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Democracy Now!
- Meet Analilia Mejía, Who Won NJ Congressional Primary After Speaking Out Against ICE & Genocide in Gaza
In a surprise victory, progressive candidate Analilia Mejía won the Democratic primary to fill the House seat left vacant by New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill. Mejía served as 2020 national political director for Bernie Sanders and as deputy director of the Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau under President Joe Biden. As a proponent of community organizing, she has pledged to refuse corporate PAC and AIPAC dollars. “It is training each other, engaging each other, understanding our history, so that we can protect our democratic institutions and we could preserve the kind of self-governance that we strive for in the United States,” Mejía says. Mejía won 29.3% of the vote against former Congressmember Tom Malinowski, who placed […]
- CFPB Staffer Alexis Goldstein Fired for Confronting DOGE Members, Announces Run for Congress
The Trump administration has fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau program manager Alexis Goldstein for documenting a meeting a year ago between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. “I have been on admin leave ever since, until I was fired last week,” says Goldstein, who says the Trump administration’s gutting of the CFPB removed key oversight of the financial industry. “So, essentially, no one is watching the biggest banks.” Goldstein is now running to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District.
- "Extremely Dangerous Situation": Trita Parsi Warns U.S. & Iran Have Incentives to Escalate Conflict
As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. “This is an extremely dangerous situation, which both sides are actually incentivized to escalate,” says Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. “Both sides actually believe that a short, intense war may improve their negotiating position.”
- Jesse Jackson Fought for Justice at Home & Abroad: Juan González & Bishop William Barber
Tributes are pouring in from across the globe for Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate was 84 years old. Democracy Now!’s Juan González recounts his experience as a reporter visiting Cuba and Puerto Rico alongside Jackson. “Jesse was always there when people were fighting for some form of social justice,” says González. “Of all the U.S. leaders of the past half-century, I believe none had a more international view and a commitment to worldwide social justice as Jesse Jackson did.” Bishop William Barber, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, met Jackson 40 years ago as a student when he asked to work with Jackson’s student campaign during his […]
- Headlines for February 18, 2026
U.S. Military Says It Carried Out Strikes on Three Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, Killing at Least 11 People, Iran’s Foreign Minister: U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Have Agreed on “Guiding Principles” on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Mehdi Mahmoudian, Oscar-Nominated Co-Writer of “It Was Just an Accident,” Released from Iranian Prison, Peru’s Congress Impeaches Interim Peruvian President José Jerí, Federal Judge Blocks Efforts by Trump Administration to Rearrest Kilmar Ábrego García, Immigration Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, DHS Spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin Announces Her Resignation, Two-Month-Old Baby Detained at ICE Jail in Dilley, Texas, Deported Along with His Family, Tarique Rahman […]
Anthropocene
- Can ecological collapse be undone? China is making a bold move on the Yangtze River.
China’s unprecedented fishing ban is reversing years of biodiversity loss in the Yangtze, raising questions about the possibility—and cost—of restoration.
- We’re not yet experts at guiding planes to avoid contrails. We should start doing it anyway.
According to a comprehensive modeling study, the climate benefits of contrail avoidance depend on speed, not perfection
The Guardian
- CBS accused of ‘corporate capitulation’ amid row over Colbert interview with Democrat – US politics live
Stephen Colbert said the network told him not to air an interview with a Texas Democrat running for SenateOn a recent morning Eric Taylor, city manager for a small Georgia town of about 5,000 residents called Social Circle, was contacted by a staffer from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.“They asked me to turn on the water,” he said of a 1m sq ft warehouse nearby that the federal government recently purchased for $128m, with plans to use it for locking up as many as 10,000 detainees as part of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan. Continue reading...
- Trump and Maryland governor feud over Potomac River sewage spill disaster
President accused Wes Moore of ‘gross mismanagement’ after federally managed sewer line ruptured last monthA month after one of the largest sewage spills in US history began soiling the Potomac River, Donald Trump and the Maryland governor, Wes Moore, are fighting over who bears responsibility for a disaster involving a federally regulated pipeline that Moore does not control.The president used his social media platform on Monday to accuse Moore of “gross mismanagement” after a big sewer line ruptured last month, causing what researchers describe as one of the largest sewage spills in US history. Continue reading...
- Turmoil at US constitution museum as leader exits ahead of 250th anniversary
Leadership disputes claim of political motive for ousting Jeffrey Rosen, who was praised for non-partisan approachThe first and only museum dedicated to the US constitution has been plunged into turmoil over the sudden departure of its president, a legal scholar widely respected for his commitment to non-partisanship.The National Constitution Center (NCC) in Philadelphia announced last month that Jeffrey Rosen would step down after 12 years to be replaced by Vince Stango on an interim basis. Continue reading...
- Rubio’s Munich speech was an offer of friendship – but on white, Christian, Maga terms
The top US diplomat’s soothing tone in Munich masked a familiar message: Europe can remain America’s ally – but at a cost• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here“The greatness of America,” wrote the 19th-century French diplomat, political philosopher and historian Alexis de Tocqueville, “lies not in her being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.”For a brief moment at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) last weekend, European leaders half-thought that their most heartfelt wish – the return of the old US, that believed in the EU ideal and backed a rules-based world order – had been granted. Continue reading...
- Billionaire Les Wexner to testify before Congress about ties to Epstein
Wexner, who has denied misconduct related to Epstein, is one of several subpoenaed by House oversight panelThe billionaire owner of the Victoria’s Secret lingerie brand, Les Wexner, is scheduled to testify Wednesday before Congress about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Wexner is one of several Epstein associates subpoenaed by the House oversight committee in their continued investigation of the late financier’s crimes. Continue reading...
The Conversation
- How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper
Deregulation promised competition but delivered middlemen instead.
- Your gut microbes can be anti-aging – scientists are uncovering how to keep your microbiome youthful
Certain lifestyle changes can help your gut microbiome help you age gracefully.
- Florida’s immigrant entrepreneurs are creating jobs and prosperity in their communities
Stories of Florida’s immigrant entrepreneurs show how immigrants find opportunities and fill economic gaps.
- When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years
As immigration enforcement crackdowns expand across the US, communities can mobilize to lessen the public health impacts.
- From Gettysburg to Minneapolis: How the American Civil War continues to shape how we understand contemporary political conflicts and their dangers
As anger about the presence of ICE in Minneapolis divided the nation, Americans turned to the American Civil War for metaphors.
Inter Press Service
- Brazil Can Boost Growth by Bringing More Women into the Labor Force
When Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent in November 2025—the lowest in a quarter century—it punctuated an impressive turnaround from the pandemic. Yet, while men’s participation in the labor market has returned to its pre-COVID trend, women have fallen behind significantly. Getting more people into jobs is especially important because, in Brazil as in
- From Grief to Guns: Baloch Women in Conflict
Fozia Shashani, 26, a member of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, said it was “most painful” to hear reports that two Baloch women – Hawa Baloch, 20, and Asifa Mengal, 24 – had taken part in active combat as suicide bombers. The path, she said, was in complete contrast to her belief in peaceful resistance. Yet,
- International Humanitarian Law is at Breaking Point – but not Beyond Repair
International humanitarian law is at a breaking point, as rampant impunity for serious violations is enabling even greater abuses against civilians and detainees. Across today’s wars, violations are no longer concealed or exceptional. They are increasingly open, systematic, and unpunished, with catastrophic consequences for those whom the law is supposed to protect. New analysis of
Sludge
- K Street’s Trump Boom
From crypto companies to defense contractors, new lobbying clients steered $145 million to firms led by Trump insiders in the first year of his return to power.
Grist
- What’s behind your eye-popping power bill? We broke it down, region by region.
The culprit depends on where you live — but it’s probably not data centers (yet).
- Despite court order, a critical FEMA program remains frozen
Months after a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore climate adaptation grants, FEMA insiders say the agency hasn’t budged.
- A massive climate resilience program is escaping Florida’s DOGE purge
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
Truthout
- Jesse Jackson’s Legacy Spans From Civil Rights Movement to Anti-Apartheid Fight
The way to honor Jackson is to “intensify the struggle for racial and economic justice,” his campaign co-chair said.
- Far Right Streamer Nick Fuentes Says Women Should Be Put in “Breeding Gulags”
Fuentes is the “more energetic and undiluted voice of the American right,” writer Shane Burley says.
- States Are Expanding Trans Bathroom Ban Bills to Encompass Private Businesses
New legislation in several states moves the scope of bathroom bans beyond schools and government buildings.
Labor Notes
- Los trabajadores del trolebús de la Ciudad de México podrían salir en huelga el 3 de marzo
Los trabajadores de la red de transporte público incluyendo al Trolebús, Cablebús y Tren Ligero podrían pronto frenar el sistema de transporte masivo de la Ciudad de México si no se atienden sus demandas. Su sindicato, la Alianza de Tranviarios de México, ATM, es uno de los sindicatos democráticos más antiguos de México. Los 2,700 trabajadores están luchando por aumentos salariales, seguridad laboral, contratación y capacitaciones para expandir y mantener la infraestructura de transporte de la Ciudad de México. El sindicato ha puesto como fecha límite el 3 de marzo.
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