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Democracy Now!
- "Princes and Thieves" Author Matthew Cole on Jared Kushner & the "Secret Plot to Remake Middle East"
Vanity Fair recently published an excerpt from longtime investigative reporter Matthew Cole’s new book, Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East. The excerpt alleged that during President Trump’s first term, Saudi and Emirati leaders secretly put at least $2 billion into bank accounts and gave access to Kushner. At the time, Jared Kushner was serving as senior adviser to President Trump, his father-in-law. He is now Trump’s special envoy. Kushner’s lawyers responded by demanding that Vanity Fair retract the article and threatening legal action against the book publisher, Simon & Schuster. Jared Kushner denied the report, saying, “The allegations made by this author are […]
- Headlines for November 2, 2026
Democratic Congressmember Stevens Endorses MAGA Republican Rogers in Michigan’s Senate Election, Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Halt Pressure Campaign Against Election Officials, Federal Judge Rejects DOJ’s Lawsuit Seeking to Block Certification of Alaska’s Senate Election If GOP Loses, Federal Appeals Panel Refuses DOJ’s Request for California to Segregate Ballots Supposedly from Noncitizens, GOP Senator Marshall Releases New Ad About His Medical Practice after Democratic Attacks, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy Hospitalized After Stroke, Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against Wall Street Journal over Epstein Reporting, Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss NAACP Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, […]
- "Ungrounding": Eyal Weizman on Gaza Genocide & Israel's "Permanent Architecture of Control"
We speak with Forensic Architecture’s Eyal Weizman about his new book, Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, a meticulous investigation into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the physical destruction of the territory and its impact on the Palestinian people. Forensic Architecture was founded in 2010 as an interdisciplinary research group focused on investigating state violence and human rights violations. Since 2023, Forensic Architecture has focused on producing evidence for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Weizman says “ungrounding” is “a kind of destruction that we have not seen anywhere else,” with Israeli bulldozers “terraforming” the landscape to erase all traces of […]
- Headlines for October 30, 2026
DOJ Opens Criminal Probe of California Mail-In Ballots Despite Judge’s Order, Corporations Spend $737M on Midterm Elections as Super-Rich Give $4.2B to Super PACs, Trump Returns to South Carolina to Rally GOP Support as Pollsters Declare Senate Race a Toss-Up, DOJ Ramps Up Criminal Probe of Alaska Senate Candidate Mary Peltola’s Campaign with Subpoenas, Famine Declared in Yemeni City of Taiz Amid Houthi Siege, Sen. Chris Murphy Calls Trump’s Plans to Renew Attacks on Iran “Insane”, Russian Strike Kills 14 at Crowded Train Station in Ukraine as Another Ship Is Sunk in Black Sea, Ukraine Halts Attacks on Russian Refineries at Trump’s Request, as Russian Diesel Heads Toward U.S., GEO Group Signs 10-Year Contract to Continue […]
- Meet AI Engineer Who Resigned from DeepMind over "Google's Complicity in the Gaza Genocide"
Several tech workers at Google’s AI unit DeepMind have resigned in protest over the tech giant’s work with the U.S. and Israeli militaries. Last week, DeepMind research engineer Sofia Liguori announced her resignation in a letter to her colleagues titled “Stay Human.” She denounced what she called “Google’s complicity in the Gaza genocide” and the increasing integration of Google’s technology into military and surveillance systems. “I felt I could not, in good faith, send this message of building AI to benefit humanity while ignoring that our company was complicit in a genocide,” Liguori tells Democracy Now! “The problem is that when the focus is on the model capabilities and on the potential for agents 'going rogue,' […]
Anthropocene
- What’s the fairest way to tax a hamburger?
A global tax on food emissions, mostly from meat and dairy, could cut them by 17 percent. Charging rich nations up to $969 per ton of CO2, and poor ones as little as $21, would protect the hungry.
- This plastic will destroy itself in the ocean within weeks
Biodegradable plastics, designed to break down in compost, linger for a long time in oceans. Embedding them with tiny amounts of plastic-destroying enzymes speeds things up.
Aeon
- Believing and thinking
The separation of church and state has an unspoken psychological basis: we choose what we believe, but not what we think- by Neil Van Leeuwen & Jacob EislerRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid-century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk
Dry land and little snow helped fuel a destructive 2026 fire season. New research shows active fire seasons are becoming the norm, and communities need to prepare.
- Not in a FEMA flood zone? Your home could still be at risk – and you could suffer more than your neighbor
Your home’s true flood risk is far more complex than FEMA flood maps reflect.
- Disaster aid has become a political lottery – libraries, schools and places of worship are stepping into the breach
Libraries, synagogues, parks and local businesses are becoming the real front line of recovery.
- Students who attended Miami-Dade public school pre-K outperformed peers in 18-year study
A new longitudinal study followed kids from pre-K through grade 12 and found that those who attended public school pre-K programs had an academic advantage.
- Getting a big head start on holiday shopping can benefit retailers and consumers alike
But before you buy gifts long before you plan to give them away, be sure to read vendors’ fine print and get familiar with their return policies.
Sludge
- Tech Billionaire John Doerr Funnels Millions to Democrats Through New 'Dark Money' Group
The billionaire chair of Kleiner Perkins, who co-founded the industry lobby TechNet, set up a nonprofit, Incaendo, that gave more than $10 million to Democratic dark money groups last year.
Grist
- Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways
Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with paramedics and climate researchers.
- Louisiana’s accidental blueprint for restoring its coast
In 2002, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stumbled on a way to create new land. Now the state wants to do it on purpose.
- On Wall Street, the ‘energy transition’ includes natural gas and data centers
For private equity firms, "not all transition strategies are sustainable."
Truthout
- Bessent: “Waste of Our Time” to Probe ICE’s Strange $500M Prison Purchase
An investigation found ICE recently paid half a billion dollars for a Minnesota prison offered in 2025 for $75 million.
- Federal Judge Denies Motion by xAI to Dismiss NAACP Lawsuit Against Data Center
The lawsuit alleges that the construction of an xAI data center in Mississippi is in violation of the Clean Air Act.
- Mamdani Threatens Trump Admin With Legal Action Over ICE’s Use of Parking Lots
Agents’ use of city parking lots to stage raids amounted to “unlawful commandeering” of public property, he asserted.
Labor Notes
- Labor Goes on Election Defense
New York City unions representing 1 million members launched a new coalition October 15 to defend the right to vote ahead of the midterm elections November 3. A thousand members rallied outside the city’s main post office, pledging to mobilize the labor movement to defend the elections from Trump administration interference.
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