UAW promises more pain for Big Three: ‘We’re not messing around’
The new strategy UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday signaled the strike could start having broader implications for the economy.
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What We Learned — And Wished We Learned — From The Last GOP Debate
This debate, just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, didn’t reflect much progress in the presidential field from the first time we did this.
A Likely Co-Conspirator In Trump’s Georgia Case Got To Ask A Question At GOP Debate
Tom Fitton, head of the right-wing group Judicial Watch, asked the presidential rivals about election security at the Alabama event ditched by Trump.
Ron DeSantis Still Can’t Defend His Record On Health Care
The Florida governor doesn’t know how to explain why his state’s uninsured rate is so high — or why voters should trust him on health care.
The Latest GOP Debate Had One Of The Grossest Anti-Trans Moments Yet
Megyn Kelly opened the floor for candidates to openly attack transgender youth on Wednesday night.
Vivek Ramaswamy Held A 2-Word Sign At The GOP Debate — And Nikki Haley Shut Him Down
“Nikki, I don’t have a woman problem. You have a corruption problem,” Ramaswamy said while holding up a sign that said, “Nikki = Corrupt.
The Nikki Haley Debate
Anyone watching the fourth Republican primary debate tonight would be forgiven for thinking Nikki Haley was the favorite to win the GOP presidential nomination next year.Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy sure were acting like it. Neither man had finished answering their first question before they began attacking the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador.
How Donald Trump Warped America’s Reality
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here.Donald Trump has hastened America’s decline into a “post-truth” society that privileges feelings over reality, my colleague Megan Garber has argued.
Nobody Told Me About ‘Mom Feet’
One night in July, a few weeks after my son was born, I lay awake, desperately scrolling through photos of injured feet. The mounting pain from an ingrown toenail in my right foot had become excruciating, and the internet promised to help. I could no longer deny the fact that the exorbitantly expensive Hoka sneakers I’d bought just months before—to prevent pregnancy-related foot pain—had become too small. To my horror, my feet had grown half a size. Permanently.
Generative AI’s iPhone Moment
After nearly seven months of rumors and delays, Google has finally released its most advanced generative-AI model to date: Gemini 1.0, a program the company is advertising as one of the most capable pieces of software ever. It can purportedly solve calculus problems, explain memes, write code, and—in a real example offered by the company—provide feedback on cooking photos to help you decide when your omelet is done.
Norman Lear’s Many American Families
The renowned television producer Norman Lear, who died yesterday at 101, pursued his craft with an assiduous fervor throughout his seven decades in the entertainment industry. But when I interviewed him back in 2020, for a story that focused in part on his role in ushering in prominent Black television shows of the 1970s, Lear characterized himself as an enthusiastic viewer above all. “My primary role has been to have a great time!” he said, with a laugh.
Why Are Russia & U.S. Promoting Nuclear Power at U.N. Climate Talks? Russian Environmentalist Speaks Out
As Vladimir Putin arrives in Abu Dhabi but does not plan to attend the COP28 summit in Dubai, we speak with Vladimir Slivyak, co-chair for the leading Russian environmental organization Ecodefense, about the climate impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the renewed push at the summit to expand nuclear power.
Carbon Colonialism: Oil-Rich UAE Buys Up Large Swaths of Africa for Carbon Credits to Keep Polluting
As Democracy Now! broadcasts from COP28 in Dubai, we look at how the United Arab Emirates is using its vast oil money to buy up the rights to land in many African countries in order to sell carbon credits to major polluters, a plan that critics characterize as a new form of colonialism.
Big Oil’s Takeover of U.N. Climate Summit Decried by Activists Fighting for Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Climate activist Harjeet Singh joins us for an update on the U.N. climate summit in Dubai, where fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber many countries’ delegations. “It is deeply, deeply problematic to see how fossil fuel lobbyists are taking over these climate talks,” he says, noting that climate activists’ fears of an industry takeover of the world’s foremost gathering for climate governance appear to have come true.
COP28: Amy Goodman Attempts to Question UAE Oil CEO Serving as President of U.N. Climate Talks in Dubai
As Democracy Now! broadcasts from the U.N. climate summit, Amy Goodman attempts to question the oil CEO presiding over the talks. COP28 president and United Arab Emirates oil CEO Sultan Al Jaber is facing criticism over the record number of fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance at the summit, and recently claimed there is “no science” to back up calls to phase out fossil fuels in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
“Catastrophic”: Gaza Aid Worker on “Horror” of Forced Relocations Amid Israel’s War on Southern Strip
We go to Gaza for an update on Israel’s attack, which is now being described as one of the worst assaults on any civilian population in recent times. As Israeli tanks enter Khan Younis and the Palestinian death toll tops 16,000, we speak with Yousef Hammash.
AI is driving Google’s health care business. Washington doesn’t know what to do about it.
The firm is deploying its artificial intelligence across the health care spectrum. Its lobbyists are smoothing the way.
Trump targets a bigger, cheaper and more popular Obamacare
Why the law could be harder to repeal in 2025 than it was in 2017.
GOP senators: Halt travel with China to stop ‘mystery illness’
Public health experts have said the pneumonia outbreak is linked to known diseases.
5 questions about the latest disease outbreak in China
It’s more likely the bill is coming due for China’s prolonged Covid lockdown than a novel virus emerging.
Americans are losing benefits. That could hurt Biden in 2024.
Expiring Covid benefits and new limits on safety net programs threaten to hit Americans’ pocketbooks — especially among core parts of the Democratic electorate.
The alarming news progressive groups delivered to the White House
Top White House aides reviewed private polling showing Biden’s economic message falling flat and suggesting paths toward a turnaround.
Their Prophecy of Enduring Democratic Rule Fell Apart. They Blame College Grads.
Can Democrats overcome their college-campus branding and reclaim the working class?
UAW promises more pain for Big Three: ‘We’re not messing around’
The new strategy UAW President Shawn Fain announced Friday signaled the strike could start having broader implications for the economy.
Climate Summit Host UAE Blasted by HRW for Migrant Worker Abuse, Toxic Pollution & Mass Surveillance
The U.N. climate summit underway in Dubai marks the first time in nine years that representatives from Human Rights Watch have been allowed access to the United Arab Emirates. We speak with researcher Joey Shea about toxic pollution from UAE fossil fuels processing, and the state of political rights in the authoritarian country — especially for migrant workers who constitute 88% of the population but lack many labor protections under the kafala system.
Ex-Trump Defense Secretary Exposes ‘Troubling’ Aspect Of Trump 2.0
Mark Esper pulled no punches with his “dangerous time” prediction of a second Trump presidency.
Ex-Trump Aide Reveals How He Threatened To Execute His Own Staff Member
Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin shares a shocking anecdote about the former president.
Trump Slams John Kerry In Wild Town Hall, Insisting Climate Change Isn’t A Problem
“The only global warming we should be thinking about or worrying about is nuclear global warming,” the ex-president said as vilified Biden’s climate envoy.
Trump Says He Would Only Abuse Power On Day 1 Of New Presidency
The former president declined to say if he would use his office to go “after people” if he’s elected again in 2024.
Supreme Court Unlikely To Shield Corporations And Billionaires From Trillions In Tax Payments
Several of the court’s conservative justices seemed skeptical of an argument against taxing undistributed income from investments in foreign companies.