Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.
After Trump officials cut food aid to Kenya, children starved to death in an American-made hunger crisis.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Happy De La Soul Day to all those who celebrate…
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“There has never been a more powerful case for the liberal arts, a kind of education that cultivates human discernment.”
Gift link:
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Damn, I wish I’d filled up on gas on Saturday like I meant to!
One of my favourite sides of politics/media.
'To me, education is inherently worthwhile – but I am probably a deluded old dinosaur.'
I am sure JD Vance will resign in protest, right?
PENGUIN & CLASSICS AN ENTIRE FRAT SETS SAIL TO STEAL THE WORLD'S FANCIEST COAT
Jason is, admittedly, very on brand.
Out now: 'China Inside and Out'
These brief, engaging essays bring students of international affairs up to speed on what is happening inside China and on China's role in the world.
📘Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rwfE6e
Final numbers appear to be in in PA #HD42, and we're looking at a +35 Dem overperformance.
Our special election Big Board has all the data:
PA #HD22 also looks final, a D+17 overperformance. Notably, this is a majority-Latino district that swung sharply *against* Dems in 2024 at the presidential level: Biden won it by 34, but Harris by just 18.
Tonight, though, it bounced all the way back, as Dominican-born Ana Tiburcio won it by 35.
Out now: A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy, 6th edition
This updated edition offers a uniquely historical perspective of U.S. foreign policy and it's ever-changing evolution.
📘Request an exam/inspection copy: https://bit.ly/4bERNgk
Former ICE lawyer Ryan Schwank: “I received secretive orders to teach new cadets to violate the Constitution.”
Listen to this ICE whistleblower.
This is why Trump’s iteration of ICE needs to be completely dismantled and its leadership impeached.
AI is constantly in the news. How can it help your agency deliver more public value?
'Governing with AI' is a practical guide for public-sector leaders on adopting AI to deliver public benefits while minimizing risks.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qmtgQN
"We're going to be able to ethnically cleanse the entire territory and get it ready for the uber-wealthy to make it their playground"
Now in paperback: 'The Art of Diplomacy'
Inside the greatest diplomatic negotiations of the past 50 years - now with an afterword covering the start of the second Trump administration.
📘 https://bit.ly/4rKBaod
#nowplaying 'Afro-Disiac' by the great soul-jazz organist Charles Kynard who was born OTD 1933 St Louis, Missouri.
This is one of best recordings, and features Grant Green on guitar. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#jazzsky #musicsky #soul
Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.
The Supreme Court:
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. If your tariff policy is so unpopular that you have to bully the central bank into not talking about it, maybe it’s time for a new policy.”
@wsj.com
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Out now: a groundbreaking biography of Margaret Bondfield
Learn more about the remarkable political pioneer and working-class woman who rose to become the first female Cabinet Minister.
Get your copy: https://bit.ly/4kgemKe
Out today: 'Migrant Midwest'
With the native-born population steeply declining across much of the American Midwest, Burkham proposes changes to the channels of legal migration to restore the region's economies and communities.
📘Get your copy: https://bit.ly/3Zjzciw
Earth Crisis @ The Living Room. Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1994. (Photo: Scott Forgerelli) https://www.noecho.net/features/the-story-of-earth-crisis-firestorm
-“The punk scene radicalized me.”
-“I picked up a zine at a hardcore show, and the rest is history.”
This is what I heard from a surprising number of eco activists from the 1990s when I asked how they got into the movement.
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
@nbcnews.com
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
In remembrance of Jesse Jackson, we’re sharing this conversation between David Masciotra—author of 'I Am Somebody'—and Jesse Jackson himself.
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Damn, this is some crazy racist shit coming straight from the state dept official handle. I guess it shouldn’t be shocking but it still is
It wasn’t so long ago that CNN sat down for a serious conversation with these guys. One of them is Pete Hegseth’s pastor.
Pretending these assholes are still ‘fringe’ is a dangerous mistake
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
