Accusing the social media giant Facebook of actively working in opposition to “democracy and human rights,” the internet freedom and civil rights group Fight for the Future greeted the company’s shareholders arriving for their annual meeting in Palo Alto, Calif. Wednesday night with a demand that they fire CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The group projected the…
New reporting from The New York Times claims that higher-ups at Deutsche Bank killed internal inquiries into accounts held by the Trump and Kushner families, raising questions about the financial institution’s connection to the White House. According to the Times report, in 2016 and 2017 employees at the bank—specifically anti-money laundering specialist Tammy McFadden—flagged transactions from Kushner Companies…
Providing more evidence of the fundamental political differences between himself and progressives vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, former Vice President Joe Biden told lobbyists and donors at a fundraiser Monday night that Republicans in Congress “know better” than to align with President Donald Trump and declared that Wall Street bankers “can be positive…
In the wake of an aborted bombing raid against Iran called off by President Donald Trump just minutes before it was set to launch overnight, anti-war progressives and progressive Democrats on Friday are demanding an end to the era in which the nation’s commander-in-chief is allowed to claim the authority to start a war or…
Tens of thousands of Americans showed up at rallies across the country on Tuesday to demand the Trump administration close the detention centers and prison camps where migrants are being held. The “Close the Camps” rallies were organized by MoveOn and other progressive organizations in response to growing public outrage over the Trump administration’s treatment…
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren both returned donations to their 2020 presidential primary campaigns from employees at hedge funds profiting off of Puerto Rico’s debt, making the pair thus far the only two to do so among the crowded Democratic field. Activists from a number of organizations sent an open letter to all Democrats…
Valtteri Bottas extended his scintillating form at Mugello, setting the pace in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Tuscan Grand Prix, but with a small margin over Max Verstappen. The Red Bull charger was just 0.017s adrift from the Finn and emerged as a contender for this afternoon’s pole. But Lewis Hamilton…
This article is part of the series Facing China. Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. In its strategic documents, the European Union describes China simultaneously as a “competitor,” “a systemic rival” and “a cooperation partner.” The idea of partnership — with “closely aligned objectives” no less — refers to one single issue:…
Democrats are grappling with how to carve a path forward in Florida after disappointing losses in two high-profile races that once fueled the party’s hopes of expanding its political footprint in the Sunshine State. The defeats suffered by gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and Sen. Bill NelsonClarence (Bill) William NelsonNASA, SpaceX and the private-public partnership that…
Billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer is putting out feelers on the professional networking website LinkedIn for several high-level campaign staffers in three crucial early-voting states. The posting, which seeks applications for state director jobs in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, was posted last week under an anonymous account. But the job listing provides one hint that…