Still the Golden State?
Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.
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Mamdani Takes Oath at Abandoned NYC Subway Station to Highlight Plan to Improve Public Transit
New York City started 2026 with a new mayor, as democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani made history when he was sworn in as the city’s first Muslim, first South Asian and first African-born leader, as well as the youngest in over a century. Ahead of a public ceremony on New Year’s Day that drew tens of thousands of people in the freezing cold, Mamdani was privately sworn in at midnight by New York Attorney General Tish James in a small ceremony held at a decommissioned subway station below City Hall. He took his oath using two Qur’ans, including one that belonged to his grandfather. Andrew Epstein, one of Mamdani’s closest advisers, spoke with Democracy Now! about the significance of the private ceremony and how it connected the new mayor to the history of the city he now leads.
As Israel Bans Aid Orgs in Gaza, Notorious Mercenary Firm Seeks ‘Targeter’
Are Israel and the Trump admin planning to revive the dystopian Gaza Humanitarian Foundation scheme that spawned famine and death under cover of humanitarian aid?
Patrick Lawrence: New Year’s Notes on Purported Leaders
It is no use hoping for any alteration in the collective West’s course so long as today’s “purported leaders” remain in office.
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook
Trumpism has been aided by divestment that hollowed higher ed out from the core, AAUP President Todd Wolfson says.
We Know What’s Killing Loons and How to Stop It. So Why Are They Still Dying?
This story was originally published by bioGraphic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1987, wildlife veterinarian Mark Pokras was in his office at Tufts University in Massachusetts when a colleague from New Hampshire called. “I’ve got a dead loon here,” she said. “If I bring it down to you, can you tell me […]
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2026 set to be a bumper year for M&A, IPOs
Three major US tech giants — AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as Elon Musk’s SpaceX — are all gearing up for IPOs.
China‘s BYD becomes world’s largest EV company
The milestone comes as good news for the firm as brutal domestic competition threatens to overshadow its expansion efforts.
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