JD Vance, RFK Jr. to attend MAHA Summit
A copy of the schedule obtained by POLITICO shows health agencies’ leaders and health tech CEOs speaking at the Wednesday event.
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“Free Joan Little”: New Film on Landmark 1975 Murder Acquittal of Woman Sexually Assaulted by Prison Guard
The new documentary Free Joan Little chronicles the landmark case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence. Joan Little’s 1975 murder trial inspired a national campaign for racial justice, prisoner’s rights, and survivors’ rights to self-defense.
Chicago Parents Denounce ICE For Violently Detaining Beloved Daycare Teacher in Front of Toddlers
Last week, at the Spanish-immersion daycare center Rayito del Sol in Chicago, employee Diana Santillana was violently abducted and detained by immigration agents in front of parents and young children. “My son was completely shut down emotionally after this happened,” says Tara Goodarzi, the parent of a three-year-old who attends Rayito del Sol and witnessed the aftermath of the arrest. “He was just so shocked by the state that his school and his safe place had transformed into.
Calls For Schumer to Step Down Grow as Democrats Cave on Healthcare & Help GOP Pass Funding Bill
We speak to The American Prospect’s David Dayen about what could be the end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after seven Democratic Senators and one independent struck a deal with Republicans to pass a short-term government funding bill. “Why would you end this?” asks Dayen, echoing many in the Democratic coalition who believe the deal was a poor strategic move for the anti-Trump opposition. Calls are now growing for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down.
Money Talks: Why Women of Color Pay More
Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman joins Elizabeth Spiers to discuss her new book The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.
You Get Scammed, Meta Gets Paid
Jeff Horwitz breaks down how Meta profits off of the many scammy ads plaguing its platforms.
Trump Is Missing One Massive Reason for Tuesday’s Election Results
The president still doesn’t appear to understand a likely reason for Tuesday’s results: the unnecessary, cruelly forced mass hunger unique to the shutdown.
Money on the Mind: How to Deal With the Psychological Hangups of Retirement Planning
With special guest, Adrianna Adams from Domain Money, Felix and Anna dig into one of the biggest emotional life steps – retirement.
It’s One of the Most Valuable Things in America. It Can Crash the Economy. And It’s Beneath Every Home.
A new book by journalist Mike Bird argues that the real culprit behind the housing crisis isn’t buildings—it’s the land below them.
The head of the World Health Organization has a message for Trump
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells POLITICO President Donald Trump should reconsider quitting the UN’s health arm.
Trump unveils deal to lower prices for breakthrough weight-loss drugs
The deal could expand coverage and lower the price of GLP-1 medications for millions of Americans.
Despite recent turmoil at FDA, White House praises the agency’s leader
The administration, as well as HHS, publicly praised Marty Makary’s leadership despite persistent upheaval at the agency.
To Preach About Healing When You Know You’re Going to Die
A gay minister seeks healing with his family and his queer kin, even as he knows he’ll soon die from AIDS.
How Does a Queer Church Make Friends With Other Churches in the Midst of a Crisis?
AIDS helps forge an unlikely friendship between two San Francisco churches from very different neighborhoods with very different views on sexuality.
How Did a Gay Church Embrace the Identity of “a Church with AIDS”?
Two queer religion geeks move to San Francisco. And Easter communion gets real in the age of AIDS.
Why an Out Queer Person in the Gay Liberation Days of the ’70s Would Go To Church
Troy Perry starts the gay/lesbian Metropolitan Community Church. A young lesbian is a regular at the San Francisco congregation when her friend gets sick.
How an LGBTQ+ Christian Church Faced AIDS in 1980s and ’90s San Francisco.
Rescued archival audio takes listeners into the heart of an LGBTQ+ church during the height of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s and ’90s San Francisco.
Trump, stung by Republican losses, stands his ground on affordability
Democrats running on cost-of-living anxieties outperformed Republicans in Tuesday’s elections by greater-than-expected margins. The president chalked it up to partisan lies.
Voters on Tuesday rewarded Democrats who addressed economic costs. Hours later, Trump said he delivered an ‘economic miracle.’
A recent poll found a majority of Americans feel they’re spending more on groceries than they did a year ago.
Reaganomics in Jersey: Jack Ciattarelli has a supply-side dream if he’s elected governor this week
The Republican nominee has promised tax cuts and economic growth, but the numbers are fuzzy.
Trump’s approval holds steady despite unpopular policies, per new NYT poll
Trump’s strength with Republicans on the economy could prove to be a boon for the GOP.
New poll reveals warning signs for Trump with Latino voters
A survey from the liberal-leaning group Somos Votantes shows Latino voters are souring on the president.
Remembering Peter Weiss: Legendary Human Rights Lawyer Dies at 99
The trailblazing human rights attorney Peter Weiss died November 3 at the age of 99. Weiss served on the board of the Center for Constitutional Rights for nearly five decades, where he worked to end South African apartheid and the Vietnam War, fought for nuclear disarmament and sought justice for victims of the U.S.-backed Contras in 1980s Nicaragua. He pioneered using the 1789 Alien Tort Statute in human rights cases. He also represented the family of U.S.
The Trump Administration Has a New Plan for Gaza
Since last month’s cease-fire, Gaza has been divided by a yellow line splitting Hamas-controlled Gaza to the west from Israeli-occupied Gaza to the east. At first, the line was invisible. But after Israeli soldiers repeatedly opened fire on Gazans who crossed it, Israel began to give the line a physical dimension with yellow concrete blocks. Now a U.S.
Why the Democrats Finally Folded
This is how the government shutdown was always going to end.
For the past 30 years, the party that has forced federal agencies to close their doors in a funding fight has never actually achieved the policy outcome it was demanding. Republicans did not successfully pressure then-President Barack Obama to defund his signature health-care law when they shut down the government in 2013.
The New Brutality of OpenAI
On September 12, Jay Edelson received what he expected to be a standard legal document. Edelson is a lawyer representing the parents of Adam Raine; they are suing OpenAI, alleging that their 16-year-old son took his life at the encouragement of ChatGPT. OpenAI’s lawyers had some inquiries for the opposing counsel, which is normal. For instance, they requested information about therapy Raine may have received, and Edelson complied.
But some of the asks began to feel invasive, he told me.
The Real Test for Democrats
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What did last week’s elections tell us about how the Democratic Party can win in the future? Probably a lot less than we’re going to learn this week.
Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Twain on Language
The famed 19th-century lexicographer Samuel Johnson was a lover of learning. As the dictionary maker once wrote, he dedicated his life “wholly to curiosity,” with the intent “to wander over the boundless regions of general knowledge.” (He was additionally a lover of getting bored and moving on, writing of how he “quitted every science at the first perception of disgust.” Respect.
The anti-vaccine movement isn’t satisfied with winning over the GOP
Leaders of the anti-vaccine movement gathering in Texas over the weekend said they want to change America, not just the party.
How We Got Here: Jelani Cobb on Rise of Trump & White Nationalism After Push for Racial Justice
Jelani Cobb, the acclaimed journalist and dean of the Columbia Journalism School, has just published a new collection of essays, “Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here.” The book collects essays beginning in 2012 with the killing of Travyon Martin in Florida. It traces the rise of Donald Trump and the right’s growing embrace of white nationalism as well as the historic racial justice protests after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.