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The Young Organizers Survival Corps
Can the Young Wrest This Nation from the Clutches of Full-Throated Authoritarianism?
Melinda Gates on Epstein Files: ‘I Am So Happy to Be Away from All the Muck’
“Whatever questions remain there for those people, and for even my ex-husband, they need to answer to those things, not me,” she told NPR's <em>Wild Card. </em>
Judge Dismisses Bid to End ‘Occupation’ of Minneapolis
Marjorie Cohn reports that twelve days before the execution of Alex Pretti by border patrol agents, plaintiffs asked the federal court to stop the deployment by injunction.
How to Get Away With Anything
In medieval England, there was no law if your pockets were deep. Crimes had fixed costs: A couple of hundred gold coins got you off the hook if you killed a poor man; 2,000 if you killed a rich one. America’s founders imagined a different way forward. In their debates about the pardon power, Edmund […]
DHS Attorney Removed from Post After Telling MN Judge That “This Job Sucks”
DHS Attorney Julie Le had been assigned 88 cases in less than a month, amid another wave of resignations and prosecutors quitting in protest.
Did JD Vance Read a Different Set of Epstein Files?
Vance told the <em>Daily Mail</em> the latest dump actually exonerates Trump and proves he was "very much outside" of Epstein's social circle.
The Religious Left Is a Leader in the ICE Resistance
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read the transcript here. The “religious right” has long been a key part of Republican politics. But the role of the faithful in the GOP is shifting, says David Buckley, a political science professor at the University of Louisville and expert on the role of religion in politics. With Roe v. Wade overturned, conservative Catholics and Protestants aren’t as focused on the issue of abortion. And in some ways, they aren’t pushing the party at all. Instead, Trump has united religious conservatives and nonreligious conservatives on issues like opposing transgender rights and diversity and inclusion initiatives. On the Democratic side, even as a growing number of Democratic voters are nonreligious, Buckley says progressive Christians, Jews, and Muslims play an important role in the party and other left-wing causes. Catholic groups and leaders, he argues, are playing an important role in the mobilizations against the administration in Minneapolis and more broadly in defending immigrants across the country.
The Truth About Gaza's Death Toll – Part 2: A Gross Undercount
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa dives deep into what scientific studies, plus his own experiences in Gaza's hospitals, tell us about how many people Israel has actually killed in the Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.