He Helped Stop Iran from Getting the Bomb
A former C.I.A. officer says that he recruited scientists as part of the United States’ effort to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program.
Who Struck It Rich in the Markets When Trump Postponed Bombing Iran?
A series of uncannily timed bets on the price of oil and stocks deserves a proper investigation. It’s far from clear that they’ll get one.
Lena Dunham on How She Became a Filmmaker
After college, I joined an odd little utopia of movie nerds working out of an office on lower Broadway. Then the sustainability of the setup started to seem questionable.
At Beth El, a New Jersey Synagogue, a Deep Divide Over Israel
Disagreements about Gaza and Zionism have divided congregations.
College Republicans director made racist and sexist remarks on live streams
Review of Kai Schwemmer’s broadcasts undermines claim ‘process of growth’ had led him to abandon bigoted views The newly appointed College Republicans of America political director Kai Schwemmer has made racist, antisemitic, homophobic and sexist statements while espousing extremist rightwing views on abortion, a Guardian review of livestream recordings can reveal. Schwemmer said he would … Read more
For Democrats, fighting Trump isn’t enough anymore
A New York congressional primary is exposing the gap between Democrats who want to fight Trump and Democrats who want to fight for something The Democratic party seems more united than it has been in years, thanks to one man: Donald Trump. Opposition to his presidency has papered over what would otherwise be serious disagreements … Read more
Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico
President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’ Donald Trump is dispatching a so-called “God squad” of top officials to revoke protections for endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico, purportedly to protect national security by expanding oil and gas industry operations. If successful, the administration may … Read more
Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage | Sidney Blumenthal
If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences Donald Trump has lost his Iran war. He is the Iranian hostage. Unlike the US embassy personnel captured as hostages for 444 days, Trump threw himself into Iranian … Read more
Communists, Democrats use #NoKings rally to call for May Day strike: ‘Shut it down’
From Times Square to here in Minnesota’s state capital, communist and socialist activists at the nationwide “No Kings” protests escalated their anti-America campaign and openly called for a nationwide economic strike on May 1, an international communist holiday known as May Day, as key Democratic activists joined their call. At the rally here in St. … Read more
Airport travel chaos continues as DHS funding freeze becomes longest partial shutdown in history – US politics live
Trump has ordered pay be restored to TSA employees but it is unclear where money will come from and whether he has such legal powers Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Donald Trump is dispatching a so-called “God squad” of top officials to revoke protections for … Read more