June 14, 2024 Elon Musk’s Creepy Workplace Is Techno-Feudalism in Action Multiple harassment allegations illuminate why the tech mogul has embraced Trumpism. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Elon Musk speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 2024.(Apu Gomes / Getty Images) On Thursday, Tesla shareholders voted to grant company…
Putin lays out his terms for ceasefire in Ukraine 2 hours agoBy Henri Astier, BBC NewsEPAMr Putin wants Ukrainian troops withdrawn from regions annexed by Russia Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine would need to fully withdraw troops from territories Russia claims to have annexed before a ceasefire could begin – a proposal Ukraine immediately called “offensive to…
Supermarket sandwiches linked to E. coli outbreak Just nowGetty Food manufacturers are recalling several types of pre-packed sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in major supermarkets because of possible contamination with E. coli. E. coli bacteria have not been detected in the products but are being recalled as a precaution. It is understood these are products…
Bloody Sunday: Soldier F appears in court for first time 22 minutes agoBy Julian O’Neill, BBC News NI crime and justice correspondentBBCThirteen people were shot dead by the British Army on Bloody Sunday The former paratrooper known as Soldier F has appeared in a court for the first time since being charged with murders on Bloody Sunday…
John Curtice on the Farage effect 14 minutes agoBy Sir John Curtice, Professor of politics at University of StrathclydeGetty Images After showing little movement in the first two weeks of the campaign, the opinion polls are now showing some clear shifts. In seven polls conducted so far this week, support for the Conservatives stands on average at…
Activism / StudentNation / June 14, 2024 Why University of California Workers Stopped Their Historic Strike Nearly 80 percent of participating union members voted in support of the strike on May 1, citing the repression of pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA, UCSD, and UCI. Ad Policy Academic workers protest at the University of California–Irvine on June…
/ June 14, 2024 Trump’s Favored Candidate Just Won Nevada’s Senate Primary Sam Brown will face incumbent Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen in November, in a state where the outcome remains far from clear. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy Republican senatorial candidate Sam Brown speaks at an election night party Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Reno, Nevada….
The Score / June 14, 2024 Raising the Minimum Wage Comes Cheap Studies overwhelmingly show that the effect of increasing the minimum wage on employment rates is basically zero. Bryce Covert Ad Policy (Infographic: Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz) This article appears in the June 2024 issue, with the headline “Raising the Floor.” California fast food workers…
Politics / June 14, 2024 The Liberal Police State: How Democrats Are Playing Into GOP Hands Applying the tactics of counterinsurgency warfare to peaceful domestic protest risks blurring the line between Trump and his opponents. Sandy Tolan Ad Policy LAPD officers leave the University of Southern California after clearing an encampment on May 5, 2024.(Jason…
As campaign passes halfway, mood in Tory and Labour camps could not be more different 37 minutes agoBy Chris Mason, Political editor • Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondentBBC The moods of the two main parties’ general election campaigns do not tell us what will happen on 4 July. But as we pass the halfway stage in the long slog to…