Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat.
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Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest
‘Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few; and the implicit submission, with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers,” the Scottish philosopher David Hume wrote in his 1777 essay Of the First Principles of Government. Centuries later, his observation still holds. Despite having numbers on our side, the vast majority of people continue to be dominated by a small subset of the population. Why?
David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer personnel in the military, has died. He was 77.
What to know about a settlement that clarifies what’s legal under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
The Florida law labeled by critics as “ Don’t Say Gay ” is remaining in place under a settlement reached this week between the state and parents, students, teachers and advocacy groups who challenged it in court.
Church authorities in Greece slap religious ban on local politicians who backed same-sex marriage
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Backlash from the Orthodox Church of Greece against a landmark law allowing same-sex civil marriage intensified Tuesday, with a regional bishopric imposing a religious ban on two local lawmakers who backed the reform.
Italy's far-right leader is likely to receive a warm reception in Canada
This weekend, Canada will play host to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is widely regarded as that country's most right-wing leader since the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. But don't expect that detail to come up.
The Republican party wants to turn America into a theocracy
In a case centering on wrongful-death claims for frozen embryos that were accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic, the Alabama supreme court ruled last Friday that frozen embryos are “children” under state law.
House Republicans subpoena Harvard for 'unacceptable' response to antisemitism probe
The House Education and the Workforce Committee subpoenaed Harvard University for obstructing its weekslong antisemitism investigation.