It’s not only the economy, stupid. Especially when the economy may already be improving. Republicans this year seem to be over-enamored of Democratic strategist James Carville’s wisdom from the 1992 presidential race, when he famously insisted that then-candidate Bill Clinton’s campaign forget left-wing wish lists and instead focus on the relatively weak economy under then-President […]
Until its final act, Karin Ainouz’s Firebrand is a phenomenal and frankly overdue retelling of how the final wife of Henry VIII barely escaped her unwanted marriage with her head intact. The real and unbelievable saga of Catherine Parr, the last of the English king’s six wives, is woefully untold, and when fictionalized, usually as […]
At 35 years old, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla became the youngest NBA head coach to win a championship since Bill Russell achieved the same feat for the Celtics in 1969. The second-year head coach led the Celtics to a 64-18 regular season and a 4-1 series win over the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Though the […]
While the war in Ukraine grinds on, Russian spies are fighting on another front. Throughout Western countries, Russia’s intelligence agencies emulate earlier Soviet Cold War tactics and show the influence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s KGB training on his foreign policy. Using deep undercover agents, sabotage, assassinations, and coups, Russia is working hard to extend […]
A group of 13 senators introduced a bill to criminalize the publication of revenge porn, including deepfakes, and requiring websites to remove these explicit videos and photos. The effort to pass the (TAKE IT DOWN) Act is led by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, and...
A new Gallup survey released Tuesday found cost and work conflicts are the top reasons Americans choose to discontinue their higher education. In the poll, 87 percent said cost was a “very” or “moderately” important reason for pursuing further institutional study, while 81 percent pointed to work conflicts. The other two leading reasons were the...
Two key Democrats approved the sale of U.S. weapons, including F-15 fighter jets, to Israel after months of inaction on the arms transfer that comes amid the deadly war in Gaza. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, signed off...
New York’s top court on Tuesday turned away former President Trump’s challenge to a gag order imposed on his public statements in his hush money criminal case. The gag order, which remains in effect after being imposed weeks before his trial began, blocks Trump from publicly commenting about jurors, witnesses, court staff or the judge’s...
Around two-thirds of Americans say companies are doing a poor job of avoiding major pay gaps between chief executives and average employees, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Bentley University and Gallup and published Tuesday, found a majority of people believe companies aren’t doing enough to prevent the pay gap between the...
Workers in Amazon’s labor union voted to join the Teamsters by a huge margin of 98.3 percent as labor activity churns following a period of elevated inflation. The newly chartered ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1 will represent the around 5,500 Amazon warehouse workers at the company’s facility in Staten Island, N.Y., the Teamsters...