A progressive congressional delegation has just returned from a historic trip to Latin America, where they met with three recently elected left-wing administrations in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. Organized by the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the group aimed to redefine the United States’ relationship with the region, and begin […]
Author: Eamon Whalen
Trump’s Arrest Is a Reminder Mugshots Are Bad
One of the glaring ironies of former president Donald Trump (and his cronies) facing accountability for their attempts to subvert the democratic process is that Republicans have been forced to acknowledge the indignities of the American criminal legal system. After witnessing the conditions that alleged January 6th insurrectionists faced at the infamous Southeast DC jail, […]
Royce White Announces Run for Senate With New Conspiracy Theory
Royce White announced that he will be running for U.S. Senate in 2024, according to a video posted to his Twitter account. This came within days of a debut of a new conspiracy theory: That “advanced weapons” were related to the horrific fires in Hawaii. In 2022, White, the former first-round NBA draft pick and […]
Voting Rights Groups Condemn Atlanta’s Verification Process for Cop City Referendum
On Monday, more than 25 of the leading voting rights groups in Georgia—including Fair Fight Action and New Georgia Project, both founded by former Georgia state legislator Stacey Abrams—signed an open letter that strongly criticized what they described as voter suppression tactics happening in their state. The letter wasn’t addressed to Republicans. It was sent […]
Javier Milei Says He’s the Future of Argentina. He Looks a Lot Like Its Past.
After finishing first in Argentina’s primary elections on Sunday, Javier Milei is the leading candidate to become the next president of the South American country. A former pugilistic television talking head, the libertarian economist has been dubbed “a new Trump.” But that’s not quite right. Yes, Milei, who has served in Congress since 2021, represents the type of […]
Boy Problems
Mark wanted to improve. The pandemic had sent him into an emotional tailspin. Covid coincided with his first heartbreak and an illness that left him bedridden. Even before calls to stay home, Mark rarely left his parents’ house in their small central European town: He spent most days playing video games and watching anime. The […]
The End of Russia and Ukraine’s Grain Deal Is Bad News For The Global Food Supply
In July 2022, the United Nations and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan helped broker the Black Sea Grain Initiative: A deal between Russia and Ukraine that the UN Secretary-General António Guterres called “a beacon of hope.” It allowed food and fertilizer exports from three Ukrainian ports—on the Black Sea, Odesa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny/Pivdennyi—to be shipped […]
Choose Your Fighter: Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg
One of the dumber news stories of the past few weeks has been the talk of a fight—presumably live, televised, and in a cage—between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. I don’t blame you if you’ve scrolled past any mention of this story. It is one of the best examples of the devolution of American culture […]
Breitbart Just Exposed a Right-Winger’s Racist Texts. How Did We Even Get Here?
On Tuesday, Breitbart published a long report exposing racist and anti-semitic text messages from Pedro Gonzalez, a somewhat well-known writer who contributes to Newsweek and is an editor at Chronicles magazine—a paleoconservative publication loosely on the New Right. From afar, that might seem odd. Breitbart? Calling someone else (and specifically another figure on the right) racist? The publication […]
Breitbart Just Exposed a Right-Winger’s Racist Texts. How Did We Even Get Here?
On Tuesday, Breitbart published a long report exposing racist and anti-semitic text messages from Pedro Gonzalez, a somewhat well-known writer who contributes to Newsweek and is an editor at Chronicles magazine—a paleoconservative publication loosely on the New Right. From afar, that might seem odd. Breitbart? Calling someone else (and specifically another figure on the right) racist? The publication […]