By Joshua Prager, The Atlantic Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, never had the abortion she was seeking. She gave her baby girl up for adoption, and now that baby is an adult. After decades of keeping her identity a secret, Jane Roe’s child has chosen […]
Krystal and Saagar break down the documents that were disclosed as the Elizabeth Holmes trial begins and what they could mean for the MeToo defense she plans on using
This is really interesting. As the wider culture, particularly among the elite, has moved sharply leftward, the deeper red zones have at times taken a sharp turn rightward, and not just on abortion. How long before the system cracks? By Emma Bowman, NPR More abortion restrictions have been […]
The trans rights movement is the new gay rights movement, and the sex worker rights movement is becoming the new trans rights movement. I’m beginning to see articles like this in the mainstream press much more frequently. By Anya Jabour, Washington Post New York lawmakers are engaged in […]
Team Rising reacts to news that Governor Abbott signed the controversial Texas voter bill into law, plus comments he made about the equally controversial Heartbeat Act.
Ryan Grim details the circumstances that led to RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan’s release on parole.
David Frum once again demonstrates himself to be a neocon cocksucker as if we needed more evidence. The same people that are saying that you don’t need a gun because you can just call the police…. are the same people calling to defund the police. The police and […]
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff look at the corporate backlash to the Texas abortion law and how the renewed energy provided to Democrats by the abortion fight could screw the GOP in 2022.
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss the resignation of the entire Time’s Up board, as well as the firing of Human Rights Campaign president Alphonso David.
Ryan Grim breaks down the antitrust suit against Mylan over EpiPen price hikes, and how Joe Manchin’s daughter may be involved.
By Chris Hedges, Truthout Drone warfare whistleblower sentenced to 45 months in prison for telling the American people the truth. Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst in the drone program for the Air Force who as a private contractor in 2013 leaked some 17 classified documents about drone […]
Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah and Kim Iversen discuss a website created to help enforce the Texas “heartbeat bill,” which bans abortions after 6 weeks.
This is an interesting idea.
Interestingly, Lyft has issued the following statement concerning the Texas abortion. If Roe is either de jour or de facto repealed, the culture wars and political conflict are going to escalate fairly dramatically. Dear Lyft Riders and Drivers, A new Texas law, SB8, threatens to punish drivers for […]
One thing that is really interesting is that while the general culture and institutions have taken a sharp turn leftward in recent times, the right-wing undercurrents have moved further rightward. This works in the favor of the pan-secessionist framework because of the escalation of tensions involved. A revival […]
When it comes to mainstream politics, I’d say there are two priorities right now. One is preventing the Reaganites and neocons from making a full comeback on the right, and the other is preventing a full totalitarian humanist takeover from the left. The optimal situation is one where […]
The uprising last year does seem to have had some effect in the sense that at least some cases of police and/or prosecutorial misconduct are being taken more seriously, particularly in racially charged cases, and some localities have moved to reign in the worst excesses of the police […]
By Jeremy Stahl, Vice On Wednesday, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a 32-count indictment against five men responsible for the death of Elijah McClain in 2019. The grand jury’s charge that McClain’s death was indeed the result of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide is a long overdue […]
Guest host Marshall Kosloff describes the connection between the fraud by Elizabeth Holmes at Theranos and the failures in the 20 years spent in Afghanistan.
Krystal and Saagar give their thoughts on the abuse claims made by Silicon Valley darling turned fraud CEO Elizabeth Holmes in preparation for her trial
Saagar and guest host Marshall Kosloff provide a quick rundown of the Texas abortion law and the Supreme Court’s handling of it. Just as a reminder, Krystal is on vacation and she will be back next Thursday.
Team Rising weighs in on the newly implemented Texas Heartbeat Act. It is one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation and allows private citizens to sue providers for abortions administered as early as six weeks after conception.
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force, stripping most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state. The court voted 5-4 early Thursday to deny an emergency appeal […]
Team Rising discuss the role the January 6 Capital riots will play during the 2022 midterm elections.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, all it means is that individual states will have their own abortion policies. That’s more or less how it is now. The deep red states more or less regulate abortion to death even if they can’t ban it outright. And some deep […]
Ryan Grim makes the case for holding former administrations accountable for the forever war in Afghanistan.
Krystal and Saagar weigh in on the story of a mom losing custody of her child for not being vaccinated and other instances of the worsening covid mania
Krystal and Saagar discuss the ending of the war in Afghanistan, new rounds of covid hysteria, the validity of masks in schools, mass evictions beginning, cringe from The View, MSNBC’s future, China’s semiconductor heist, the Pentagon’s influence with Matt Taibbi, and more! Covid Hysteria – 18:05 Mask Lawsuits […]
Team Rising debates SCOTUS term limits amidst reporting that Justice Breyer is considering stepping down.
Representative Ro Khanna, Deputy Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, details plans to take action on the federal eviction moratorium and makes the case for increased FDA transparency.
By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was granted parole Friday after two of RFK’s sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhan’s release and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars. The decision was […]
Yet another step toward Civil War Two. Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah and Kim Iversen discuss the whistleblower website created to enforce the Texas “heartbeat bill.”
Consequence.Net Spencer Elden, who was famously photographed as a baby for Nirvana’s iconic Nevermind album cover, is suing the band for child sexual exploitation. The lawsuit comes just a month shy of the landmark album’s 30th anniversary. One of the most famous album covers of all time, Nevermind […]
Imagine that. By Zachary Stieber, Epoch The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot a military veteran inside the Capitol building on Jan. 6 was cleared by his department and won’t face internal disciplinary action. The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) announced on Aug. 23 that an internal investigation […]
Cheri Honkala, National Coordinator for The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign and Pastor Keith Collins with The Poor People’s Army, discuss their groups lawsuit against HUD director Marcia Fudge.
Krystal and Saagar discuss the new report revealing that the FBI sees little evidence that the January 6th Capitol Hill riot was an organized plot to overturn the election
Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah and Kim Iversen debate what the NRCC should do with the money they received from Anton Lazarro, who was charged with underage sex trafficking.
David Sirota, founder of The Daily Poster, breaks down the Sackler family’s attempts to secure legal immunity for cases related to the opioid epidemic.
Team Rising debates the potential ban on abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy.
Ryan Grim, Alyssa Farah and Kim Iversen react to reports that Prince Andrew is a person of interest in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid of The Spectator on the religious tyranny in the IRP and its leader’s pathetic attempts to export it beyond his borders. ~MRDA~ _____________________ An eight-year-old Hindu boy is currently in custody in the southern Punjab. He is the youngest person in Pakistan to be charged with […]
Why does America even have a Whistleblower Protection Act if it’s completely meaningless?
As the DOJ releases new video showing the horrific attack on the Capitol by MAGA supporters, the widow of a Capitol Police officer who died by suicide after the insurrection is now suing his alleged attacker. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber is joined by NYU law professor […]
Ryan Grim breaks down the state department’s hypocritical support of international press freedom while attempting to prosecute Julian Assange.
His story dealing with Chevron’s ruthless legal team and the damage they wreaked upon South America.
Journal of Special Jurisdictions This special issue’s topic is non-territorial governance. We sought papers that explored the relationship between non-territorial forms of governance, such as blockchain, the internet and distributed communities, and special jurisdictions, including Special Economic Zones and other forms of Startup Societies. We decided to put these […]
By Tom W. Bell Governments across the globe have created special jurisdictions offering common law rules and practices imported from abroad, the better to attract foreign investment and stimulate local economic growth. Four such common law zones have launched in recent years: the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai International […]
This “progressive prosecutor” phenomenon is one of the few examples I have seen of “reform within the system” actually working. Probably because prosecutors have enormous powers and can pretty much unilaterally alter the character of the criminal justice system in their own jurisdiction. A prosecutor who is ideologically […]
On August 11 the UK Court hears arguments from the US govt on its appeal for Assange’s extradition. Williamson talks to Julians’ family about his case.
Ryan Grim argues that the United States’ attempt to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange is being used globally by dictators to justify their own human rights crackdowns.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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