Archive for April 2026
Washington Wants Its Military Base Back
In the minds of many outsiders, Colombia remains trapped in a predicament straight from Netflix’s Narcos: suspended between cartels and guerrilla warfare, with the US’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and CIA operatives hovering as weary custodians of order, saving Colombians from themselves — or so the script goes. This framing reduces political violence to criminal pathology, […] Source link jacobin.comRead More
Author reveals how Trump plans to retain power after leaving office: 'Gives me shivers'
An author who has written four books about President Donald Trump revealed how the president plans to retain power over the White House once he leaves office. Journalist Michael Wolff, author of the book “Fire and Fury” about the first Trump administration, argued during a new episode of “Inside Trump’s Head,” a podcast he co-hosts with Joanna Coles of The…Read More
Rejecting Trump's Hypocritical Plea, Voters Approve Virginia Redistricting
In one of the nation’s final redistricting battles before the November midterm elections, Virginia voters decided on Tuesday to allow Democrats to redraw the state’s House map to give their party a plus.With the passage of the referendum, voters opted to empower Virginia’s Democratic-led legislature to create a congressional map that leaves the state with just one safe Republican district.…Read More
War, Climate Change and AI Are on the Agenda at This Year’s UN Indigenous Forum
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance and originally appeared on Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Hundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. But they arrive against an increasingly hostile global backdrop, facing an artificial intelligence boom driving new extraction on ancestral lands, a U.S. administration…Read More
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job. trump,labor department,labor secretary lori,job,cabinet,administration,investigation,report,former deputy chief,new york post,staff,power allegation,white house,chavez-deramer,chavez-deremer Source link www.latimes.comRead More
Progressive Maryland Weekly Memo for Monday, April 20, 2026
Happy Monday! It’s been one week since the legislative session ended, and as we take stock of the wins and losses, one thing is clear: we’re incredibly proud of this community and everything we accomplished together. Join us tomorrow at 6 PM for our #ProgressiveWave debrief to break it all down and talk about what’s next. Sign up here → It’s also National Volunteer…Read More
Session's over: how much rubble, how much accomplished? It's News You Can Use
Maryland is characterized as a Blue state, but getting people-centered laws through our General Assembly, with supermajorities of Democrats in both chambers, can be a years-long grind. As Progressive Maryland’s recap of the session (see more below) observes, “Although we cracked the Senate for immigration protections and secured a few additional wins, the fact remains that the state’s political landscape…Read More
Monday Open Thread
Finally, a new open thread, all topics welcome. It’s good to know you are never too old to work for DOJ, even in a position which requires the use of your brain, if you have the right connections. Uber-conservative former prosecutor and former Trump attorney Joseph di Genova, age 82, is back — Trump just appointed him Counselor to the…Read More
"It Will Be Your Name and License on the Line, Not Chatgpt's"
From Judge Kai Scott (E.D. Pa.) today in Bunce v. Visual Tech. Innovations, Inc.: … Plaintiff … sought reasonable travel costs for a cancelled deposition. In response, Mr. Rajan filed an omnibus motion seeking sanctions and objecting to the Plaintiff’s travel costs. Plaintiff responded accordingly, highlighting that although Mr. Rajan was sanctioned previously “for his use of made-up cases and…Read More
Daily Mail’s Brexit poll spectacularly backfires
A poll on Brexit carried out by the right-wing Daily Mail has gone spectacularly wrong, after it gave the paper the opposite result of what it wanted. With the adverse economic impacts of Brexit there for all to see and with a number of opinion polls now clearly showing a clear majority in favour of re-joining the EU, Brexit regret…Read More