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- "Birds of War": New Film Tells a Story of Love and Journalism from Syria to Lebanon
We speak with Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, filmmakers and subjects of the new documentary Birds of War, which tells their epic love story through years of upheaval in the Middle East. Boulos, a London-based Lebanese journalist working for the BBC, and Habak, a Syrian activist and cameraman, first connected while covering the Syrian civil war and stayed in touch through years of war, revolution and exile, forming a relationship that is chronicled in the documentary by drawing on 13 years of their personal videos, voice notes and other correspondence. The film also examines the unequal relationship between international news organizations and local journalists whose work they rely on, the fraught political history between Syria and […]
- Meet David Morales: Providence Voters Elect Democratic Socialist Mayor, Approve Israel Divestment
Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, approved a ballot measure last week that could result in the city divesting from Israel. The successful grassroots campaign makes Providence the first U.S. city to pass a binding divestment measure through a popular vote. The measure instructs the city to divest from countries and companies implicated in “ethnic cleansing, apartheid, illegal military occupation, or genocide.” The language does not mention Israel by name. We speak with one of the key backers of the divestment measure, Mayor-elect David Morales, a 28-year-old democratic socialist who made history on election night as the youngest mayor ever elected in Providence. “What we saw was our neighbors coming out in the thousands to […]
- "American Scoundrel": From Roy Cohn to Stephen Miller, "McCarthyism Lives On," Says Author Kai Bird
We speak with historian Kai Bird about American Scoundrel, a new biography of the notorious political fixer Roy Cohn, who rose to fame as chief counsel to Joe McCarthy during the senator’s anti-communist campaign, served as a lawyer for the New York mob, and was an influential voice in Republican circles until his death from AIDS-related complications in 1986. His most impactful relationship, however, would prove to be with a young Donald Trump, whom he mentored in business and politics during the 1970s and ’80s. Facing political setbacks during his first term as president, Trump reportedly asked, “Where’s my Roy Cohn?” Bird, who co-authored American Scoundrel with his wife Susan Goldmark, says Trump may have found his Cohn in […]
- Headlines for November 11, 2026
House GOP Blocks Impeachment Charges Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Sanders Says He Will Not Back Schumer for Senate Majority Leader, Rep. Jordan Elected as House GOP Leader as Senator Thune Reelected as Senate Republican Leader, Trump’s Former Lawyer Alina Habba Mildon Fired by Concord Partners, U.S. Gov’t Received Over $12 Billion in Revenue from Venezuela’s Oil Exports, NYT: Immigrants Deported Back to Home Countries Despite Court Orders, WaPo: ICE Hired 19 Officers with Past Allegations of Misconduct, Violence and Criminal Charges, Immigrants Jailed at Northwest Detention Center in Washington Hold Hunger Strike, Israeli Forces Kill at Least Eight Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli Soldiers Kill 14-Year-Old Palestinian Boy in […]
- Meet Will Lawrence: Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Elected to Congress on Anti-Data Center Platform
Progressive candidate Will Lawrence of Michigan has defeated Republican incumbent Tom Barrett, flipping the state’s 7th Congressional District, a closely watched swing district that includes Lansing. Lawrence, the co-founder of the youth-led climate organization Sunrise Movement, refused corporate PAC money, instead building a people-powered grassroots mobilization campaign. He focused on lowering the costs of housing and healthcare, opposing the war on Iran, and challenging the power of Big Tech. “I’m fighting for a federal moratorium on new data center development, along with a pause on advanced AI development,” says Lawrence. “These developers come into small towns, and they say, ’We’re going to suck up a bunch of water. […]
Anthropocene
- Solar above, fish below: Double-decker farms could rival US power use
Floating solar panels over the world’s fish and shrimp ponds could generate 4,100 terawatt-hours of electricity, avoiding up to 2.5 billion tons of emissions.
- Sewage bacteria generate electricity while destroying antibiotics
Call it a sewage trifecta: a new microbial fuel cell makes power, breaks down hard-to-remove antibiotics, and produces the household chemical hydrogen peroxide.
The Guardian
- How a small, newly socialist US city became the second to vote to cut ties with Israel
Voters in Providence, Rhode Island, chose to pull foreign investments from countries that profit from genocideThe tectonic blue wave that washed over the country in last week’s midterms also brought about a historic night for the pro-Palestine movement.Up and down the ballot, candidates who demanded an end to Israel’s war in Gaza resoundingly defeated opponents funded by the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac). Continue reading...
- The Guardian view on Maga after the midterms: doubling down on Trumpism | Editorial
Republicans know that the president’s folly and excesses cost them the elections. That doesn’t mean they’re ready to challenge himShortly after polls closed last Tuesday, with the scale of the Republican trouncing in the midterms still becoming apparent, Donald Trump briefly adopted an oddly conciliatory tone. He declared that he was “absolutely” willing to accept the results, would look forward to working with Democrats and that deportation policies might have been “too tough”.It was never going to last. He soon cast doubt on the elections’ legitimacy. On Friday, he replaced his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, with her deputy, Stephen Miller – a white nationalist, or “stone-cold racist”, in the words of Hakeem […]
- Democrats lambast absent peers after Republicans block Hegseth impeachment attempt
Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votesUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic lawmakers expressed outrage at nearly a dozen of their colleagues for missing a vote Tuesday evening to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to defeat the effort.Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votes. Some blamed traffic and conflicting events and others accused Speaker Mike Johnson of closing the vote early. Many of those not in the Capitol said they support the effort to impeach Hegseth. Continue reading...
- Why does Pete Hegseth call himself secretary of war? ‘Dopey but dangerous’ wouldn’t fit on a badge | Emma Brockes
He has survived blame for the US midterms disaster and dodged an impeachment vote, but it will be one battle after another now – and he can’t win them allLike the brief, wondrous cycle of the mayfly, we may come to look back on the career of Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defence who cheekily rebranded himself secretary of war, as the defining appointment of the Trump era: that is, one in which extraordinary power was handed to a man of cartoonish inappropriateness and which, despite this week’s shelved attempt to impeach him, may still turn out to have been luminously short-lived. In January, the Democrats will assume a majority in both chambers and are likely to have another crack at impeaching Hegseth. In the meantime, we can […]
- It’s impeachment season! After the attempt on Pete Hegseth, will Donald Trump be next? | Arwa Mahdawi
Trump has already made history as the only president to be impeached twice. After the Republicans’ thrashing in the midterms, could there be a third attempt?The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer and some Republicans are getting nervous. After a long stretch of impunity, it’s impeachment season in the US. While the attempt to impeach the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, failed yesterday, Donald Trump may be worried he’s next.In January, the president warned Republicans that they had better win the November elections or he would be in big trouble. “If we don’t win the midterms … they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” Trump said. He repeated this plea to voters during an October rally in Oklahoma: […]
Aeon
- Decoding Ediacaran fossils
Ancient specimens reveal how animals began to move half a billion years ago – and even the first known example of ‘handedness’- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The Conversation
- You likely have genes that affect how well your medications work – testing for them could improve treatment
Researchers found that everyone in a 100,000 sample of people has at least one genetic variant that interacts with common prescriptions.
- The ‘religious left’ may be rising – but Black Christian women have been there all along
For years, Black women have been one of the Democratic Party’s steadiest groups of supporters. And for many of those voters, faith helps inspire their politics.
- GLP-1 drugs carry risk of rare but serious eye condition – a physician studying these medicines explains the potential side effect
Doctors often call the condition a stroke of the eye – and though the risk is small, patients should know the symptoms and seek immediate treatment if they occur.
- Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s popularity and ‘get sh-t done’ attitude might not cut it in crowded 2028 Democratic field – but he has options
It’s an open secret in Harrisburg that Shapiro wants to run for president. But those ambitions may require careful timing, regardless of his personal strengths.
- Students creating documentaries with scientists deepens STEM belonging and public trust in science
In a Rutgers University lab, students and scientists collaborate to tell the story behind scientific research.
Sludge
- The Money Behind Hakeem Jeffries
Executives at Anduril and Palantir, crypto industry advocates, and investors giving through AIPAC helped fund the Democratic leader preparing to become speaker.
Grist
- FEMA’s disaster buyout program is working — but there’s a catch
New research finds the climate relocation program moves people out of harm’s way, but its benefits aren’t shared equally.
- How Trump plans to fast-track mining in Montana
Even without a permitting reform law, the Trump administration’s efforts to cut red tape for industrial development are taking effect.
- The Cybertruck era is over, but America’s electric truck experiment isn’t
Despite recent flops, experts hope the next round of electric pickups will be cheaper — and less polarizing.
Truthout
- Trump Admin Giving $1M to Group Studying Crime Against White South Africans
The new award comes after the administration cut human rights funding to nations in crisis.
- Mississippi Ballot Monitors Say They’re Being Shut Out of Vote Counting
Volunteers say they are navigating confusion and obstacles while trying to ensure a transparent counting process.
- Flooding in Gaza Destroys 70,000 Tents as Israel Continues to Block Aid
The Palestinian Health Minister warned of “a catastrophic deterioration in health and environmental conditions" in Gaza.
Labor Notes
- Book Review: A Model for U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Solidarity
Labor law reform in Mexico has opened up a major opportunity for workers fighting for genuine, independent unions. What can U.S. unions do to support our brothers and sisters there? And how can we build cross-border campaigns to confront our common employers? Unions asking these questions will find valuable ideas in the e-book International Solidarity in Action: The Relationship Between the United Electrical Workers (UE) and Frente Auténtico del Trabajo (FAT), available for free download here.
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