Iran protests turn deadly as anti-regime demonstrations enter fifth day
Protests in Iran entered a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with demonstrations and clashes reported across Tehran and multiple provincial...
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Iran in shutdown as protesters storm governor’s office, crowds chant ‘Death to Khamenei’
Iran ground to a near standstill Wednesday as businesses, universities and government offices closed under a government-ordered shutdown amid protests...
Iranian protesters clash with security forces as tear gas fills Tehran streets amid nationwide unrest
Protests escalated across Iran on Monday as demonstrators confronted security forces in Tehran and Mashhad, with authorities deploying tear gas...
Bulgaria rocked by protests as country draws close to Eurozone membership
Bulgaria’s government withdrew an unpopular 2026 draft budget after tens of thousands of angry people took to the streets in...
Robert Reich Thinks Democrats Are On the Brink of a New Era
The Labor Department reported September jobs numbers on Thursday, showing employers added 119,000 jobs to the economy but also an...
Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers speaks during the World Economy Summit in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2024. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP...
Epstein Is the Only Thing That Could Turn Trump’s Base Against Him
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the Capitol in Washington,...
Saikat Chakrabarti’s Plan for the Political Revolution
It’s the end of an era. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who counts among her legacies in Congress successfully undercutting the...
Milei scores historic win in Argentina midterms, tightens grip on Congress
Argentine President Javier Milei secured a decisive victory Sunday in midterm elections, expanding his control of Congress and giving his...
License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions
The United States has executed 21 people over the last month in targeted drone strikes off the coast of Venezuela....
Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He’s Just Falling for Trump’s Demagoguery.
Jonathan Chait, then a columnist at New York Magazine, speaks onstage at the American Magazine Media Conference on Feb. 2,...
Sunrise Movement, Founded to Fight Climate Change, Pivots to Fighting Trump
The youth-led climate activist group Sunrise Movement is expanding its mission to battle “authoritarianism” as the Trump administration targets left-leaning...
Zohran Mamdani Won’t Defund the Police. The Movement Can Grow With Him Anyway.
Zohran Mamdani arrives outside the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building in New York City on August 07, 2025. Photo: Michael M....
“A Purely Manmade Famine”: How Israel Is Starving Gaza
As the Israeli government weighs, once again, expanding its genocidal military campaign in Gaza, the enclave is sliding into a...
Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win
Germans go to the polls Sunday as the conservative Christian Democrats, led by Friedrich Merz, are expected to oust current...
