Today's Liberal News
The End of an Internet Era
Life online is losing chaos, unpredictability, and delight—all of the things that made it fun.
How the Gender Debate Veered Offtrack
The debate unfolds between groups with different points of reference.
A Memoir About Friendship and Mental Illness
A Q&A with Jonathan Rosen, whose new book, The Best Minds, delves into a fraught friendship and the societal response to schizophrenia
Elon Musk Revealed What Twitter Always Was
Stripped down to its skeleton, Twitter is the definitive “shame network.
Elizabeth Warren: Fed chair has failed at both his jobs
Jerome Powell “stepped up and took a flamethrower to the regulations,” the senator said.
U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
The government said prices increased 0.4% last month, just below January’s 0.5% rise.
Biden on economy: ‘It’s understandable why people are just down’
“I can’t think of a time when there’s been greater uncertainty,” the president said.
Fox Pays Dominion $787.5 Million in Historic Settlement But Won’t Apologize for Election Lies
We look at the historic settlement reached this week in Dominion Voting Systems’s lawsuit against Fox News for promoting lies about voting machines being rigged against Trump in the 2020 election.
Trump Campaign Rips DeSantis-Led Florida As ‘Among The Worst States’ To Live In
“The real DeSantis record is one of misery and despair,” a Trump spokesperson said in a campaign email on Friday.
Trump Hands Pizza To Floridians, And Twitter Users Don’t Dig His Delivery Style
The former president asked a Fort Myers crowd if they wanted a slice after he’d taken a bite of it.
House Republicans, Manhattan DA End Fight Over Trump Inquiry
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to let Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee question an ex-prosecutor.
Pill restrictions would upend nascent telehealth abortion industry
A high court decision kept mifepristone available for now, but the legal battle continues.
As The War On Books Rages, A Virginia School Official Proposes Closing Down Libraries
Spotsylvania County’s superintendent floated the idea as cost-cutting measure before then removing over a dozen titles from shelves.
Ukrainians Press Congress To Declare Russian Invasion A Genocide
Letter from scholars and experts on the issue say it meets the criteria, while the U.S. has cited it only as “crimes against humanity.
Yemen: Deadly Stampede at Charity Event Illustrates Desperation in Nation Devastated by Years of War
In Yemen, at least 79 people were killed and over 300 injured in a stampede on Wednesday in the capital city of Sana’a. The crowd crush began after armed Houthis fired into the air to control the crowd, striking electrical equipment and causing it to explode. The tragic deaths come as Yemen continues to face one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises following years of fighting between U.S.-backed Saudi forces and the Houthi rebels.
“Colonizing Our Community”: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Explodes in Texas as Feds OK New LNG Projects
We get an update from South Texas, where Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket blew up four minutes after launch Friday and residents reported particulates or ash rained down on their neighborhoods near the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. We speak with Bekah Hinojosa of Another Gulf Is Possible, who has been targeted for participating in protests against SpaceX. She says, “We’re clearly being exploited by a billionaire and his pet project.
Gun Capitalism: How Lobbyists & GOP Fight Regulation & Push Gun Ownership Despite Deadly Shootings
We discuss the U.S. gun violence epidemic with historian Andrew McKevitt, who says, “We ought to conceive of our gun problem as a problem of gun capitalism.” He covers the history of the proliferation of individual gun ownership since World War II in his forthcoming book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture & Control in Cold War America.
Abortion pill maker sues FDA to preserve access
The lawsuit from GenBioPro, which makes the generic version of the drug, comes as SCOTUS action looms.
Anti-abortion group launches new pill challenge as SCOTUS mulls sweeping restrictions
Students for Life is leaning on endangered species laws to cut off access to abortion pills.
RJR uses California as test market for skirting upcoming national menthol cigarette ban
The tobacco giant launched “cool” and “crisp” cigarettes that use a synthetic coolant instead of menthol — and sales of the products are zooming in the Golden State.
‘The justices were kidding themselves’: Supreme Court takes up abortion after saying lawmakers should decide
The court is expected to rule by Wednesday on whether to allow an earlier decision from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to take effect, sharply limiting access to a commonly used abortion pill nationwide.
‘Shut it off immediately’: The health industry responds to data privacy crackdown
Biden administration enforcement actions have chilled advertising spending and cut into bottom lines.
Elon Musk’s Disastrous Week
For the tech world’s most attention-grabbing man, performance comes before substance.
Elon Musk’s Explosive Day
First SpaceX blew up a rocket. Then Musk blew up Twitter’s verification system.
Elizabeth Warren: Fed chair has failed at both his jobs
Jerome Powell “stepped up and took a flamethrower to the regulations,” the senator said.
U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot
The government said prices increased 0.4% last month, just below January’s 0.5% rise.
Biden on economy: ‘It’s understandable why people are just down’
“I can’t think of a time when there’s been greater uncertainty,” the president said.



























