19 minutes ago About sharing Students are increasingly taking on paid work to cope with the cost of living while at university By Marthe de Ferrer BBC News Accommodation costs take up almost all the average maintenance loan received by university students in England, says student housing charity Unipol. Students are illegally doubling up in…
3 hours ago About sharing Michael Cohen faced off against his former boss Donald Trump in court for the second day on Wednesday By Kayla Epstein & Chloe Kim from the New York courtroom On his second day of testimony, fireworks erupted between Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Michel Cohen, and his current legal defence…
1 hour ago About sharing Omer Siman-Tov and Omar Bilal al-Banna were both killed in the Israel-Gaza war By Marianna Spring BBC disinformation and social media correspondent In the opening days of the Israel-Gaza war two small boys, both aged four, were killed. One was Israeli, one Palestinian. But many posts I saw on social…
1 hour ago About sharing The stands at Celtic Park were a sea of Palestinian flags shortly before kick off against Atletico Madrid By Megan Bonar BBC Scotland News A Celtic fans’ group defied a club appeal and held aloft Palestinian flags before Wednesday’s Champions League match. The Green Brigade previously said they would hand…
55 minutes ago About sharing The Hamas-led health authority in Gaza says some 6,000 Palestinians have been killed By Fergal Keane BBC News, Jerusalem Warning: This article contains distressing content There is nothing on his face to convey what he has seen. The lifeless bodies of children pulled from the rubble. The tents filled with…
Activism / October 25, 2023 I’m a Proud Jewish DSA Member. Here’s Why I’m Not Quitting. Maurice Isserman’s scurrilous piece—written at a time when Gaza is under horrific assault—does not reflect the organization I know. Hadas Thier Ad Policy A pro-Palestinian protester waves a Palestinian flag on the National Mall during a demonstration calling for…
Politics / October 25, 2023 Meet the New Boss Representative Mike Johnson, the recently christened speaker of the House, is an election denier, a religious conservative, and an all-around Trump crony. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy House Republicans applaud as US Representative Mike Johnson (R-La.) is elected the new speaker of the House at the US…
1 hour ago About sharing Mike Johnson is the fourth Republican nominee to become Speaker since Kevin McCarthy’s ouster By Bernd Debusmann Jr on Capitol Hill & Mike Wendling in Chicago BBC News Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, ending weeks of chaos and Republican infighting on Capitol Hill. The…
World / October 25, 2023 These Israeli Survivors Don’t Want Revenge Despite the loud calls for vengeance within Israel, many survivors of Hamas’s October 7 massacres, as well as relatives of those killed or kidnapped, are speaking out against the war on Gaza. Orly Noy Ad Policy Testimonial by a 19-year-old from Kibbutz Be’eri who…
8 minutes ago About sharing MPs have voted to suspend Peter Bone from the Commons for six weeks after an investigation found he had bullied and was sexually inappropriate around a former member of staff. The move will likely lead to a by-election in his Wellingborough constituency, a former Tory safe seat polling indicates could…