Gavin Newsom Opens Lead in Polls with Recall Election Week Away
California Governor Gavin Newsom has faced a recall campaign that has come too close for comfort for Democrats desperate to keep the governorship. While early polls showed ‘remove and keep’ neck-and-neck, the most recent polling has the governor at a more comfortable 10-point lead. The election is less than a week away as Californians will head to […]
Democracy in the U.S. is in Peril, Decolonization is the Solution
Some observers might have noticed that democracy in the U.S. is raising red flags in apparent ways after politically motivated violence interrupted the processes for the transfer of presidential power via an insurrection in January. Unsubstantiated claims convinced millions that an election was stolen, and people died in a subsequent effort to manifest political demands. […]
Texas Prohibits Abortion After Supreme Court Silence
After a night of silence from the United States Supreme Court, abortion services in Texas were mostly shut down, allowing new legislation to take effect that outlaws most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. The conservative-controlled court did not rule on a request by clinics and physicians to halt the law while a legal […]
Trans Teen Suing TSA After Being Told To Expose Genitals
Kimberly Erway, the mother of the trans teen allegedly told to expose her genitals before boarding a 2019 flight, is now suing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in a filed 11-page complaint to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Jamii Erway, who was 15 years old at the time of the incident, […]
GOP House Leader McCarthy Threatens Tech Firms over Jan. 6 Riots
Despite rancor within the Republican Party and controversy surrounding his leadership, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened technology companies helping the government with investigations into the January 6 riots. McCarthy made the threat on Twitter and said a future Republican majority “will not forget” if these technology companies comply with the House select committee investigating the riots. […]
Dozens Killed in Kabul Suicide Bombing Attack
KABUL – Dozens of citizens were killed during two bomb explosions in Kabul on Thursday, Aug. 26, including 12 U.S. Marines and one Navy corpsman. One bombing took place outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport and the other at the adjacent Baron Hotel. An Islamic State affiliate claims responsibility for the attacks, which occurred less than […]
Leaked IPCC Report Claims Capitalism is Unsustainable
Two weeks ago, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming report that detailed the future of our planet’s climate. The report included several scenarios for how the world could tackle the challenge of climate change, but it stayed away from specific details. However, in a leaked draft of a future […]
Is Governor Newsom Headed to Shock Defeat?
A couple of months ago, politicos and Democratic Party higher-ups did not put much stock in the threat of recall for Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. But with recent polls showing a ‘yes’ vote to recall inching closer to 50%, those faithful to the Democratic Party are sounding the alarm. On September 14, Californians will take to the […]
Weekend Review: Chaos in Afghanistan as Taliban Takeover Power
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is complete and prominent leaders are returning from exile. The news comes as U.S.-led war efforts which drove the group out nearly 20 years ago have been drawing to a close. President Joe Biden vowed to follow through on his promise to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Aug. […]
World Athletics Won’t Correct DSD Discriminating Rules
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the rules against female athletes with high testosterone levels are “here to stay.” His statement comes just three days after World Athletics backtracked on their controversial “scientific” claims made in 2017 that caused Olympian Caster Semenya and others to be banned from competing in the 800-meter run at the 2020 Tokyo […]