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Rupert Lowe wants to hurt Nigel Farage
How seriously should Reform and the Tories take the new “third force” on the British right? Those who avoid X may not be abreast of this development but Rupert Lowe, the erstwhile Reform MP for Great Yarmouth, is busily engaged in building a new political party to challenge Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch from the far-right. Lowe, a former owner…Read More
“Magical moments”: Iowans reflect on Jesse Jackson’s 1988 campaign
“He had an amazing ability to stay focused on what was important,” John Norris remembered at a March 7 gathering for Iowans who were involved with Reverend Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign. The group came to the Machinists’ Hall in Des Moines to swap stories before watching a livestream of Jackson’s “Homegoing Celebration of Life” at Rainbow PUSH in Chicago.…Read More
Border Wall Blasting Begins on New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey, Cherished by Catholics
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News in partnership with Puente News Collaborative and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a Saturday morning in March, high school students, mountain bikers and soldiers from a nearby Army base climbed the winding path up Mount Cristo Rey. From the summit, they could see most of El Paso, the sprawling city that…Read More
New FBI notes suggest Epstein victims possibly sex-trafficked to Trump
As Congress continues to press the White House for greater transparency on the Epstein files, previously unreleased, handwritten notes from FBI agents are shedding new light on the relationship between notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump. The 30 notes were derived from a series of 2019 interviews with a woman who claimed to have traveled with Epstein…Read More
William Blake’s Daddy Issues
The social circle of the painter Joshua Reynolds was remarkable even by the clubbable standards of Georgian London. Goldsmith, Fox, and Garrick were chums. Boswell dedicated a book to Reynolds. Edmund Burke executed his will. Having revolutionised British art education by founding the Royal Academy of Arts, he died in 1792, knighted and rich as a hog. He lives on…Read More
Public education is the cornerstone of our democracy
Jason Benell lives in West Des Moines with his wife and two children. He is a combat veteran, Dallas County supervisor candidate, and president of Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers. This essay first appeared on his Substack newsletter, The Odd Man Out. “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy,…Read More
Trump Mulls More Cabinet Firings: ‘He’s Very Angry and He’s Going To Be Moving People’
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images President Donald Trump may not be done terminating cabinet members. Hours after Attorney General Pam Bondi was shown the door on Thursday, Politico reported that Trump may have his sights set on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and is considering other changes. Bondi’s removal comes less than two weeks after Trump…Read More
Operation Enduring Stereotype
There isn’t much to hand George W. Bush, but he did peg Trumpism better and earlier than most of the Beltway when his immediate response to Trump’s first inaugural speech was allegedly, “That was some weird shit.” Last night, we got the horrifying shit. The nicest thing you could say about Trump’s address on the Iran War is that it…Read More
Pam Bondi Fired, Todd Blanche to Replace Her
The rumors are true. Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi. Todd Blanche, one of his personal lawyers from his criminal trial in New York and a former federal prosecutor, currently serving as Deputy AG, will take her place. Bondi will return to the private sector, according to Trump. (CBS had reported she would remain in the Administration in another capacity.)…Read More
Justice Is What Heals Us
A note from Guest Editor Rachel Monk on mental health, homelessness, community, and healing. Magazine,April/May 2026,Justice,Community,Rachel Monk,Mental Health Source link progressive.orgRead More