World / September 11, 2023 September 11, 1973, Was a Warning: Democracy Can Die in a Day Fifty years ago, the US exported a cult of revanchist violence to Chile. Now it has made its return. Dave Zirin Ad Policy Soldiers outside a government building in Santiago, Chile, on September 12, 1973, a day after…
Politics / September 11, 2023 Democrats Need to Grow a Spine and Actually Fight for the Courts The GOP is trying to impeach judges over nothing, but Dems won’t even go after Clarence Thomas for his very real mega-corruption. Come on! Elie Mystal Ad Policy During an April 19, 2023, news conference outside the US…
Activism / StudentNation / September 11, 2023 Young People in Peru Are Protesting to Protect Democracy Indigenous community members, farmworker coalitions, and students have taken to the streets. “Right now, we are calling for Dina Boluarte to leave power, and for new congressional elections.” Walter Thomas-Patterson Ad Policy People protest against interim President Boluarte on…
Feature / September 11, 2023 Can You Keep Breastfeeding When You Work 30,000 Feet in the Air? Flight attendants desperately need legal protection to ensure their right to pump on the job—but airline industry lobbying cut them out of a law that will provide just that for millions of workers. Bryce Covert Illustration by Hanna…
World / September 11, 2023 Exclusive: With My Father, Salvador Allende, in His Final Hours An excerpt from 11 de Septiembre: Esa semana (11th of September: That Week) Isabel Allende Bussi Ad Policy Two Senators: Isabel Allende (left) with US Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during her visit to Chile last month. (courtesy of Penguin Random House…
September 11, 2023 50 Years After “the Other 9/11”: Remembering the Chilean Coup Some personal reflections on history, memory, and the survival of democracies. Ariel Dorfman Ad Policy Smoke pours from La Moneda, the Chilean presidential palace, during the military coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973. (Alberto Bravo / AP) At…
Rugby World Cup: Wales v Fiji Wales (18) 32 Tries: Adams, North, Rees-Zammit, Dee Cons: Biggar 3 Pens: Biggar 2 Fiji (14) 26 Tries: Nayacalevu, Tagitagivalu, Tuisova, Doge Cons: Lomani 2, Tela Wales held out amid a dramatic late Fiji fightback to edge a captivating World Cup opener in Bordeaux. Wales led 32-14 through tries…
3 hours ago About sharing Vietnam, a staunch Chinese ally, is getting closer to the US By Laura Bicker BBC News, Hanoi President Joe Biden has denied that the US is attempting to stem China’s international influence, after signing a new historic deal with Vietnam. More than 50 years since the last American soldier left…
48 minutes ago About sharing By Nick Eardley BBC chief political correspondent The government is facing pressure to take stronger action against Beijing, after a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for China. Senior Conservative MPs have called for China to be categorised as a threat, a move backed by some cabinet ministers….
10 minutes ago About sharing The giant dam project, not yet completed, is already generating electricity (pictured last year) By Laurence Peter BBC News Egypt has voiced anger after Ethiopia announced it had filled the reservoir at a highly controversial hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile river. Ethiopia has been in dispute with Egypt and…