductive rights activists are alarmed over a pledge by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to institute nationwide abortion restrictions. Blanche, whose confirmation for attorney general is currently before the Senate, made the remarks in a private call with anti-abortion activists that was later posted online. According to the audio recording, Blanche said the Trump administration is pursuing policies “so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state,” referring to the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that ended the constitutional right to abortion and left the matter to individual states. Amy Littlefield, The Nation's abortion access correspondent, says the administration is likely to focus on limiting abortion pills […]
- Headlines for August 7, 2026
Trump Signs New Executive Orders Restricting Birthright Citizenship, Sen. Murkowski to Vote Against Blanche as AG, Trump Denies Munition Shortages While Threatening Jail Time over Leaks, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Agreement, Two Top Mossad Officials Fired over Israel’s Failed Plot to Topple Iranian Gov’t, Houthis Kill at Least 30 Saudi-Backed Yemeni Forces, Israeli Killing of Lebanese Journalist Amal Khalil Was a War Crime: Human Rights Groups, Gaza Board of Peace Issues Construction Contract for Military Outpost in Gaza, Justin Pearson Wins Tenn. House Primary After Campaigning Against Data Centers, New Mexico Judge Orders Meta to Pay Additional $567M in Child Safety Lawsuit, Senate Homeland Security […]
Anthropocene
- Which age group has the most climate-intensive diet?
A 20-year study of diets in 149 countries finds that teenagers have the heaviest individual carbon footprints from food, even as aging populations drive the largest overall increase in emissions.
- Everyone’s afraid of mountain lions. The data says be afraid of deer instead.
A five-year study finds the big cats you avoid on trails are quietly preventing the collisions that actually kill people.
The Guardian
- Abdul El-Sayed embraces Trump claim he represents ‘very different’ America
Michigan nominee, who spoke to Obama after primary win, vows to fight inequality as president ‘makes billions off you’Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan, embraced Donald Trump’s suggestion that the two represent “VERY DIFFERENT” versions of the US, pledging to fight inequality while the president is “making billions of dollars off of you”.In a Saturday night post on his Truth Social platform, Trump shared an image of himself and the first lady, Melania Trump, beside a photo of El-Sayed, who is Muslim, and his wife, Sarah Jukaku, wearing a hijab. “Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s [sic],” read the caption. Continue reading...
- Inside a meme factory: meet one of thousands of Indonesians trading political outrage clicks for Facebook cash
Exclusive: Adira says she doesn’t know much about her target countries or even know who their leaders are. Instead she’s chasing money from Meta, which pays for engagementFrom her home in West Java, Adira* often starts the day with a Facebook post about coffee and the busy day ahead. Then she gets to work.In a Facebook group called Team Pauline Hanson, she shares a photo of the Australian senator and One Nation leader and asks its almost 26,000 members for thoughts about Hanson’s comments about Islam and Australia’s way of life. Continue reading...
- Taylor Swift songs removed from Trump and White House’s social media posts
Rage-baiting efforts of Trump accounts silenced after posts such as a video linking her Red album to RepublicansSome of Taylor Swift’s songs have been removed from videos posted on social media by Donald Trump’s campaign and the White House, silencing efforts to mock the pop star.A video posted 3 August featuring the US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, watching fireworks was posted this month on TikTok with Swift’s song August. Continue reading...
- Moderate Democrat Ed Case defies progressive challenge in Hawaii primary
Case, who has represented island state’s first district in US Congress since 2019, beat state senator Jarrett KeohokaloleThe moderate Democratic representative Ed Case has seen off a progressive challenge to retain his party’s nomination for the US House of Representatives election in Hawaii’s first congressional district.Case, who has represented the district in Washington DC since 2019, prevailed in Saturday’s primary over Jarrett Keohokalole, the state senator. Continue reading...
- ‘America’s saddest murder trial’: mental health in focus in Lindsay Clancy case
Jurors hear from host of medical experts as defence says postpartum psychosis caused young mother to kill childrenIt’s been called “America’s saddest murder trial” and last week jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case listened to mental health professionals, counsellors, psychiatrists, and medication experts explain the circumstances in which the young mother killed her three children.It has been a spectacle that has gripped America, not least because Clancy’s legal defense has been supported by her now divorced husband.In the US, call or text Mental Health America at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You can also reach Crisis Text Line by texting MHA to 741741. In the UK, the charity Mind is available on 0300 123 3393 and Childline on 0800 […]
The Conversation
- Trump’s slapdash Reflecting Pool renovations stand in stark contrast to years of deliberation and engineering ingenuity that went into its creation
The construction of the pool reflected a national ambition to build something unifying and enduring. The rushed renovation and political fallout of 2026 reveal how much that civic vision has changed.
- Democrats have a working-class voter problem that progressives like Abdul El-Sayed are still struggling to solve
Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class communities argues.
- Parents putting screens in front of their kids is more about their own stress than other factors
Most research on kids’ screen time has focused on a child’s behavior. Far less attention has gone to parents and their role in their children’s media use.
- The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet
For many gig workers, app-based work is no longer just about extra cash but economic need, a new survey finds.
- The moral paradox of extreme wealth: Why people oppose it yet are reluctant to take steps to reduce it
Extreme inequality is commonplace, so why do people accept it?
Inter Press Service
- In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan, One Woman Refuses a Life of Dependence
The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons
- Hiroshima’s Question: Will We Continue to Live Under the Nuclear Shadow?
On the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing, Hiroshima’s Peace Declaration and the U.N. secretary-general’s message set out two possible futures as the global nuclear order frays
- Burkina Faso’s Cancelled Democracy
Burkina Faso’s charismatic young military leader, army captain Ibrahim Traoré, has stopped pretending. In April, he declared that people should ‘forget about the question of democracy’ because ‘democracy isn’t for us’. When Traoré seized power in September 2022, ousting a leader who’d staged a coup earlier that year, he promised elections by June 2024. The
Sludge
- AIPAC Tops $100 Million in Election Spending for Second Straight Cycle
The pro-Israel group's PAC and super PAC have poured $104.3 million into the midterms, including more than $30.6 million in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, the most it has ever spent on a single race.
Grist
- In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom
Solar panel misinformation, spread by bots and by neighbors, derailed a project in Cajun Country that promised millions in local tax revenue. The same methods are being employed nationwide.
- Trump is blocking billions of dollars of grants that would fix the grid
The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states.
- In Montana, a controversial $2B pipeline hits a speed bump
After an environmental group filed a complaint on behalf of two Montana residents, state regulators rescinded a crucial waiver.
Truthout
- Medicaid Work Requirements Leave Unhoused People Out in the Cold
“You can’t really worry about getting paperwork done when you don’t know where you’re eating today,” said one advocate.
- Trump’s Truth Social Subscription Scheme Functions Like a Tax on Your 401K
Since Trump's posts often move markets, the feature essentially allows users to pay for insider trading knowledge.
- Trump May Be Renewing His Push for Control of Greenland
A Texas oil company with ties to Trump is preparing to drill for oil without permission from Greenland's government.
Labor Notes
- Cómo forzamos que UPS creará empleos a tiempo completo en nuestra sección sindical
A menudo, lograr una mejora en el contrato es solo la mitad de la batalla; la otra mitad consiste en hacer que se cumpla. Fue una gran victoria en 2023 cuando nuestra campaña nacional por mejoras al contrato logró que la empresa de paquetería UPS eliminara su sistema de dos niveles salariales para los conductores. En el momento en que los conductores del nivel inferior ascendieron a la categoría regular, nuestro centro en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, contaba con 91 conductores de reparto a tiempo completo.
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