Origins of Covid
House Republicans Accidentally Released a Trove of Damning Covid Documents
New documents show a scientist calling a lab leak “highly likely” — after drafting a paper claiming the opposite.
Politics
Campaign to Recall Oakland Reform District Attorney Gets Rolling
Oakland District Attorney Pamela Price is the target of a recall campaign, joining a slew of reformist prosecutors in California and elsewhere.
Trump Revives “Muslim Ban” While GOP Courts Muslim Voters for 2024
In his 2024 run, Donald Trump is tripling down on his “Muslim ban” — and making the Islamophobia explicit.
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Finally Facing Intense Bipartisan Scrutiny
A loose coalition of Democrats and Freedom Caucus Republicans are pushing NDAA amendments that challenge Washington’s foreign policy orthodoxy.
California Grad Students Won a Historic Strike. UC San Diego Is Striking Back With Misconduct Allegations and Arrests.
Since ratifying a contract, academic workers at University of California, San Diego have faced what they say is an escalating retaliation campaign.
Biden Is Investing in Green Energy Across the South — Throwing Swing State Union Workers Under the Bus
“What Biden is doing is politically insane, environmentally bankrupt, and it’s poor economics.”
Voices
This Week, America Failed to Get Josh Hawley to Feel Shame
Everyone pulled together to get Hawley to correct a false “quote” from Patrick Henry on the U.S. and Christianity. It didn’t work.
Boston DSA Is Moving to Expel One of its Success Stories. Here Are the Charges Against Mike Connolly, and His Defense.
Connolly, a state representative and longtime democratic socialist, is vigorously defending himself against allegations that he crossed a red line for the organization.
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers "Threat Actors"
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
Voices
Judges Keep Ruling That Anti-Trans Health Care Bans Make Shitty Law. The GOP Isn’t Giving Up.
Republicans’ anti-abortion playbook shows they’re ready to fight the legal challenges — all the way to the Supreme Court.