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31+ min ago  (1150+ words) In 1948, the radical sociologist C. Wright Mills published a'book called The New Men of Power, which examined the careers of post-war labor leaders who emerged from industrial union struggles in the 1930s. At the time, the author was hopeful that labor's progressive…...

20+ min ago  (1818+ words) Senator Rick Scott thinks President Trump should "bomb the living daylights" out of Iran so that "we all don't get killed" by Iran's nonexistent nuclear weapon. The GOP hardliner stumped for more death, destruction, and war crimes against Iranians on…...

20+ min ago  (1775+ words) Tens of thousands of children have been separated from their families during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to a new analysis by the Brookings Institution. The report, released Monday, suggests that more than 145, 000 children have been separated from their…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1809+ words) Prediction market analysts uncovered what looks like blatant insider trading within the U. S. military after a group of nine connected Polymarket accounts won more than $2. 4 million by placing bets on Donald Trump's war in Iran. Nicolas Vaiman, the CEO of data…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (376+ words) The Ukrainian-born and France-based performance artist Inna Shevchenko opened this year's Festwochen focus "Republic of the Gods" on Sunday evening with a feminist lecture-performance: In "State of Faith," she denounced the oppression of women in institutionalized religions, outlined the connections…...

34+ min ago  (305+ words) The emoluments wars have officially returned, as a new federal lawsuit claims that Florida has unconstitutionally " and for "nothing" " gifted roughly $300 million worth of Miami property to Donald Trump so he can build a "presidential library" with "waterfront views." "With…...

44+ min ago  (1431+ words) Justin Chang writes about the first week of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, which unveiled standout new works by James Gray, Pawe'l Pawlikowski, and Ry'suke Hamaguchi. Attend the Cannes Film Festival long enough, and you will grow wearily accustomed to the…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (84+ words) MAGA pastor Lorenzo Sewell says that Christians must be involved in politics because "Jesus was a politician" and the Founding Fathers believed that "the church should be leading the state." Preorder the "The Art of Saving Democracy: An Action Kit…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (537+ words) By'Ewan Scott'|'May 18, 2026 | Featured, News & Analysis, Politics Two works of fiction written by American political writer Ingersoll Lockwood in the 1890s have been circulating online for years as fuel for conspiracy theories suggesting that Donald Trump and his son Barron are…...

34+ min ago  (106+ words) The Foreign Policy Journal is a leading news publication covering US and international politics, business, and global affairs news....