Semafor • Feb 18, 2026
Trump poised to tout critical minerals facility in Georgia
The president also might take the opportunity to keep bashing former Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of his Republican critics.
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Jezebel • Feb 18, 2026
Alysa Liu's Sparkling Mental Health Deserves Its Own Olympic Gold
She retired from figure skating at 16, returned at 19, and now skates like she's already won.
Jezebel • Feb 18, 2026
An ICE Agent Accidentally Shot Him. He's Still Detained, Nearly Four Months Later
A judge dismissed ICE's case against Carlitos Ricardo Parias, but despite that (and being shot) he's still in detention since October.
ZNet • Feb 18, 2026
What Marx Tells Us About Why Gen Z Revolutions Failed
Extreme inequality, precarious labour, corporate power and political alienation have intensified rather than receded in the era of late capitalism. Karl Marx’s importance lies in his method of analysing society through material relations, class power and exploitation. Late capitalism has not transcended Marx’s critique. It has confirmed many of its central insights. Marx insisted that [...]
New Republic • Feb 18, 2026
What Today’s Democrats Can Learn From Jesse Jackson
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. The Reverend Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. In addition to his decades of work as a civil rights activist, Jackson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, finishing as the runner-up in his second try. In the latest edition of Right Now, Danielle Wiggins, a historian at Georgetown University, says that Jackson’s campaigns, with their emphasis on economic populism, are a model that Democrats should embrace today. Wiggins, who specializes in Black history and political thought, also discusses Jackson’s role in 1960s activism as an aide to Martin Luther King Jr., his decades of subsequent work on issues of race and equality, and where civil rights causes stand today.
Zeteo • Feb 18, 2026
Jesse Jackson Made It Possible for Democrats to Speak About Palestine
Activist James Zogby pays tribute to his late friend, who was the first politician to welcome Arab Americans into the Democratic Party - and even met with Yasser Arafat when others wouldn't.
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Status Coup • Feb 18, 2026
“WE’RE BEING INVADED!” ICE Protesters Demand Trump End Terror Campaign
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The Majority Report • Feb 17, 2026
Ana Kasparian's Pivot Right Gets Worse...
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The Bitchuation Room • Feb 17, 2026
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With Gaza’s Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory
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MAGA Goons Smear The Grayzone to Get Back at Joe Kent
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Inside The Independent Ink: Mr. Fish on Free Expression, Censorship, and the Fight for an Unmuzzled Press
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Chris Hedges The Donald’s Dangerous Delusion on Iran
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Embarrassing Pivot: US Considers Dropping Iran Oil Sanctions Amid War
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Hasan Piker, Greta Thunberg Head Massive Cuba Convoy Aimed At Breaking US Blockade
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Maximum Pressure, Maximum Blackouts: The Gazafication of Cuba
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