Sheryl Sandberg gives ACLU $3M for abortion rights fight
It’s the biggest single donation to the ACLU’s political work on abortion rights in the group’s history.
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How Elaine Massacre of 1919 Influenced Richard Wright, Acclaimed Author of “Black Boy” & “Native Son”
This weekend marked the 103rd anniversary of the 1919 Elaine massacre, one of the deadliest episodes of racial violence in U.S. history. The violence started on September 30, 1919, when guards stopped two white men from breaking into a meeting between Black sharecroppers in Elaine, Arkansas, who were organizing to demand fair payments for their crops. After an exchange of gunfire, a white man was killed. White mobs, backed by the U.S.
“A Complex and Devastating Crisis”: Burkina Faso Sees Second Military Coup This Year
The western African nation of Burkina Faso is facing its second military coup in eight months. After a day of gunfire rang out Friday in the capital Ouagadougou, Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced on public television that he had replaced Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as president.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History; SCOTUS Poised to Roll Back Voting Rights & Affirmative Action
As public support of the conservative-dominated Supreme Court falls to a record low, justices are set to hear major cases on affirmative action, voting rights and online speech. The court opened its term Monday with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson becoming the first Black woman in U.S. history to hear a Supreme Court case.
Biden wants to use Medicaid to address abortion ‘crisis.’ States aren’t biting.
In the two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order encouraging states to use the health insurance program to expand abortion access, no state has applied to do so.
The war against superbugs caught in congressional quagmire
The push to heed warning from public health experts faces buzzsaw of end-of-year budgeting.
‘4-alarm blaze’: New York’s public health crises converge
A look inside the state health department’s battle against three simultaneous disease outbreaks
Patients face barriers to routine care as doctors warn of ripple effects from broad abortion bans
Medical groups say the new laws are delaying patient access to a range of treatments.
Arizona judge rules 19th century abortion ban can take effect
Abortion-rights advocates are expected to appeal the decision.
Indiana abortion clinics reopening after judge blocks ban
Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue in a lawsuit that it violates the state constitution.
The Fed’s Powell is squeezing the global economy
The Fed’s interest rate hikes have fueled market turmoil by boosting the value of the dollar and feeding higher borrowing costs.
The Fed is declaring war on inflation. It could lead straight to recession.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation.
U.S. inflation falls for 2nd straight month on lower gas costs
Despite the signs of moderating price increases, inflation remains far higher than many Americans have ever experienced and is keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve.
G-7 announces price cap deal on Russian oil in win for Yellen
The plan touted by the U.S. Treasury secretary aims to diminish the Kremlin’s revenue while preserving the global oil supply.
“I Didn’t See You There”: Filmmaker Reid Davenport on His Directorial Debut, Ableism & More
We speak with the award-winning filmmaker Reid Davenport about his directorial debut, “I Didn’t See You There,” in which he reflects on the portrayal of disability in media and popular culture. “Documentary film has traditionally subjugated disabled people, so I wanted to completely turn that on its head” by filming from his perspective without being seen, says Davenport.
Brent Renaud, First U.S. Journalist Killed in Ukraine War, Honored at New NYC Documentary Cinema
The lobby of DCTV’s new documentary film center in New York will be dedicated to the filmmaker Brent Renaud, who worked out of the historic firehouse alongside Democracy Now! for many years. Renaud was the first journalist to be killed in the Ukraine war after he was shot dead on March 13, 2022, while filming refugees near the capital Kyiv for a documentary series.
Herschel Walker’s Son Unleashes On Him After Abortion Report: ‘I’m Done’
Christian Walker said the Republican U.S. Senate candidate “left us to bang a bunch of women” and “threatened to kill us.
Nancy Pelosi Spills The Beans On How Democrats Can Keep Control Over House
The House Speaker says there’s one key factor that can help her party buck history.
It looks like Herschel Walker paid for girlfriend’s abortion before he decided to become ‘pro-life’
Since he was tapped by the world’s most self-absorbed rich kid Donald Trump to run for Senate in Georgia, Herschel Walker has been nothing if not the worst candidate in the world. On every issue, Walker is a failure. He is a clearly incompetent public figure, lacking in decency and in the self-reflection needed to lead people beyond his very spotted past. That past includes secret children and very frightening moments of domestic violence.
Ukraine Update: Russians in disarray, as Ukraine presses their advantage
This is a bit of a potpourri update, as there’s only so many ways to say “Ukraine keeps advancing.” Note that as much as we want to see Kharkiv-style lightning advances, what we’re seeing now—10-15 kilometers per day—is the upper end of what could be reasonably hoped for. The reality is far less, as advancing forces have to, at bare minimum, clear roads and approaches of land mines. In Kharkiv, Russia was caught 100% unawares.
‘Pro-Life’ Herschel Walker Paid For Ex-Girlfriend’s Abortion, Report Claims
The Georgia Senate candidate denied the allegations and said he was planning to sue The Daily Beast over the report.
Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American actor who famously refused Brando’s Oscar in 1973, has died
Nearly 50 years ago, Sacheen Littlefeather took to the stage at the Oscars and stunned the global audience when she revealed that Marlon Brando would not accept his Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather in protest of how Native Americans were depicted on the screen.
Littlefeather, a 75-year-old Native American actor and civil rights activist born Marie Louise Cruz, died Sunday at her home in Novato, California.
‘Abbott says that he is with us, but where was he when we needed him?’ Latino group’s new ad asks
One of the nation’s top Latino voter engagement organizations has released a new ad targeting Greg Abbott on a swath of issues on which they say the Republican governor has failed Latinos in Texas, from voter suppression to COVID-19 to gun violence. The ad’s tagline is aptly, “Abbott nos abandonó.” Or, Abbott abandoned us.
Unnamed 911 caller says he was the victim in ‘road rage’ incident, not handcuffed woman hit by train
It wasn’t enough that a woman was handcuffed and left trapped in the backseat of a Colorado police cruiser while a train crashed into the vehicle. Now, a 22-year-old man linked to the initial 911 call in that incident has spoken to a local news station about having charges filed against the woman.
Biden Confirms He’ll Run For President Again In 2024: Report
The president made the comment while posing with the Rev. Al Sharpton, an official connected to Sharpton said.
Donald Trump Sues CNN For Defamation, Inspiring Twitter Mockery
“I just love the idea that Trump wants to prove in court he’s not an insurrectionist, racist, Russian-lackey or that he shares some traits w/Hitler,” one tweet reads.
Trump, Putin, and the Assault of Anarchy
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.I am taken aback, and not for the first time, that terrible and shocking things now just flow over Americans as if chaos is part of a normal day. We don’t have to accept the new normal.But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic.
12 Readers on What the Rest of the World Does Better Than the U.S.
This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.
There Is Absolutely Nothing to Support the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory
The Supreme Court will decide before next summer the most important case for American democracy in the almost two and a half centuries since America’s founding.In Moore v. Harper, the Court will finally resolve whether there is a doctrine of constitutional interpretation known as the “independent state legislature.
Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad on Ukraine, Why U.S. Must Negotiate with Russia & What Media Gets Wrong
We speak to world-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky and political writer Vijay Prashad about the Russian war in Ukraine, now in its eighth month. When it comes to continuing the war rather than negotiating a peace settlement, “the United States and Britain are pretty isolated on this,” says Chomsky.