Niger May be the Next US Proxy War

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2023 Of all our government’s colossally bad ideas, the War on Drugs has stood out for its horrific disruption of the family unit, destabilization of whole communities, devastation of millions of lives, and utter inability to curb addiction in any meaningful way. – Hannah Cox, […]

The memeification of WeWork

August 14, 2023 Welcome back! Mondays are tough, but hopefully photos from the annual Comedy Pet Photography Awards can help you out. As for today’s big story, we’re talking about two things you might have forgotten about: WeWork and meme stocks.   What’s on deck: Markets: Goldman’s ex-CEO […]

8/14/23: DeSantis Humiliated At Iowa Fair, Maui Residents Outraged At Disaster Relief, Trump Legal Team Texts, UPS Drives 170k Salary, Auto Exec Caught Vacationing, Viral Rich Men North of Richmond Song, SBF Jailed, SF Workers Flee, Kansas Cops Raid Newspaper

Krystal and Saagar discuss DeSantis humiliated by Trump fans at the Iowa fair, Semafor reporter Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) breaks down all the events on the scene at the Iowa Fair, Maui Residents outraged at Biden disaster relief, Trump’s legal team caught with texts about election tampering in Georgia, […]

Native American group threatens boycott if Washington NFL team doesn’t change its name back to ‘Redskins’

By John Clark WASHINGTON (WTVO) — The Native American Guardians Association has threatened an “Anheuser Busch (Bud Light)”-style boycott, demanding the Washington Commanders change the team name back to “Redskins.” The letter claims the Commanders are in willful denial of U.S. history and the Native American components of […]

Round-Table #87: “Why America will Have its French Revolution” a review

I will be joined by Keith Preston, Swithun Dobson and Terminal Philosophy to do another review of an insightful video by WhatIfAltHist: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatifAltHis…. He recently did a video entitled Why America will Have its French Revolution”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yuZp…. Tune in for a great show! My contact info: Locals: https://praiseoffolly.locals.com/ […]

Chaos in the Hamptons

August 13, 2023 Hi, I’m Matt Turner, the editor in chief of business at Insider. Welcome back to Insider Today’s Sunday edition, a roundup of some of our top stories. On the agenda today: The genius plan that could bring down skyrocketing home prices. Goldman Sachs is having […]

Morning routine rundown

August 12, 2023 Hey there, Insiders! Be careful of what you eat while traveling. A United passenger was almost put on the no-fly list after eating a first-class meal in economy plus. Yikes.   Before flying off into the weekend, what’s your morning routine? That’s the focus of today’s […]

Harvard University Encourages Students To Go On Food Stamps, Even Though It’s the Richest School In The World With A $53 Billion Endowment

By Jeannine Mancini Wed, August 9, 2023 at 1:10 PM EDT· Harvard University recently organized an event to support graduate students enrolling in government food assistance programs. The Health Services office sent a flier to graduate students, encouraging them to participate in the SNAP Benefits Sign-Up event in […]

Against the Eugenicons

Michael Lind Compact Magazine August 11, 2023 Photo: HarperCollins In May 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump promised, “Five, 10 years from now—different party. You’re going to have a worker’s party.” In the presidential and midterm elections since 2016, the GOP has picked up more working-class black and Hispanic voters, […]

The Senile State

Our politicians are not too old—but their ideas are by Michael Lind, Tablet August 08, 2023 Does America have a gerontocracy problem? A look at the leading contenders for the White House in 2024 might suggest that it does. When Joe Biden was inaugurated at 78 he was […]

Introducing JOHNSTONE Magazine

Caitlin Johnstone Aug 11, 2023 I’m starting a new monthly magazine (or publication, or book, or whatever you want to call it) compiling all my articles for the month together in a physical paper copy. I’m calling it JOHNSTONE, because why the hell not. You’ll also still be […]

Amazon’s RTO drama

August 11, 2023 Happy Friday! There’s plenty of dialogue about why you shouldn’t switch seats on an airplane when someone asks, but here’s why it might be a good move.   Today’s big story tackles another popular online debate: remote vs. in-office work. More on one tech giant’s […]