Today's Liberal News
Harry Potter Was Always Meant to Be Television
A long story with a locked-in ending is ideal for the smaller screen.
Putin’s War on Ukrainian Memory
As repositories of national culture and consciousness, the libraries and archives of Ukraine have become a target of Russian aggression.
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.
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.
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.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Receives The Easiest Fact Check Of Her Life
The extremist congresswoman’s latest rant about Democrats was immediately dismantled on Twitter.
Ted Cruz’s Whine About The ‘Nanny State’ Backfires Spectacularly On Twitter
The Texas senator gets called out for hypocrisy after his claim about “choice.
Fox News Host Asks Trump About His Personal Relationship With ‘Genocidal Maniacs’
“The tougher they were, the better I got along with them,” the former president said of world leaders.
Mehdi Hasan Exposes The Democrat Pushed By Some Of Trump’s Biggest Backers
Joe Biden’s new challenger isn’t what he appears to be, the MSNBC host said.
Mike Pence Vows To ‘Tell The Truth’ During Testimony In Jan. 6 Probe
“People can be confident that we’ll obey the law, we’ll comply with the law,” Pence told CBS’ Robert Costa on “Face the Nation.
Health care access for trans youth is crumbling — and not just in red states
The impact of gender-affirming care bans — inflamed by the rhetoric on the right about “child grooming” — is rippling beyond Republican-controlled states.
Pill restrictions would upend nascent telehealth abortion industry
A high court decision kept mifepristone available for now, but the legal battle continues.
Pill restrictions would upend nascent telehealth abortion industry
A high court decision kept mifepristone available for now, but the legal battle continues.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
America discovers the true meaning of ‘an armed society is a polite society’
Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old in Kansas City, was shot when he knocked on the wrong door while looking for his twin siblings. Twenty-year-old Kaylin Gillis was shot and killed when the car she was in turned into the wrong driveway while looking for a friend. Two cheerleaders—Payton Washington, 18, and Heather Roth, 21—were shot when one of them accidentally opened the wrong door in a parking lot.
The Exhibit That Reveals Toni Morrison’s Obsessions
A display of personal materials from the late author’s archive shows her genius, the rigors of her research, and her capacious empathy.