"Zombie Law from the Victorian Era": DOJ Could Use 1873 Comstock Act to Ban Abortion Pills by Mail
Reproductive rights activists are alarmed over a pledge by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to institute nationwide…
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Headlines for August 7, 2026
Trump Signs New Executive Orders Restricting Birthright Citizenship, Sen. Murkowski to Vote Against Blanche as AG,…
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"Struggle for Dignity": At Least 40 Killed in Mass Protests in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a coalition of local politicians, activists and small-business leaders called the…
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Amid Growing Fears of Rogue AI, Expert Urges Governments to "Bring This to a Grinding Halt"
Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn’t have to be. Krueger, an…
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"Fire Climate": Hot, Dry, Windy Days Are Becoming Common, Making Wildfires Harder to Control
The Pacific Northwest is facing its worst fire season in more than 30 years. Scientists say drought, extreme heat and…
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Trump Blasts Democratic Nominee for Senate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Pledges to “Make…
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"Digital Doppelgangers": Naomi Klein Corrects the Record on Viral AI-Generated Quote
During Thursday’s segment about the risks of artificial intelligence, we shared a quote from author Naomi Klein that we…
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"Zero Accountability": Ecuadorian Prosecutor Assassinated While Investigating U.S. Boat Strikes
U.S. boat strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people since September, while the…
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"Assault, Misogyny, Verbal Threats": Mother Jones Exposé on Allegations Against GOP Rep. Max Miller
Democrats are calling for an ethics investigation into Republican Congressmember Max Miller of Ohio, who is facing…
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Rep. Ro Khanna on Blanche Nomination, Epstein Accountability and His Detention by Israeli Settlers
President Trump said Thursday he may temporarily withdraw his nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general after two…
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Headlines for July 31, 2026
Trump Claims Hamas Has Agreed to “Complete Disarmament” in Gaza, But Major Questions Remain, Senate Votes Down Iran War…
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Report from Springfield, Ohio: Haitians Brace for ICE Crackdown After TPS Protections End
The Haitian community is bracing for mass deportations after the Supreme Court last month sided with the Trump…
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Citizens Bank Cuts Ties to ICE Prison Companies GEO Group & CoreCivic After Grassroots De-ICE Campaign
A coalition of social justice organizations is celebrating a recent decision by Citizens Bank to divest from private…
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"Less Regulated Than Sandwiches": MIT Prof. Calls for Oversight as OpenAI Agent Hacks Other Firms
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly advancing in sophistication and capabilities, raising alarm among researchers…
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U.S. Strikes IRGC Targets Inside Iran, Killing 3 People on Qeshm Island, Antiwar Rally in NYC Organized by Iranian…
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India Unleashes "Massive Crackdown" on Youth-Led Cockroach Movement After Education Minister's Ouster
We go to New Delhi for an update on India’s youth-led, anti-government “Cockroach” movement. After weeks of street…
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"Tipping Point": Ex-CDC Official Links Cyclospora & Measles Outbreaks to Trump's Public Health Cuts
The United States is facing a number of major disease outbreaks, from foodborne cyclosporiasis to vaccine-preventable…
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U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese Slams U.S. "Complicity" as Trump Meets Netanyahu Despite ICC Warrant
We speak to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, about…
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France and Spain Race to Contain Wildfires Amid Heat Wave, Death Toll Rises to 18 People in Japan Earthquake, Uganda…
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Berlin's Queer Commissioner on Fatal Car Ramming Attack on LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration
A man drove a minivan into a crowd of people near Berlin’s Pride celebrations on Saturday, killing one person and…
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Meet Beto Coral, Activist Targeted by ICE for Criticism of Trump-Backed Colombian President-Elect
A prominent Colombian activist left the United States after he was arrested by immigration agents and detained for over…
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A New McCarthyism? House GOP Subpoenas BreakThrough News in Escalating War on Progressive Groups
The Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee subpoenaed BreakThrough News last week, demanding the independent…
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"We Can't Be Intimidated": CodePink Slams Rubio-Led Campaign Against Cuba Solidarity Groups
As the Trump administration threatens to intensify its “global campaign to crush radical left terrorism,” we look at a…
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France and Spain Brace for Another Heat Wave While Battling Historic Wildfires, Major Fires in Oregon Have Burned More…
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Israeli Army & Settlers Are Working Together to "Ethnically Cleanse" West Bank: Mariam Barghouti
Israeli settlers torched two mosques over the weekend in a new wave of violence targeting Palestinian towns and…
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"Iraq 2.0"?: Rep. Jim McGovern on Iran War, New Red Scare, Israeli War Crimes & Dem Party Divide
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, a longtime critic of U.S. foreign policy, in a…
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"Frontlines of a Burning World": Climate Change-Fueled "Megafires" Sweep Europe & North America
France and Spain are battling catastrophic wildfires that have forced more than 350,000 people to evacuate their homes.…
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U.S. Pauses Bombing Iran After Officials Warn Trump About Dwindling Munitions Stockpiles, Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike…
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"Farmers of the Sea": PBS Film Profiles Puerto Rican Fishermen on the "Frontlines of Climate Change"
Filmmaker Juan Carlos Dávila’s new film for PBS, Farmers of the Sea, documents climate change’s threats to the fishing…
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Report from San Juan: New Bill Targets Citizenship Rights as Puerto Rico Marks 10 Years of PROMESA
After failing to overturn birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court, Republican legislators are turning to new…
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"Cockroach Democracy": Arundhati Roy on India's Youth-Led Protest Movement & Modi's Collapsing Support
A youth-led protest movement in India is demanding an end to the country’s status quo. Sparked by the leak of national…
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"America First or Israel First?" Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Saudi Nuclear Deal, Iran & More
The status of a newly signed U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is in question after President Trump made the surprise…
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U.S. Bombs Iran for 13th Night as Pentagon “Lowers” Iran War Death Toll from 18 to 14, House Approves Another War…
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As Mamdani Calls on Trump to Arrest Netanyahu, Genocide Scholar Decries Israel's Ongoing Impunity
Israeli American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov says Israel’s assault on Gaza predicts “the future of genocide,” with…
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"Enough Is Enough": Mohsen Mahdawi Says New Deportation Threat Seeks to Silence Palestine Activism
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by masked and hooded ICE agents when he arrived for his…
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Meet Milwaukee Muslim Leader Salah Sarsour. ICE Detained Him for 80 Days
We speak with Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian community leader in Wisconsin, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee…
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