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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
Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Advance Antitrust Bill Boosting Small Businesses on Big Tech Platforms
The post Bipartisan Coalition Urges Congress to Advance Antitrust Bill Boosting Small Businesses on Big Tech Platforms appeared first on Demand Progress. Source link demandprogress.orgRead More
Privacy Advocates Ambush Himes Over Clean FISA Push
The post Privacy Advocates Ambush Himes Over Clean FISA Push appeared first on Demand Progress. Source link demandprogress.orgRead More
Hathaway Debates Mejia in CD-11
On the first night of Passover and a few days before Easter, one supposes it was understandable that a good part of Wednesday’s CD-11 debate centered on religion and the Holy Land. Republican Joe Hathaway waded into the Christian part of that equation when he asked opponent Analilia Mejia about comments she allegedly made that “Jesus was a socialist?” Mejia responded by referring…Read More
Rubio Unironically Says Iran Should Spend Money on Its People, Not on Military
Secretary of State Marco Rubio lectured Iran in interviews this week, saying that the country should be spending money on supporting its people rather than on weapons and militaristic causes — an ironic statement coming from an administration that has gutted the U.S.’s social safety net while requesting a record-shattering Pentagon budget. “Imagine an Iran that, instead of spending their……Read More
The popularity gap
Gallup released numbers this week showing that the percentage of Americans identifying themselves as Republican or Republican-leaning independents is lower than at any time since 2015. The number identifying as Democrat or Democrat-leaning is higher than it’s been since 2020, right after Biden won. Democrats hold a ten-point advantage, 49% to 39%.That almost 40% of the country could still identify…Read More
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2026
No ‘April Fools’ Gold’ here. So many good ones this month that I had to cut a couple. Don’t fret–I included them in the Spotify playlist. At first, second and third listens, there’s a serious End-Of-Year Top 10 contender in this batch. Which one do you think it is? Takin’ this guy more seriously with […] Source link delawareliberal.netRead More
Hugo Drochon Says Elites Are Inevitable
Hugo Drochon is an Associate Professor in Political Theory at the University of Nottingham and the author of a new book titled Elites and Democracy. The Democracy Paradox is made in partnership with the Kellogg Institute of the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. I don’t think populism is necessarily a challenge to democracy. I think it’s part and…Read More
United in grief, divided in strategy: the limits of Australian Muslim political engagement
The invitation by the Lebanese Muslim Association, and the intense criticism it received, reveal that, despite a shared sense of collective grief, the Australian Muslim community currently lacks a unified strategy for interacting with a political system that continues to marginalises it. The post United in grief, divided in strategy: the limits of Australian Muslim political engagement appeared first on…Read More