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Democracy Now!
- Hasan Piker on Being Banned from U.K., Traveling to Cuba & Supporting Candidates Critical of Israel
The British government earlier this week barred left-wing political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. ahead of several speaking events. The Home Office said it was canceling their travel permits because “their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good.” Piker and Uygur, who are related, are both outspoken in their criticism of Israel. While the government did not cite a specific reason for the ban, some lawmakers and pro-Israel groups had accused the two of promoting antisemitism, which they reject. “I find what the British government did here to be objectionable. I find it to be disgusting. I also find it to be terrifying,” Piker tells Democracy Now! “I think it’s a sign that […]
- Adam Hamawy, Ex-Volunteer Doctor in Gaza, Wins NJ House Primary Calling for End to Israeli Aid
We speak with Dr. Adam Hamawy, the former U.S. Army combat surgeon who just won the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. He is now the heavy favorite to win the Democratic-leaning district in November and, if elected, would become New Jersey’s first Muslim member of Congress. Hamawy is an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights and volunteered in Gaza during Israel’s genocidal assault on the territory. He has been endorsed by prominent progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, who credits Hamawy with saving her life after her helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004. “I was running on something very simple: that […]
- Headlines for June 5, 2026
Senate Approves $70 Billion in Additional ICE and Border Patrol Funding, Hezbollah Rejects Extension of U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon, WFP Warns Strait of Hormuz Closure Has Pushed Millions More into Hunger, Israeli Strike on Gaza Leaves Family of Five Burned Alive in Their Home, Trump Administration Scraps Ocean Sensors That Track Climate Change and Predict Storms, Trump Administration Seeks More Control Over Scientific Research Grants, White House Announces $700 Million in Federal Funds for Coal Industry, Lawmaker Grills Marco Rubio over Trump’s Apparent Naps at Public Events, Kalshi Reports Disgraced Former Congressman George Santos for Insider Trading, Democrats Oppose Rule Change Allowing Crypto and Private […]
- Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Ada Ferrer on Cuba's Crisis, U.S. Sanctions and Family Separation
The Trump administration five months ago launched an energy blockade against Cuba, coming on top of the over six-decade-long embargo, the longest in U.S. history. The expanded U.S. sanctions have exacerbated the island’s economic crisis, forcing Cubans to live with rolling blackouts, inflation and shortages of basic goods. “The situation there is dire,” says Cuban American historian Ada Ferrer. “It has been for quite some time, and it’s gotten worse and worse over the last five months.” Acknowledging the devastating effects the U.S. embargo has on the island, Ferrer says the Cuban government’s priority “is not the well-being of the Cuban people.” She points out that despite the current deterioration of the industry, Cuba […]
- "Notes from an ICE Chaser": Tracking Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign on the Ground
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdowns in Chicago, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Bovino was eventually removed from his position in January after immigration agents under his command killed 37-year-old VA nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. We speak with Amanda Moore, a reporter who focuses on far-right extremism and state violence. She spent months following Bovino and the immigration crackdown in the United States for Mother Jones and other outlets. “[Border Patrol] would snipe us with rubber bullets from rooftops by the detention centers,” says Moore. We also get a comment from reporter Charles R. Davis about other right-wing figures in the Trump […]
Aeon
- Artist of sympathy and cruelty
Mozart’s genius lay in writing music of such power that he could draw his audience into morally wrenching predicaments- by Dorian BandyRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- How businesses with ties to Jeffrey Epstein saw norms – and even share prices – suffer
The more Epstein-connected directors a company had, no matter its size, the more likely it was to have governance problems.
- Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture and conservation
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
- What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust
A Carnegie Mellon researcher explains the connection between our brains and AI chatbots – and what a new Pennsylvania lawsuit reveals about the dangers of AI.
- Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in the age of AI
For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but harder to come by.
- As an American, should you feel guilty about rooting against the US in the World Cup?
It’s one thing to pull for your national team when patriotism feels uncomplicated. It’s quite another when you aren’t feeling very proud to be an American.
Sludge
- Shadow Super PAC Tied to Lobbyist Drops $1M for Haley Stevens
A pop-up super PAC boosting Haley Stevens is registered at the home address of a lobbyist for Northrop Grumman, Meta, and other corporate giants.
Grist
- Federal agency to open tens of thousands of acres of Colorado wilderness to oil drilling
Wildlife habitat, endangered animals, and recreation could all be at risk in the state’s biggest public land sale in modern history.
- Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)
A new report finds that for every dollar invested in parks, cities reap $3 in economic benefits. Here's how.
- In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late
For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park.
Truthout
- Families of Victims Who Died From Heat in Prison Fight to Prevent More Deaths
Over 200,000 incarcerated people face deadly summer heat in California and Texas.
- Outrage Mounts at Assaults of Journalists and Hunger Strikers at Delaney Hall
Press freedom groups and hunger strikers detail abuses and retaliation by ICE agents, police, and GEO Group staff.
- Senate Bill to Fund ICE and CBP Contains Zero Reforms to ICE
This rewards agencies “that have terrorized communities across the country,” said Amnesty International.
Labor Notes
- Trabajador de Honda México logrará su reinstalación tras una lucha de 15 años.
El líder del sindicato de trabajadores de Honda ganó su reinstalación la semana pasada, en una victoria importante para trabajadores que buscan construir sindicatos democráticos en el sector automotriz masivo. Pero tomó 15 años para que José Luis Solorio Alcalá, del Sindicato de Trabajadores Unidos de Honda de México, STUHM, pudiera llegar un paso más cercano a la justicia.
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