January 16, 1968: Yippies Introduce a Radical New Voice in American Politics
On January 16, 1968, a group was founded in New York City, known as the ‘Youth International Party’ or ‘Yippies.’ This group, led by counterculture figures such as Abbie Hoffman,…
Biden urges troops to ‘remember your oath’ at Defense Department farewell ceremony
With just four days left in his term as the commander-in-chief of America’s military, President Joe Biden urged members of the six armed services branches to stay true to their…
Biden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice
With President Biden issuing an executive order to bolster cybersecurity just before the end of his term, it’s hard not to see it as a mere political flourish. As the…
Black Agenda Report
Dr. Monteiro seems to be a profound scholar of Duboisianism, and it appears that the Saturday Free School for Philosophy and Black Liberation he founded is quite reputable. From his…
Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald J. Trump seems to be contemplating an executive order to permit TikTok to continue operating in the United States despite an impending legal ban until a new owner…
President Biden Is Bowing Out After One Term. He’s Not the First.
As presidents face defeat in their terms, they seem to follow a script that is all too familiar: first comes the sorrow, then reflection, and finally promises for the future.…
MAGA Is Misreading Its Mandate
I find the overreaction to the US election quite amusing. Not concerning Trump’s authoritarianism, incompetence, and malice, which have already raised sufficient alarm among Americans during his first term. He…
Biden delivers farewell address, wishes Trump administration ‘success,’ but warns of ‘oligarchy taking shape in America’
President Biden delivered a farewell address from the Oval Office, possibly his last chance to reshape Americans’ grim views of his term before he leaves the White House. He expressed…
Key lines from President Joe Biden’s farewell address
In his farewell address, President Biden cleverly painted his political legacy as a model of reconstruction and transformation, yet subtly expressed his concerns about the impending threat to democratic institutions.…
Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson has, in a pivotal moment, decisively removed Michael R. Turner, a nail in the wall, aiming to align the crucial national security panel more closely with President-elect…