A new film, "Welcome to Chechnya," documents the torture, disappearances, and extrajudicial killings of gay men in the Russian republic.
Engel's votes on Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia put him in a hard-right minority inside his party. He faces a primary against Jamaal Bowman.
Protests for Black Lives
The real terror threat comes not from anti-fascists in black masks, but from actual fascists in Hawaiian shirts.
On Saturday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio went on live television to defend police who rammed a car into protesters.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Most of the coronavirus deaths could have been avoided if Trump had enacted social-distancing measures sooner.
Kudos to Bernie Sanders for suggesting progressive and outside-the-Beltway names — and kudos to Biden and his team for accepting them.
Venezuela has faced enduring hostility from Washington due to its huge oil reserves and its opposition to U.S. policy and capitalism.
The face of Trumpism after Trump, Hawley is a fraud — a right-winger pretending to be a populist.
It could be one of the most consequential VP picks in modern American history.
The Coronavirus Crisis
The far right is trying to weaponize Covid-19 against Muslims, blaming them for spreading the virus. Of course this is ridiculous.